<p>Kuppa Venkatesh Prasad (in pic) has been appointed successor to Sringeri Sharada Peeta seer Bharathiteertha Swami. The announcement was made at guruvandana programme held in Sringeri on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Venkatesh Prasad, 25, hails from Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. “My guru had announced a junior seer when he was 57 years old in 1974. I am announcing my successor when I am 64 years old. The shishya sweekara programme will be held on January 22 and 23,” said Bharathiteertha Swami.<br /><br />Prasad has been learning the shastras for the last five to six years. He has learnt yoga in Tirupati and Sringeri.</p>
<p>Kuppa Venkatesh Prasad (in pic) has been appointed successor to Sringeri Sharada Peeta seer Bharathiteertha Swami. The announcement was made at guruvandana programme held in Sringeri on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Venkatesh Prasad, 25, hails from Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. “My guru had announced a junior seer when he was 57 years old in 1974. I am announcing my successor when I am 64 years old. The shishya sweekara programme will be held on January 22 and 23,” said Bharathiteertha Swami.<br /><br />Prasad has been learning the shastras for the last five to six years. He has learnt yoga in Tirupati and Sringeri.</p>
