Mangaluru Dasara hosted by Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple Starts from 15-25 October
Mangaluru: Mangaluru Dasara or Navaratri celebrations organised by Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple will kick-start on October 15 and go on till October 25. The Dasara procession will pass through 7 k.m. stretch in Mangaluru city on October 24 from 4 p.m. according to H.S. Sairam, president of the temple management committee.
Sairam said that the temple, established by social reformer Narayana Guru, will celebrate the 34th edition of Navaratri this year. The architect of the temple and former Member of Parliament B. Janardhana Poojary will lead the celebrations, he said. “The idols of Ganesha, Nava Durgas and Sharada will be installed on October 15. The religious rituals and cultural programmes in the evening (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) will be held till October 25. The dasara procession on October 24 will start from the temple at 4 p.m. and about 70 tableaux are expected to participate in it. The idols will be immersed in the “pushkarini” (water body) in the premises of the temple after the procession” added Sairam.
Harikrishna Bantwal, a member of the managing committee, said that Mangaluru City Corporation has begun illumination (lighting decoration) along 7 k.m. road stretch on which the procession will pass on. The treasurer of the committee R. Padmaraj said that Chief Minister Siddaramiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and other dignitaries, including Union ministers, are expected to attend the celebrations.