Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: The 550th Anniversary of the establishment of the Shri Gokarna Jeevottham Math (SGJM) in Partagal will be celebrated on a grand scale this year as hectic preparations have already been launched and the Invitations to the high profile dignitaries are being extended in a ceremonious way.
This years grand celebrations of 550th Anniversary will be held at Partagal math from 27th November to 7th December 2025.
The Shri GJ Math Committee has decided to renovate and extend the entire Math Complex and its sorroundings, with the creation of more than 600 residential rooms, a library, a Sanskrit school, a Religious Center, beautify on all four sides, and also erect a large and impressive idol of Lord Shri Ram, with the blessings of the Shri Gokarna Jeevotham Math Swamiji Shrimad Vidyadhish Tirtha Swami Maharaj and some of the actual works has also begun.
Devotees of the monasteries who have migrated to various other places, besides Chief Swamis of the various monasteries will be present at this festival.
Recently, the Chairman of the Math Committee Srinivas Dhempo, with the blessings of the Partagal Mahadhish Shrimad Vidyadhish Tirtha Swami Maharaj, met the Swami of Chitrapur Math in Hubli, His Holiness Shrimad Sadyojat Shankarashram Swami and presented him with a letter of invitation for these celebrations. Alongwith Dhempo, the Vice-Chairman of the Math Committee R. R. Kamat, members Dinesh R. Nayak and Ramesh Nayak were present.
Earlier, the chairman of the Math Committee Srinivas Dhempo, met the incumbent of Palimaru Math in Udupi, His Holiness Shrimad Vidyadhish Tirtha Swami and his disciple Shrimad Vidyarajeshwar Tirtha Swami Maharaj and presented an invitation and a letter of appreciation for the celebration. Bangalore committee members Anappa Kamath, Vitthal Shanbhag Burdekar, Jayaram Kamath and Jagadish Pai were present on this occasion.
