Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 14 -- Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Datta Peetham leads the religious event

The chants of Jai Sri Ram and Jai Hanuman reverberated at the day-long Sri Hanuman Chalisa Parayana Mahayagna, organised by Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram at Maharaja's College Grounds here this morning, to pray for Loka Kalyana (Welfare of the World).

A life-size, bejewelled idol of Lord Hanuman decorated with a crown, was the main attraction. Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, the main pontiff of Sri Ganapathy Ashram, worshipped the idol, by showering Veelyedale (betel leaves).

Earlier, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji clad in ochre, walked into the venue, through the specially built ram...