<p class="title">Astro Mohan’s coffee table book on the fourth and fifth ‘Paryaya’ of Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Theertha Swami will be released at Rajangana here, on April 27.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The photographs in the book titled, ‘A Day with the Saint – Then and Now’, depict the seer’s different activities during Paryaya– in 2002 and 2018.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The moments were captured on the lens by Astro Mohan, a senior photo Journalist. The Publisher Praveena Mohan said the 108-page book has rare pictures capturing the different emotions of the seer – devotion and spiritual besides his involvement in education, culture and social activities and in particular the routine he did on the days of Paryaya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In addition, the book also has a collection of pictures which were taken on the seer’s 80th birthday. The artistically captured photos, 118 in all, are in colour. The write-ups along with the pictures are both in Kannada and English. These photos have not just captured the moments, but the emotions of a saint as seen by the photographer through his sensitive eyes and lens.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The photos are categorized under four chapters-A Day with The Saint –Then and Now, Electrification of Naxal Affected Village, 80th Anniversary of Sanyasa Deekhsa and Most Memorable Photo Gallery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The books also includes messages from Karnataka Governor Vajubai Vala, BJP senior leader L K Advani, Union Minister Sadvi Uma Bharati, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Dharmastala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade, eminent scholar Dr Bannanje Govindacharya and seers of Udupi Ashta Mutts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Karnataka Samskrutha University former vice-chancellor Professor Mallepuram G Venkatesh will release the book, the press release stated.</p>
<p class="title">Astro Mohan’s coffee table book on the fourth and fifth ‘Paryaya’ of Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Theertha Swami will be released at Rajangana here, on April 27.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The photographs in the book titled, ‘A Day with the Saint – Then and Now’, depict the seer’s different activities during Paryaya– in 2002 and 2018.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The moments were captured on the lens by Astro Mohan, a senior photo Journalist. The Publisher Praveena Mohan said the 108-page book has rare pictures capturing the different emotions of the seer – devotion and spiritual besides his involvement in education, culture and social activities and in particular the routine he did on the days of Paryaya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In addition, the book also has a collection of pictures which were taken on the seer’s 80th birthday. The artistically captured photos, 118 in all, are in colour. The write-ups along with the pictures are both in Kannada and English. These photos have not just captured the moments, but the emotions of a saint as seen by the photographer through his sensitive eyes and lens.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The photos are categorized under four chapters-A Day with The Saint –Then and Now, Electrification of Naxal Affected Village, 80th Anniversary of Sanyasa Deekhsa and Most Memorable Photo Gallery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The books also includes messages from Karnataka Governor Vajubai Vala, BJP senior leader L K Advani, Union Minister Sadvi Uma Bharati, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Dharmastala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade, eminent scholar Dr Bannanje Govindacharya and seers of Udupi Ashta Mutts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Karnataka Samskrutha University former vice-chancellor Professor Mallepuram G Venkatesh will release the book, the press release stated.</p>