On May 9 2016, many hundreds of members of the Gangadagara Nayaka Samaj spread over Karnataka and Maharashtra had Darshan of Goddess Sharadamba and the Jagadgurus at Sringeri. The ancestors of the members of the community had always revered the Sringeri Jagadgurus. However, it was the first time that members of the community were coming along as a group to offer their respects at Sringeri. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam graced the devotees with an Anugraha Bhashanam signifying the importance of the Guru and later blessed them with Phala Mantrakshatas.