Poojya Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade and Mathrushri Dr. Hemavathi V. Heggade briefed the members of the University of Pennsylvania research team from the United States, who visited Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, about the background of the Kshetra and the functioning of its various institutions.

The research team also visited the Central Office of the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, where the Honorable Executive Director, Shri Anil Kumar S. S., provided an overview of the various programmes implemented by the project.