Coronation as the 293rd Pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam Part - 1

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27th April 2012 at Bidadi ashram,India. 27th April 2012 at Bidadi ashram,India. In a landmark event in the history of Indian religious tradition, H. H. Paramahamsa Nithyananda has been declared as the 293rd pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam, the world's most ancient living Hindu religious organization. Guru Maha Sannidhanam Srila Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, the 292nd pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam, declared H. H. Paramahamsa Nithyananda as his successor at an auspicious ceremony held in Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam's international headquarters in Bidadi near Bangalore.

According to Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy, everything is preordained according to the judgment of Lord Shiva. Referring to H. H. Paramahamsa Nithyananda as 'a noble gift of Lord Shiva' and 'the avatar of saint Tirujnana Sambandhar', the current pontiff declared H.H. Nithyananda as the ambassador to the Almighty, appointed by the eternal Government of Lord Shiva. There is no tenure for this position and it is a lifetime honor. Accepting the sacred honor, H. H. Paramahamsa Nithyananda said, "With all humbleness for divine grace I hereby declare that I accept the responsibility given to me... as the 293rd Guru Maha Sannidhanam of Madurai Aadheenam... I vow...we will fulfil all the responsibilities of Madurai Aadheenam, making the Shaiva tradition revived and celebrated all over the world... I also commit to Madurai Aadheenam Guru Maha Sannidhanam... that we will make Madurai Aadheenam as an international religious organization."