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Overview
The Dharma Prachara Parishad (DPP)
was established to propagate the Hindu dharma, conduct religious
programmes and inculcate spiritual awareness among the people.
It has 20 centres in Andhra Pradesh and 3 centres in the neighbouring
states.
Activities
Under the Veda Parayana Scheme, nearly
500 Vedic pandits render Veda Parayanam in temples and receive
Sambhavana as per the qualifications - ghanapati, kramapati
and old pandits.
The Kumara Adhyapaka Scheme encourages
students to learn the Vedas, by paying them a stipend during
the period of study.
 Dharma
Prachara Parishad maintains two Veda Patasalas, one at Dharmagiri
in Tirumala and the other at Keesaragutta in Ranga Reddy district
of Andhra Pradesh. The students are paid a stipend for the
entire course, besides free boarding and lodging.
Financial assistance is provided to organisations
to develop Veda Pathasalas, conduct Veda Sammelanas, Yajnams,
etc. DPP also maintains a Pouranika Training Centre at Tirupati
to preserve the tradition of Purana Pravachanam.
Regular programmes like Harikathas, musical
concerts and discourses are conducted at Asthana Mandapam
in Tirumala, Annamacharya Kala Mandiram, Tirupati and surrounding
places like Narayanavanam and Nagalapuram.
DPP organises Yajnams, Bhajan melas and
Geeta Yajnams in selected towns like Mumbai, Calcutta, Kolhapur,
Bangalore, Visakhapatnam and Guntur with the co-operation
of local organisations. The field staff organise religious
programmes in remote villages.
DPP distributes selected reading materials
and conducts an Epics Study examination for school-going children
throughout Andhra Pradesh, and presents awards to the top-rankers.Under
this scheme more than 2 Lakhs children are trained.
DPP also conducts special religious programmes
during fairs and festivals, like Brahmotstava, Pushkaraotsava
and at celebrations conducted by other religious institutions.
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