On the 19th of February, Saturday, the Shanti Kalyanam event would be held at Sri Ramanagari, in Hyderabad, Telangana. Initially the event was scheduled on the 15th of February, the last day celebrations of the “Statue of Equality” event. However, it was postponed to the 19th of February.
The announcement for the event was made on the 15th of February, Monday evening, the last day of Sri Ramanuja millennial celebrations. During the occasion, Chinna Jeeyar Swamy said, “The Shanti Kalyanam to the almighty scheduled to be held on Monday has been postponed.” He further added, “There are many Rithviks who have come from different States and countries. Some have come from the U.S.A.,and other States in the country only to take part in the Yagna, and they have to leave by flights on Monday night. They need to be felicitated after the completion of Yagna as per the Vaidika tradition.”
Swamy ji said, “The next auspicious occasion was the Uttara Phalguni star falling on Saturday. Hence the Shanti Kalyanam would be performed on that day.”
Taking pride in the event, Chinna Jeeyar Swamy said, “Never before had anyone conducted 108 Kalyanams to the presiding deities at one place. It was against this backdrop that it was decided to organise 108 Kalyanams in a grand manner.”
The 12 day millennial celebration, started on the 2nd of February, in view of the “Statue of Equality ” (216 feet tall statue of 11th century reformer Ramanujacharya) inauguration. The event concluded on the 15th of February.
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