Is there a better way?

By Janyala Sreenivas
The Indian Express, Thursday, January 13, 2005

The senior Shankaracharya was yet to be released when his junior, Vijendra Saraswati, who had performed the puja in his absence, was taken into custody. Said Sankaran, the Kanchi Mutt spokesman: ‘‘Usually the puja is performed in the morning, noon and evening. The idols are carried along if the Shankaracharya is travelling and he performs the pooja wherever possible. The three pujas can can be done at one go if it is not possible to do so in sessions.’’

On Tuesday, the idols were rushed to Kalavai where Jayendra Saraswati performed three marathon pujas at one go. ‘‘The 2,500-old tradition has been kept alive,’’ said the spokesman.

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