Udupi: Puttige seer Sugunendra Thirtha has appointed Prashanth Acharya, a BE graduate who worked with several IT majors in the city, as his junior.
Sugunendra Thirtha seer offered him the Sanyasa Deeksha and appointed him as his junior pontiff on Monday at 11.45 AM. He was renamed Sushrindra Thirtha Shri.
Prior to anointing him as his successor, Acharya participated in various rituals held at the Swarna river in the Puttige village.
Speaking on the occasion, Sugunendra Thirtha seer informed that his idea is to spread the devotion of Krishna in 108 countries across the globe.
Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat stated that the Puttige seer has played a key role in spreading the devotion of Krishna in the USA. “When he first visited the USA, I supported him against all the criticism as I knew that he will create a new wave,” he said.
Kaup MLA Lalaji Mendor was also present on the occasion.