SRI SAIVA MAHAPEETHAM

SRI SAIVA MAHAPEETHAM

SRI SAIVA MAHA PEETHAM (Reg. No: 19/40-41)
G.S Raju Road, Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada, A.P. – India
Place of Execution : Sankararadhya Matham, Kavadiguda, Secuderabad – A.P, India.

JAGATHAHA PITHAROU VANDE - PARVATHI PARAMESHWAROUజగతఃపితరౌ వందే పార్వతిపరమీశ్వరో - SIVASRI SADGURU KANDUKURI SIVANANDA MURTHY GARU .peethadhipathi

UPA-PEETADHIPATHI :- SIVASRI. DR.ATTALURI MRUTYUJAYA sharmaGARU

Establised on 25th Dec 1909 : By ‘Aaradhaya’Brahmin community.

Aaradhya Brahmins worship LORD SHIVA।They do’ Abhishekam ‘ to Lord Shiva everyday in their regular Puja।In good olden days they used to Teach & preach Puranas Vedas,Dharma sastras & Iitihasas to devotees, Even now some great scholars give Upanyasas (Lecturs) to devotees.

In Brahimns, those having the following surnames belong to Aaradhya Community:
Mudigonda, Panditharadhuyala, Mulugu, Sivalenka, Kasinadhuni, Ivaturi, Thadikonda, Chaganti, Kandukuri, Mallampalli, Gattepalli, Siripurapu, Girre, Kamarsu, Singaraju, Kodimela, velugoti, Kondapuramu, Duvva, Kaleshwaramu, Gundi, Kachapuramu, Nirmala, Kompalli, Nidamarthi, Damarthi, Munnangi, Pulipaka, Mulapalli, Muta kodur, Chappi, Mukthi kodur, Gadhe, Ayyagari, Kanuri, Andaluri, Guduru, Manakonduru, Rentala, Beepeta, Thalluri, Bethapudi, Vadlamannati, Thummalapalli, Aadiraju, Damerla, Madipalli, Ramagiri, Bendapudi, Bhandaru, Veeravalli, Kasthala, Maadala, Karampudi, Aarikirevu, Atthaluri, Annadevera, Gandrapu, Thadigadapa, Komaragiri, Bommakanti, Muthyampeta, Patthipati, Velagadapa, Thotacharla, Komarraju, Doopagunta, Buddhiraju, Pathaneni, Viswathmula, vangadala, sivapurapu, josyula, Damaraju.

Guru Brahama, Gurur Vishnu, Gurudevo Maheshwaraha

The Peetadhipathi is ‘Guru’ to all Aaradhya Brahmin community. The great Scholars Pandits in Sanskrit and Telugu and also intellectuals are chosen as Peetadhipathis. They are SIVA POOJA DHURANDHARULU.

The list of Peetadhipathis and secretaries from 1909 are shown below:-
Date and Year
Name of Peetadhipathi
Secretary
25-12-1909
Siva Sri Mudigonda Shankaradhula varu
Siva Sri Kompalli Kotilingam garu
1917
Siva Sri Mudigonda Nagalinga Shastri garu
Siva Sri Kompalli Kotilingam garu
1918
Siva Sri Mudigonda Shankararadhula garu
Siva Sri Kompalli Kotilingam garu
1919
Siva Sri Mudigonda Nagalinga shastri garu
Siva Sri Chaganti Mallikarjuna Rao garu
1922
Siva Sri Kandukuri BalaSuryaprakash Rao garu
Siva Sri Sivalenka Buchaiah garu /Siva Sri Mulugu Nagalingaiah garu


1930
Siva Sri Mudigonda Nagalingashasthri garu
Siva Sri SivaLenka Kotaiah garu
1934
Siva Sri Sivalenka Amruthalingam garu
Siva Sri Sivalenka Mallikarjuna Rao garu /
Siva Sri Kasinadhuni Purna Mallikharjunudu garu

1937
Siva Sri Mudigonda Vereshalinga Shastri garu
Siva Sivalenka Punnaiah garu
1941
Siva Sri Mudigonda Nagalingashatri garu
Siva Sri Kandukuri Vatuka Bhiravamurthy garu
1948
Siva Sri Mudigonda Vereshalinga shastri garu
Siva Sri Sivalenka Basavaiah Shatri garu /
Siva Sri Beepeta Chidambara Shastri garu



1964
Siva Sri Ivaturi Sanandaradhula garu
Siva Sri Chaganti Shankara Shastri garu
1969
Siva Sri Mudigonda Jwalapathilinga shastri garu
Siva Sri Sivalenka Basavaiah Shastri garu /
Siva Sri Kasinadhuni Sarabhaiah garu



1979
Siva Sri Moolampalli Rajashekara shastri garu
Siva Sri Kasinadhuni Sarabaiah garu
1983
Siva Sri Panditharadhula Sarabharadhula garu
Siva Sri Kasinadhuni Sarabaiah garu
1990
Siva Sri Nirmala Sankara Sastri garu
Siva Sri Mudigonda Markendeya garu /
Siva Sri Mulugu Hanumantha Rao garu



1995 Siva Sri Kandukuri Sivanada murthy garu has been chosen as Upa Pitadhipathi


1.7.2007

.Siva Sri Sadguru Kandukuri Sivananda murthy garu - Peetadhipathi
Siva Sri Mulugu Hanumantha Rao Garu - Secretary

1.7.2007 Siva Sri DR. Attaluri Mrutumjaya Sarma garu has been chosen as Upa
Peetadhipathi

AIMS & WISHES OF THE PEETHAM:
1. To explore the ‘Visishtadhwaita Saivamatha importance & history to the devotees
2. To write literature of & about Saivamatam in Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi & English
3. The Importance of ‘Lingadharana’
4. Make devotional functions like MahaSivaratri, Masa sivaratri, Uma Maheswara Vratam, Lingadharna, Siva Kalaynam etc.

