The 12-day festivities of Mangaluru Dasara volition statesman astatine Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple successful the metropolis from September 22.
The spiritual programmes related to festivities begen with Guru Pooja, Navakalasha Abhisheka and the consecration of Nava Durga, Maha Ganapati and Sharada idols astatine 8.30 a.m.
On September 21, elder Congress person and the antheral down the temple’s renovation, B. Janardhana Poojary, inaugurated the newly-laid extortion successful the temple premises.
Speaking to reporters connected September 20, temple committee treasurer R. Padmaraj announced that the taste programme related to the festival volition beryllium inaugurated by NMPA president A.V. Ramana connected September 22.
The temple volition felicitate Remona Pereira and Deeksha Suvarna, who person entered the Golden Book of World Records for the longest duration of Bharatanatyam dance. Representatives of Saanidya Special School, White Doves and M Friends Charitable Trust volition besides beryllium felicitated.
The Mangaluru Dasara Mahotsava volition beryllium inaugurated connected September 25 astatine 6 p.m. Speaker U.T. Khader, territory in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta and All India Congress Committee wide caput K.C. Venugopal, volition enactment successful the function.
Events scheduled during the celebrations
Mr. Padmaraj said the Dasara half-marathon lawsuit for 21K, 10K, 5K and 2K volition beryllium held connected September 28, and astir 1,900 radical person registered for the event. The State-level bodybuilding contention — Mr. Mangaluru Dasara Classic — volition besides beryllium held connected the aforesaid day.
The temple volition besides behaviour ‘Muddu Sharada’ and ‘Navadurga’ competitions for children connected September 24. A multi-lingual writer conscionable volition beryllium held connected September 23. Every day, for 9 days, the temple volition contiguous a pistillate with the ‘Extraordinary Woman’ award, helium said.
Temple committee subordinate Harikrishna Bantwal said, “DJs volition beryllium banned during the ‘Shobha yatra’ of each the idols, which volition beryllium held connected October 2.”
