The reason for the present tour.
Sri Swamiji arrived in Eluru town at 11 AM. First stopping at the Venkateswara temple in the town where a new tower has been constructed since the visit last year, Sri Swamiji appreciated the efforts of the devotees in the developments. There after Sri Swamiji arrived in Dondapadu, a suburb of Eluru town where the Ashrama is situated. Sri Swamiji was reverentially and traditionally welcomed by thousands of devotees led by Sri Brij Gopal Lunani. At 11.40 AM, Sri Swamiji entered the Ashrama gates and walked in a procession which was systematically and methodically arranged. Sri Swamiji first inaugurated the Guru Nilayam in the Ashrama. The whole construction from the compound wall to the temple tower has been very methodically and professionally planned and executed. The traditional yet modern Ashrama was appreciated by Sri Swamiji.

After the arrival, Sri Swamiji inaugurated the Shiva Gopal Lunani and Bayya Devi Lunani prayer hall. The sprawling construction has a prayer hall in the ground floor with priest and staff quarters in the backside and Guru Nilayam in the first floor. Sri Swamiji then addressed the strong crowd of about 10,000 people and conveyed admiration and appreciation to the members of the Ashrama in particular to the stellar role played by the Lunani brothers. Sri Swamiji announced that this was the first time in the history of Sri Swamiji that such a full fledged, self sufficient Ashram was inaugurated in the very first visit without asking anytime from Sri Swamiji for its developmental activities.
In the evening Sri Swamiji visited the newly built temple, which was to be inaugurated in two days. This was followed by a welcome function. Sri Brij Gopal Lunani gave a wonderful lecture about his views of the need for a Sadguru. Sri Swamiji later performed Sri Chakra Puja and Ganapati Homa.

29.01.2001:
Sri Swamiji performed Sri Chakra Puja at 9 AM and then visited the Ashrama in Bhimavaram which is about two hours drive away. There Sri Swamiji blessed the efforts of the devotees to build a prayer hall. Earlier Sri Swamiji had made a brief stop over in Narayana Puram. Sri Swamiji returned to Ashrama in Eluru at 5 PM.
In the evening Bhajans were held.

30.01.2001:
Sri Chakra Puja in the morning and attendance in the various rituals of the temple inauguration activity. The temple in the Eluru Ashrama has a unique design with the towers in the design of Maharashtra architecture. There are shrines for Dattatreya and Anagha Devi, Ganapati, Venugopala Swamy, Hanuman and Nava Grahas. The temple hall is square in size and had a tiered roof which gives a very unique look.. There is a Yaga Shala in the north east corner. Vast spaces are left for the development of green areas. A temporary thatched hut serves as the Yaga Shala which houses the Homa Kundas and Kalashas of the temple inauguration rituals. In the evening was a wonderful Bhajan session.

31.01.2001: Wednesday : Temple inauguration day.
At 7.30 AM, Sri Swamiji visited all the shrines and laid the Yantras in the stone seat on which the idols would stand. Called Yantra Pratishtha, this is the most important and sacred event. This was followed by Sri Chakra Puja and Surya Homa as today was the important Sun festival, Ratha Saptami. At 11.45, Sri Swamiji arrived in the Yaga Shala and offered the Purnahuti for all the temple inauguration rituals and carried the silver pot containing the sacred water for ablution. Sri Swamiji climbed the immaculately laid scaffolding and reached the roof area of the temple and started the Kumbhabhishekam of the shrines in the order of Ganapati, Venugopala Swamy, Hanuman and finally the Dattatreya Swamy. This was witnessed by over twenty five thousand people.
From the top, one could see people on all sides devotionally watching the sacred event and their lips chanting the Mantra "Jai Guru Datta Sri Guru Datta". After pouring the water on the brass Kalasham on the tower of Datta shrine, Sri Swamiji put a garland on it, sprinkled some puffed rice and covered a small clothe around it and whispered Mantras close to the Kalashas. The final act was the Arati. Then Sri Swamiji gave a brief speech from the top of the Gopuram-tower. In the end, Sri Swamiji bowed to the brass Kalasham and the head band of Sri Swamiji slipped and fell across the Kalasham like a garland. This unique event was elevating. Descending down to the shrines, Sri Swamiji performed Abhishekam to all the deities and retired for the day.

Later thousands of people went to the temples for Darshan.
In the evening were scintillating Bhajans and the first Kakadarati in the temple.

01.02.2001: Ratha Saptami Festival :
Sri Swamiji offered Arghyam (ablutions) to Sun God at 6 in the morning. Donning EKKA tree leaves on the shoulders and on the head, Sri Swamiji performed milk Abhishekam to the crystal Aditya.

Then Sri Swamiji placed on the head the TAMBITTU DEEPA (A big mound of sweet savory with a lamp in the centre) and chanted Mantras. The people who had come to worship numbering about two thousand chanted the Aditya Hridaya Stotram. Later Sri Swamiji personally gave Tambittu sweet to everyone. After Sri Chakra Puja, Sri Swamiji spoke on the importance prayer plays in one's life. In the evening the trust meeting was arranged. After the evening Bhajans, Sri Swamiji visited the temples and sat in meditation at the Karya Sidhdhi Hanuman temple (Temple which will yield prayers of devotees). Sri Swamiji also launched the programme called "Annual Puja scheme" where devotees pay RS. 1116 for one day's Puja in their name. Contact Mysore Ashrama for more details.