The 600-year-old Pergade tradition of generous hospitality to all those who enter the portals of the Kshetra continue even today. Every one of the thousands of pilgrims who daily visit Dharmasthala is an honoured guest irrespective of caste, creed, culture or status. As always free food and shelter is provided to pilgrims who seek the blessings of Lord Manjunatha, the exponential growth in visitors not withstanding.

The Annapoorna Choultry, the beautiful dining hall is equipped to feed 30,000 to 50,000 guests comfortably on any given day. The modern kitchen with automised cooking aids is a marvelous demonstration of how mass meals can be made hygienic, tasty and quick.

For the convenience of pilgrims, a number of rooms that formed the accommodation at the old dharmasthala's Ganga, Kaveri and Narmada has been augmented by seven modern guest houses Netravathi, Vaishali, Sharavathi, Gayatri, Gangotri and Saketha which have increased the capacity manifold. Sri D. Harshendra Kumar, brother of Sri Veerendra Heggade, has been managing the affairs of the various departments of Dharmasthala by rendoring yeoman service.

While communication betwen the seeker and God is a part of every religious institution, it is a metaphysical experience removed from the travails of day to day living. Dharmasthala is however different in this regard for it reaches out to people through Shri Veerendra Heggade. Those who come to the Kshetra with their woes and problems are given a patient hearing and guidance. No quarrel or family dispute is too petty to ignore, for the Heggade knows that the seeds of discontent sown by unresolved disputes can fester and build into a lifetime of hatred. Through Counseling and the dispensation of justice, Shri Veerendra Heggade helps regain peace of mind and guides to shelter under the divine grace and benevolence of Lord Manjunatha Swamy.