Compiled by Archanā Kumṭā with inputs from V. Rājgopāl Bhaṭ mām, Keshav Sorāb mām and Āshā Awasthī pāchī. Videos and photos from the SCM Archives.
In a nostalgia laden flashback to the events of over 3 decades ago, Suresh Mallāpur maam paints a  vivid picture how of how the Shrī Datta Jayantī Utsava began, and went on to become an annual feature at Talmakiwadi, Mumbai.
Don’t miss the accompanying gallery of rare photographs of the Utsava from it's earlier days: Through the years: Shri Dattajayanti at Talmakiwadi
Compiled by Archanā Kumṭā pāchī with inputs from V. Rājgopāl Bhaṭ mām, Nāgesh HaĪdipur Bhaṭ mām and Keshav Sorāb mām. 
Photos: SCM Archives
 
Reported by Archanā Kumṭā
Kavitā Savoor pāchī walks us through the farming activity and management practices - employed at the agricultural property in the small town of Tiruvannāmalaī - which have converted a fallow piece of farmland into bountiful fields of gold.