Vaikuntha Ekadashi is an important festival in all the Vishnu Temples across the globe. It is said that, Deities had an occasion to go past the Northern Entrance of Vaikuntha, to have the glimpse of Lord Maha Vishnu to alleviate misery and sorry.

Lord Maha Vishnu is also known as Vaikuntha, which denotes a phenomenon that relieves worries of all sorts. Vaikuntha is a place, pertaining to Vaikuntha As the access thru the Northern Entrance is obtained by deserving Celestial beings on the Ekadashi of Margashira Month, this day is celebrated as Vaikuntha Ekadashi. The mythology further explains that the event happened in the month of Dhanush. (It is a custom of the Vaishnava Pundits to follow the Solar Calendar. Hence, the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha is regarded as Vaikuntha Ekadashi, irrespective of the incidence of Margashira Maasa).

Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji arrived in Mysore Ashrama at 4.30 am on 5 January 2012 from Bangalore after successfully completing His 113th Vishwa Dharma Vijaya Yatra to USA and Germany.

The day started with Pujya Sri Swamiji opening the Vaikuntha Dwara (northern door) of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Shrine. After the customary Puja, thousands of devotees entered the temple from the Northern Entrance, to have the glimpse of the Almighty, who was resplendent in the Ornate Decoration

Prasadam was distributed to more than 40,000 devotees.

In the evening, devotees joyously celebrated the crossing of 10 million views of Shata Shloki Ramayana video at vimeo.com/puttugam. Sri Bala Swamiji spoke on the occasion and offered a memento to Pujya Sri Swamiji on behalf of all devotees. Later a short video was played to commemorate the crossing of 10 million views of Shata Shloki Ramayana - vimeo.com/33488192

Jaya Guru Datta. Om Namo Naaraayanaaya.

Gurudeva opens the Vaikuntha Dwara (northern entrance) of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Shrine

Gurudeva offers Arati to Lord Venkateshwara kept in Vaikuntha Dwara (northern entrance)

~ om namo naaraayanaaya ~

The northern entrance - Vaikuntha Dwara - of the temple was thrown open to the public for Darshan,
considered to be auspicious on this Ekadashi day.

Devotees waited for more than 2 hours in the queue to enter the Temple

~ om namo naaraayanaaya ~

Sri Guru Datta Venkateshwara Govindaa... Govindaa...

Devotees have Darshan of the Utsava Murtis

Datta Peetham Veda scholars and students chant Mantras in front of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Swamy

More than 40 thousand people visited the Temple on this auspicious day

Divine Blessings of Sadgurudeva

On behalf of all devotees Sri Bala Swamiji gives a plaque to Pujya Sadgurudeva to commemorate the completion of 10 Million Views of Shata Shloki Ramayana video

Pujya Gurudeva holds the memento

Sri Bala Swamiji speaks about the greatness of Shata Shloki Ramayana video

The Memento

Congratulations Puttu Gam !!!