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Math founder's birthday celebrated

By Our Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM, JAN. 13. The 91st birthday of the founder-president of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, Swami Bhakti Vaibhab Puri Goswami Maharaj, was celebrated on a grand scale at the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Math, near Zilla Parishad Junction here, on Monday.

Several hundreds of disciples, including 70 foreigners, and 166 brahmacharis from various parts of the country attended the function where 108 harathis were performed to the sage. Vedic pundits from Simhachalam, Sri Kanakamahalakshmi temple and Sankara Matham in the city chanted hymns and `swasthivachanam'. A 'padapuja' to the swami and bhajans in praise of Lord Krishna, were organised.

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