Visit of Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati and
Kumari Somashekhari to Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu,
during Sharadiya (Autumnal) Navaratri Celebrations,
October 2023

On 18th October 2023, during the Sharadiya Navaratri Festival, Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati and Kumari Somashekhari visited the building, belonging to Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, "Omkarananda Veda Mata Bhawanam", in Kanchipuram, which is situated directly at the Kanchi Kamakshi Mandir. Here one can see them in the small Temple of the "Omkarananda Veda Mata Bhawanam", were regularly Pujas and Prayers are conducted.

After his Puja, Kanchipuram Priest, Shri Lokanathan, offers the Prasadam to Swami ji and Kumari Somashekhari.

A wonderful Devotee from Kanchipuram is happy to receive Kumari Somashekhari at her office cum residence.

Swami Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari in the Temple room of the nice Kanchipuram Lady Devotee.

Inside the Temple-Compound of Shri Kanchi Kamakshi Devi, Kanchipuram:
Chief-Priest Shri Suresh Sastry ji (in the middle) had given a basket with different lovely, fresh flowers to Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati and Kumari Somashekhari, to bless the flowers, before they are offered into a special Navaratri Yajna, inside the Kamakshi Temple.

In the divine Temple room, in the house of the Chief-Priest of the Kanchi Kamakshi Temple, from left to right: Shri Suresh Sastry, Hereditary Chief-Priest of the Kanchi Kamakshi Temple in Kanchipuram, Kumari Somashekhari, General Secretary, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and Indian Classical Dancer and Musician, and Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and appointed Successor of His Divinity Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati. Chief-Priest Suresh ji had offered precious, fragrant Cardamom Malas to Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari, as a special Prasadam.