Pujya Shankaracharya Swamiji blesses Mahakumbabhishekam of Sri Swaminatha Swami Malai Mandir, New Delhi
05-07-2026
Mahakumbabhishekam of Sri Swaminatha Swami Malai Mandir New Delhi was performed with the benign presence of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipati Jagadguru Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Swamiji this morning (5 July 2026). After the samprokshanam at the gopuram, abhishekam and pujas were performed to Sri Swaminatha Swami. On the previous day, His Holiness performed Vibhuti Abhishekam to Sri Swaminatha Swami, and a day prior to that, to the utsava vigrahama. Pujya Swamigal blesssed the devotees with Anugraha Bhashanam. Several saints, and other dignitaries from different walks of life participated. Earlier, the yagashala pujas were held over several sessions (morning and evening) with visesha homams, veda parayanam and recital of other stotras with presence of His Holiness. Lakhs of devotees had darshan of the yagashala and the kumbhabishekam. A team of erudite Shivacharyas performed the kumbhabishekam rituals. In the evening, the Tirukalyanam (celestial wedding) of Sri Meenakshi- Sundareswarar is scheduled to be performed with the benign presence of Acharya Swamigal.
About the temple
Built in the traditional Chola style of temple architecture, the temple is situated on top of a 90 feet high hillock in southwest Delhi, overlooking Ramakrishnapuram and Vasant Vihar. It was completed and consecrated in June 1973 with the benign blessings of Pujya Kanchi Jagadgurus.
With the blessings of Sree Swaminatha Swami and the guidance of His Holiness Pujyashri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji, the Paramacharya, His Holiness Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswati Swamiji and His Holiness Pujyashri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamiji, the Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, the construction of the Shri Karpaka Vinayakar, Sree Sundareswarar and Devi Meenakshi Temple was completed at the top of the hillock, on which Sri Swaminatha Swami temple is situated and consecrated on the 13th June 1990. The Punarudhdharana Kumbhabhishekam of Sree Swaminatha Swami was also performed on the same date.
The Sree Karpaka Vinayakar temple has Gajaprishta Vimanam. The Sree Sundareswarar and Devi Meenakshi Temples are built in the Pallava and Pandya style of the great Madurai temples, respectively. The Granite panels, depicting the wedding of Devi Meenakshi to Sree Sundareswarar, on the same pattern as at Madurai and the wedding of Valli to Sree Muruga adorn this complex.
Yet another milestone was crossed when the massive and spacious Adi Sankara Hall situated midway between the toot hills and the high hillock was completed and consecrated on the 9th November 1997 by Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamiji, Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
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