Shravanabelagola, Feb 18, 2006: If any one person can be identified as the biggest draw of the millennium’s first Mahamastakabhisheka, it is Revolutionary Jain Sant Munishree Tarun Sagar.
This revolutionary harbinger of peace and non-violence is all set to take the centre stage on Sunday, the last day of the celebrations, when all the Acharyas will address the devotees for the first time from atop the Vindhaygiri Hills when the Mahamastakabhisheka is in the progress.
A monk who always drew huge crowds everytime he addressed the devotees in his inimitable breathless style, Tarun Sagar is the only monk to give separate pravachans from a venue right next to the Panchakalyana Mantap on evenings and these have been a huge attraction. And it was no different on Saturday.
Earlier, at the Acharya Vandana, devotees offered their respects to all the 14 Acharayas present including Swasthishri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji by washing their feet. Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade and his Hemavathy washed the feet of Acharya 108 Vardhamana Sagar Munimaharaj.
Later speaking on the occasion Veerendra Heggade invited all the Acharyas to the Dharmashtala Mahamastakabhisheka in 2007 and requested Acharya Vardhaman Sagar Munimaharaj to give leadership to the celebrations. – Jain Heritage Centres News Service (JHCNS)