Sri Sujanendra Teertharu was the pontiff of Raghavendra Mutt during the period between 1836 - 1861 for 25 years. Sri Sujanendra Teertharu usually stayed in Nanjangud area and had a brief travel and will return back to Nanjangud.Being a strong devotee of our Guru Raghavendra Swamy, Sri Sujanendra Teertharu had a strong desire to spend his last days in Mantralaya and stay close to Rayaru's Brindavana. In order to accomplish this, Sri Sujanendra Teertharu went to Mantralaya. One fine day our Guru came to his dream and asked him to return back to Nanjangud and indicated him that he will come there and stay with him.
As per the direction of our Guru Sri Sujanendra Teertharu returned back to Nanjangud. In order to come to Nanjangud, our beloved Guru came in the dreams of 3 people at the same time. 1st person was a washerman whose job is to wash clothes at the river banks of Cauvery in Srirangam. He usually washes clothes in a rock every day and do his job with utmost respect. One fine day when he was beating the clothes in the rock, he heard a divine sound coming from the rock every time when he beat the clothes. He was bit scared and moved to a different rock. On that night, our Guru appeared in his dream and requested him to handover the rock to a brahmin who will come and see him next day and told him that he is there in a idol form beneath the rock.
On the same night, our Guru came in the dream of a brahmin who is in Srirangam and requested him to meet the washerman who will give him the rock and indicated him that 'he himself is there beneath the rock'. Guru requested the brahmin to carry idol in the head by foot to Nanjangud which will be received by the Maharaja over there.
On the same night, our Guru came in the dream of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III who was the King of Mysore. The king is very strong devotee of our Guru and he had his own mrithika in his palace where he does seva with utmost respect and bakthi. In his dream our Guru requested him to provide all necessary help Sri Sujanendra Teertharu to install the idol in Nanjangud and disappeared.
As per the dream, brahmin met the washerman and collected the idol with utmost respect and bakthi. He carried it on his head towards nanjangud where Sri Sujanendra Teertharu received the idol from the brahmin and the king helped to install the idol in Nanjangud on a auspicious day.
On the day after uttara aradhana of our Guru Baghavan Raghavendra Swamy, Sri Sujanendra Teertharu attained the Lotus feed of Sri Hari. His poorva aradhana coincides with uttara aradhana of our Guru Rayaru. Since Rayaru knew this, he came to Nanjangud as promised and stayed there as per the wish of Sri Sujanendra Teertharu
This is the only place where our Guru Baghavan Raghavendra Swami will be in a idol form rather than vrindavana. Hence this place is also called as Preteeka Sanidhi.
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Disappointed much at the discourtesy shown by some mutt people;as a person from Bhuvanagiri village , I maintained extreme patience and left without taking food leaving it as such; even if I forgive, "RAYARU" may not forgive them; Nanjundeshwara kind enough to console and give prasadams; My imaginations utter respect for that mutt ,shattered into pieces;
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