Madiga Seer's Brahmin colony visit sparks inspirations about communal harmony at Mysore, Karnataka.

Madiga Seer's Brahmin colony visit sparks inspirations about communal harmony at Mysore, Karnataka.



VSK News-Bangalore September 16, 2010
In a historic move to create social harmony, Maadara seer who represents Madiga community undertook a padayathra in Brahmins locality which received a warm welcome by the social spectrum at Mysore on Tuesday September 15, 2010.
warm welcome by Brahmins to Dalit Seer

Recently, 2 weeks earlier, Pejawar seer’s visit to the Dalit colony during his 72nd Chathurmasa Vrita has led to harmonious development and has received a lot of positive response across the social spectrum. Besides creating a lot of debate in the mass media, Karnataka is all set to witnessed a new phenomenon yesterday at Mysore.
Shree Basavamurthi Madhara Chennaiya Swamijee of Chitradurga– who represents Madiga community (considered to be among the lower stratas of the society) – is went on a “Padayatra” in the Brahmins’ locality with a noble intention to create harmony in the society. Harmony should prevail from a multi-dimensional angle, the Seer observed.






(Pejawar Seer & Madara Seer with RSS Leaders Dr.Prabhakar Bhat, M.Vankataramu, PR Krishnamurthy)


RSS leaders of Karnataka extended full co-operation during the padayathra. RSS Karnataka Dakshin Pranth Sanghachalak M.Venkataramu, RSS Karnataka Pranth Karyavah Dr.Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, RSS Pranth Prachar pramukh and Samarasya Vedike Convener Vadiraj and several other Sangh leaders were present during the occasion.
Later Shree Basavamurthi Madhara Chennaiya Swamijee will meet Pejawar Seer at Krishnadham, Mysore
Samarasya Vedike had lent its full support to the Pejavar seer’s visit to Dalit colony. The Vedike is also fully behind Shree Basavamurti in his effort to create an harmonious society. The office-bearers of Samarasya Vedike have spoken to both the Seers with a view to create a better understanding between the various stratas of the society.
The padayathra:
The Madiga Community seer’s visit to Brahmin locality in Mysore is indeed a historic development.The Brahmins of that area decorated their streets with flowers and colours to welcome the Seer in his historic visit.
The Seer will reach Mysore Monday night by 8.00pm and stayed and performed Puja and related religious rituals in a Brahmin family in Krishnamoorthy Puram as previously organized.
Yesterday 15-sept-2010 Shree Basavamurthi Madhara Chennaiya Swamijee met Pejawar Seer at Krishnadham, Mysore and Discussed various issues of social concerns.
At 8.00AM Shree Basavamurthi Madhara Chennaiya Swamijee was welcomed by residents of Krishnamoorthypuram at 6th cross railway gate. Then The Seer went Padayathra in Brahmin locality there. The Seer later participated in a conference about Social Hormony at Sri Ramamandir at Krishnamoorthypuram in which he addressed a select audience. Several leaders of Brahmin Community, other societies were participatd.
Later The Seer visitedRSS Mysore zonal headquarters ‘Madhavakrupa’ at Jhansi Lakshmi Bhai (JLB) road. There he discussed with leaders of RSS ,office bearers of Samarasya Vedike and related leaders of society.
News BY: VISHWA SAMVADA KENDRA KARNATAKA www.samvada.org


Maadara swami visits Brahmin colony
Mysore, Sept 15, DH News Service:

Maadara Channaiah Swamiji of Maadiga Gurupeetha in Chitradurga was accorded a warm welcome at Krishna Dhama –– where Pejawar Seer Vishwesha Teertha is staying currently as part of his Chaturmasya celebrations –– and also at Krishnamurthypuram, where he undertook a padayatra and visited some families.



Following a padayatra by Pejawar seer to the Dalit colonies in the city, Maadaara Channaiah Swamiji had offered to go on a padayatra into Brahmin colonies as part of his attempt to steer the social change further.

He arrived in the city on Tuesday night and stayed as a guest at the residence of a Brahmin family. Next morning, before setting off on the padayatra, he came to Krishna Dhama and met the Pejawar Seer.

During the interaction, Pejawar seer stressed on the fact that Dalits were indeed part of Hindu religion and had to stay as members of the faith and Maadara Channaiah Swamiji said Dalits had bigger issues such as dignity, discrimination, hunger and livelihood as their priority and hence, conversion was something that was not of immediate importance.
Minister Suresh Kumar joined the padayatra for a brief while at 8 am when it began.
Post-padayatra, the Maadara seer along with Pejawar seer addressed the gathering at Rama Mandira and said he was happy with the enthusiasm among people to bring about the social shift. |
Later, he addressed a gathering of members of Samarasya Vedike and Rashtriya Swayamsevaka Sangha at RSS main office Madhava Kripa here.








Madiga seer undertakes padayatra in Mysore
THE HINDU Special Correspondent He receives a warm welcome in the Brahmins' locality

—Photo: M.A. Sriram

Step Forward:Basavamurthi Madara Channiah swamiji of Madiga community Gurupeetha leading a padayatra at Krishnamurthypuram in Mysore on Wednesday.
MYSORE: As a response to the “social initiative” taken out by the Pejawar Mutt seer Vishvesha Theertha swamiji to eradicate untouchability by visiting the Dalit colonies in Mysore, Basavamurthi Madara Channiah swamiji of Madiga community Gurupeetha conducted the “Samarasya Sadbhavana Nadige” in Krishnamurthypuram, here on Wednesday.
When the padayatra led by Basavananda swamiji entered the Brahmin-dominated Krishnamurthypuram in Mysore, the mood was upbeat. Having arrived straight after meeting the Pejawar mutt seer at Krishnadhama, the padayatris were given a warm welcome by the residents of the area. The roads were washed clean and decorated with “rangolis”.
The seer was accorded the traditional ritualistic welcome by district in-charge Minister S. Suresh Kumar, MLA S.A. Ramadas, G. Madhusudhan and C.H. Vijayashankar, MLCs, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) southern region convener Venkataram and members of the Brahmin community.A group of women performed the padapooja of the seer. The sixth cross of Krishnamurthypuram was decorated with saffron flags and buntings.
He was offered garlands by many residents. The seer visited houses of several Brahmin families in the locality.When he had arrived in the city last evening, the seer was given a warm welcome at the house of Narayan, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram and offered a “padapuja”.The padayatra indicated a healthy standoff between the Pejawar seer and Basavananda seer. Earlier, the Pejawar swamiji was given a rousing welcome by the pourakarmika Dalits.
At this some of the Dalit leaders had expressed doubts whether a similar treatment would be given to the Dalit swamiji.But all such doubts were doused as Basavananda swamiji was given an apt welcome by the Brahmin community.Sri Basavananda seer addressed a public meeting on the Ram Mandir premises near K.G. Koppal Bridge in Krishnamurthypuram that was attended by the Pejawar seer, Bhashyam swamiji and Ilai Alwar swamiji.

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