Curtains down on Mangaluru Dasara celebrations with grand ‘Shobhayatra’ procession
Mangaluru: The ‘Shobhayatra’ procession of Goddess Sharada, organized by the Kudroli Shri Gokarnanatha Temple, brought the curtains down on the famous annual Mangaluru Dasara celebrations early Friday morning.
The ‘Shobhayatra’ commenced on Thursday evening at the Kudroli Temple and covered a total of 9 kilometres. It passed through prominent places like Mannagudda, Narayana Guru Circle (Ladyhill), Lalbagh, Ballalbagh, PVS Circle, KS Rao Road, Hampankatta, Ganapati High School Road, Car Street and Alake, before returning to Kudroli Temple.
Thousands of devotees participated in the procession, in which artistes performed the conventional ‘pilivesha’ (tiger dance). Cultural shows and 70 tableaux related to not only Kudroli but also other institutes added splendor to the ‘Shobhayatra’.
The procession returned to the temple on Friday morning and the Mangaluru Dasara celebrations were ended with the immersion of the idol of Goddess Sharada in the lake on the temple premises.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
