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Manjaya Heggade
ಮಂಜಯ್ಯ ಹೆಗ್ಗಡೆ
The Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala — the servant of the temple's charity
Years
1888 – 1968
Known as
Manjaya Heggade — the Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala
Birthplace
Dharmasthala, Karnataka
Field
Social Reformers
“The temple's wealth is the people's trust — feed the hungry, and the Lord is pleased.”
— The spirit of Manjaya Heggade
The Story
Dharmasthala, the great temple of the South, has been served for centuries by the Heggade family, whose title Dharmadhikari means 'the administrator of charity'. Manjaya Heggade, born in 1888, carried that trust in the twentieth century, guiding the temple's vast works of charity and service.
Under his stewardship the temple's charity reached every need of the people — the feeding of the hungry, the care of the sick, the education of the young, and the help of the poor. He held the trust as a sacred duty, and his life was a service to the people of the land.
He died in 1968, honoured as one of the great servants of the temple's charity. His name is remembered with reverence at Dharmasthala, and his stewardship remains the model of the Dharmadhikari's trust.
Core Ideas
The Dharmadhikari
The administrator of the temple's sacred charity.
The Trust
He held the people's wealth as a sacred duty.
The Service
Feeding, healing, and educating the people.
The Temple
The great shrine of the South he served.
The Model
The ideal of the servant of the trust.
Why it matters today
Manjaya Heggade is honoured as the Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala — the servant of the temple's charity whose stewardship carried the institution's great works of service through the twentieth century. His name is remembered with reverence, and his life remains the model of the trustee of the people's wealth.