As part of the Diamond Jubilee and 75th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and 19th anniversary of Nada Mantapa, Datta Peetha Titles were awarded to the following persons at Nada Mantapa in Ganapathy Ashrama premises on Ooty Road in Dattanagar this morning: Shukavana Prashasti: S. Shiva Prakasham, Trichy; Jayalakshmi Puraskar: Annapurna Kashyap Chitta, Mumbai; Asthana Vidwan Puraskar: Udyogamandalam Vijaya Kumar, Kochi (Devotional Vocal); Jayateerth Mevundi, Hubli (Hindustani Vocal); P. Unnikrishnan, Chennai (Karnatak Vocal) and V. Praveen, Bengaluru (Mridanga); Pravachana Nidhi: Pradeep Taranekar, Indore and Malliyur Parameshwaran Nambudiri, Kerala; Asthana Vidwan Puraskar: Dr. C.P. Krishna Kumar (Kannada Literature); Venu Gopala Ghanapathi, Kumbakonam (Rig Veda); Dattatreya Ghanapathi Gullapalli, Rajamundry (Yajur Veda); Krishna Madhukar Paluskar, Parabhani (Sama Veda) and Srikrishna Srouti, Tirupati (Sama Veda); Datta Peetha Bhandu: Vasudev Goplani, Surat. The awardees are seen with Sri Ganapathy Swamiji and Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji. Picture alongside shows a section of devotees at Nada Mantapa.
