Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji was born 03 April 1951 to a
Telugu Smartha family from
Narasaraopet,
Andhra Pradesh. He was a religiously minded child. His
upanayana ceremony was performed when he was seven years of age. In addition to schooling, he spent his time studying
Sanskrit and took lessons in the
Vedas from his father who himself was a
Vedic scholar. In the year 1966, at the age of 15, Anjaneyalu approached the 35th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham,
Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji, seeking religious guidance from him. Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji accepted Brahmachari Seetharama Anjaneyalu as the disciple. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji appointed Brahmachari Seetharama Anjaneyalu as the successor-designate on the 11 November 1974, when Anjaneyalu received saffron robes, a staff, and a
kamandalu (water pot). The newly initiated
sannyasi was given the title of Yogapatta Sri Bharati Tirtha in line with the
Dashanami Sampradaya of
Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya. As part of the tradition, Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji undertakes tours to different places in order to offer guidance to the devotees. The most recent tour took place in 2017 and spanned
Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and
Karnataka. == References ==