Kannada Tv Show Sri Raghavendra Swamy 345th Aradhana In 2016

Sri Raghavendra Swamy’s 345th Aradhana in 2016 is a show to express tribute to Sri Raghavendra Swamy, a high-regard Hindu saint. It is managed to operate every year. It is a religious ceremony or chanting in Kannada. It has a host who explains the theories and ideologies of Swami. Episode one begins with an announcement inviting listeners to a live broadcast of the worship of Sri Raghavendra Swamy. It is a unique event transmitted to a broader audience because it allows devotees who cannot be physically present to participate remotely. Along with this, various devotional songs and chants are presented. One of the first phrases the priest or the host says is a call for devotees to receive mantrākṣate (blessed rice) from the divine hands of the saint. In Hindu religion, it is a familiar ritual practice. The sacred rice is given to the devotees as a blessing after each ceremony.

To express deep devotion and reverence for Sri Raghavendra Swamy, they follow a devotional song. Swami is also mentioned as Rayaru, a respectful term meaning lord or master. The lyrics emphasize the joy and freedom they got by remembering the saint. It further describes that, when they remember Rayaru, they will be free from all delusion and everything becomes blissful. It expresses the spiritual liberation and happiness devotees feel when they devote their saint. The episode is a pack of chants and hymns with deep meaning and worship towards the saint. The hymns and chants continue, calling on worshippers to come and offer their devotion. It says, Come, let's go to the saint, for making our eyes like flowers in the offering. Here, one devotional gaze towards the saint is considered as floral offering. It also emphasizes the blessedness one feels when one sees or darshan (divine sight) of their saint. In Hindu tradition, having a darshan of a deity or saint is considered highly auspicious and spiritually beneficial. The devotees continuously call Jaya (victory) and Mangala (auspiciousness) to the guru. These are primarily used in Hindu worship to glorify and honour the divine or saintly figure. Then occurs the main ritual that the narrator mentions that the viewers are about to have the blessings to watch Panchamrutha Abhisheka, a ritual performed by the devotees.

They give a bath to the saint's image with five sacred substances: milk, curd, ghee, honey, and sugar. This ritual is followed for many years to purify and honour the divine being. In the show, there is repeated chanting of the name of Sri Raghavendra. This repetition of the spiritual name is a common practice in Hindu devotion, believed to invoke the presence and blessings of the saint. They also chanted a Sanskrit hymn known as Poojya Raghavendraya Stotra, a famous devotional composition to appreciate the saint. The verses salute to the respected Raghavendra, the protector of righteousness and truth. He is considered a wish-fulfilling tree because he grants all the desires of his devotees. This show enables to increase in the devotion among devotees as they present Raghavendra Swami as the protector of dharma. The show is full of ritual offerings, devotional songs, chanting of the divine name, and hymns in Sanskrit. The show indicates how modern technology helped to bring the saint and his viewers together. It enables the viewers, who may be far from the saint and who are unable to reach the place, to feel connected to the saint. This show is entirely a religious show presented for devotees.