During His recent visit to Guwahati, Assam in connection with the Kumbabhishekam of Purva Tirupati Balaji Mandir, His Holiness Pujyasri Jayendra Saraswathi Sankaracharya Swamiji addressed a convention of Satradhikaris at the Asthana Mandapam in the Balaji Temple. Several Satradhikaris participated in the meeting and interacted with His Holiness and received His Blessings.

The satras are the centers of religious, cultural and social life of the people of Assam and are important pilgrimage centers for Vaishnavites and others. Satras resemble Buddhist monasteries where a number of inmates, called bhaktas, dedicate themselves to religious activities. In each satra, there is a satradhikari or the head of the satra and a dekasatradhikari or the deputy head of the satra.