Sri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Vadiraja Mutt administered Tapta Mudra Dharana to members of the Brahmin community in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 July 2026 — marking devotees with heated copper mudras in accordance with the Madhwa Vaishnava tradition.
In the Madhwa tradition, Tapta Mudra Dharana involves pressing heated copper seals bearing sacred symbols onto the skin of devotees — a rite administered by the presiding pontiff of Vadiraja Mutt during the 25 July 2026 ceremony in Bengaluru.
The centuries-old Madhwa religious practice of Tapta Mudra Dharana was observed in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 25 July 2026, with the Brahmin community gathering under the guidance of Sri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Vadiraja Mutt.
Brahmin devotees in Bengaluru received the sacred Tapta Mudra Dharana from Sri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Vadiraja Mutt on 25 July 2026, reaffirming the living continuity of the Madhwa Vaishnava religious heritage in Karnataka.
Vadiraja Mutt's pontiff Sri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji conducted the traditional Tapta Mudra Dharana ceremony for the Brahmin community in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 25 July 2026, in keeping with the Madhwa sect's annual observance of this rite.