SIVAGIRI: This year’s Sivagiri pilgrimage will begin on December 15 and will end on January 5.
Special programs are organized on account of the Navathi of the pilgrimage, Brahmavidyalam golden jubilee, the centenary of Rabindranath Tagore’s Sivagiri visit, and Kumaran Ashan’s 150th birthday. Also, speeches, and study classes will be organized to help society move against superstitions and human sacrifice.
Special awareness programs against drugs, alcohol, and other deadly drugs will be arranged.
From December 15 Maha Guru Pooja, Pushpajali, Sarada Puja, etc. will be conducted. From December 20 to 25 from 10 am onwards, talks and study classes will be organized. Sree Narayana Guru had advised the aims of the pilgrimage, which are education, cleanliness, faith in God, prayer, business, organization, and skills in science and technology. Those experts in these fields will give speeches and meetings.
The proclamation meeting headed by Guru Dharma Pracharana Sabha and SNDP will be conducted as part of the pilgrimage. Pilgrimage by foot from different parts of the country will reach Sivagiri on 29th. The pilgrims will walk through places where the message of Sree Naryana Guru haven’t reached.
This year a grand rally will be taken, as Sivagiri pilgrimage celebrates its 90th year.