The Main Committee Members are:
Secretary : Siva Sri Mulugu Hanumantha Rao garu; Ph: 914027644354
Asst. Secretary: Siva Sri M.Chandrashekar garu; Ph: 914027608755
Roaming Secretary: Siva Sri S. Mallikarjuna Rao garu; Ph: 914023510594
Treasurer: Siva Sri K.Sankara Rao garu; Ph: 914021552977
Chief Editor of Saiva Matha Prabodhini: Siva Sri Mudigonda Markandeya garu
Phone: 914027802508


Pandita (Scholar) Mandali:
1. Siva Sri Attaluri Mruthunjaya Sharma - Warangal
2. Siva Sri Ramagiri Siddhirama Sharma - Hyderabad
3. Siva Sri Muthyampeta Kedaranadha Sharma - Kamareddy
4. Siva Sri Mudigonda Amarnadha Sharma - Hyderabad
5. Siva Sri Mallampalli Amareshwara prasad - Kakinada
6. Siva Sri Mallampalli Durga Mallikarjuna Prasad - Rajamundry

Advisory Committee Members:1. Siva Sri Kasinadhuni Subrahmanyam - Hyderabad
2. Siva Sri Kasthala Kasivishwanadham - Hyderabad
3. Siva Sri Mudigonda Subrahmanyam - Hyderabad
4. Siva Sri Tadikonda Lingamurthy - Hyderabad
5. Siva Sri Mudigonda Veerabhadramallikarjuna Rao - Hyderabad
6. Siva Sri Mudigonda Vidyasagar - Hyderabad
7. Siva Sri Chaganti Krishna - Hyderabad
8. Siva Sri Andaluri Sambasiva Rao - Vishakapatnam
9. Siva Sri Kodimela Nagamallikarjuna Rao - Warangal

Branches:
Twin cities (Hyd & Sec’bad), Warangal, Vishkapatnam, Machilipatnam, Guntur, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajamundry, Tenali, Siddipeta, Eemani etc.,

The committee members of Twin cities (Hyd & Sec’bad) are:
President: Siva Sri T.Umakanth; Ph: 09949017618
Vice President: Siva Sri T.Vijay Kumar; Ph: 09848051387
General Secretary: Siva Sri T.Sasibhushan; Ph: 09849337801
Executive Secretary: Siva Sri V.Durga Prasad; Ph: 09848146962
Secretary: Siva Sri S.P. Ramesh; Ph: 098495975630
Treasurer: Siva Sri S.Uday Bhaskar; Ph: 09848773878
Exe. Committee Members:
1) Siva Sri M.Lingamurthy; Ph: 914027952408
2) Siva Sri S.P.S Kumar; Ph: 09440832820
3) Siva Sri M.Senapati; Ph: 09849391985


SAIVA MATHA PRABHODHINI:

A monthly magazine is published by Saiva Mahapeetham under the guidance of Peetadipathi and Siva Sri Mudigonda Markandeya garu as Chief Editor .The Articles of .Scholars & Pandits about Puranas, Itihasas and Vedas are being published.

THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS:

2004 – Feb 1st, 2nd & 3rd - A World conference (Saiva Mahasabhalu ) were organized by twin cities branch with the coordination of main committee. In the 3 day function a large no.of devotees from all over India & abroad attended the function. Both devotional and cultural programmes were organized.

2006-August 14th to 18th - A Temple of Lord Kasi Vishweshwara is developed at ‘Siva puri’, Nagole Hyderabad.

A Spatika Lingam (A transparent / crystal lingam) was Stira Prathishta (Installation) in the temple on 18th August 2006 along with other deities Vishalakshi, Bhadrakali sametha Veerabhadreshwara, Lakshmi Ganapathi, Subrahmanyeshwara, Rahu, Kethu, Chandikeswara, KalaBhirava, Navagraha etc., was organized .Dwaja Sthamba was also erected. A five day function was organized as per Saivagamokta Panchahnika Deeksha (Traditional way) Aadhyatmika vaidika (Devotional) and Samskrutika, cultural functions were conducted. A large no.of devotees from all over India attended the function



A Prardhana (Sadhana) Mandiram for organizing devotional and cultural programmes, an Aaradhana Mantapam, Gosala (for maintaining cows) and Veda Patasala (A School for preaching Vedas) includes this premises.

Devotees may send their donations towards maintenance and further development of the temple premises, by cheque / DD to Gen. Secretary. Siva Sri Mulugu Hanumantha Rao garu.

SIVAPURI KEERTHANALU
Siva Sri Mudigonda Senapati has written a no. of verses/songs/keerthanas about the temple and the deities therein which are being published in Saiva matha Prabhodini and appreciated / praised by Peetadhipathi & many other elders and scholars. Cassettes and CD’s are produced and presented to the Lord of Sivapuri.

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