Mangaluru 'dasara' concludes with immersion procession
Mangaluru (PTI): The Mangaluru 'dasara' celebrations of Kudroli Gokarnanatha temple here concluded in the early hours of Thursday with the immersion of the idols of Navadurgas and Goddess Sharada which were installed and worshipped at the temple auditorium for the last nine days.
Tens of thousands of devotees witnessed the magnificent and colourful Shobha yatra which began from the temple premises on Wednesday under the guidance of senior Billawa leader and the rallying force behind the temple renovation B Janardhan Poojary.
The procession featured tastefully decorated vehicles in which the idols of Goddess Sharada, Navadurgas and Lord Ganesha were placed along with many other tableaux including that of Sri Narayana Guru, who consecrated the temple.
The procession passed through Mannagudda, Ladyhill circle, Lalbagh, Ballalbagh, PVS Circle, K S Rao Road, Hampankatta, Ganapathi High School Road and Car Street before returning to the temple.
Teams of Chende and folk artistes and lambani dancers lent added attraction to the Shobha yatra. Bhajans teams and Huli Vesha teams also participated in the Yatre.
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Teen dies in car stunt accident in Kerala, driver held
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): A man was arrested on Monday after a 14-year-old boy was killed when a car overturned during a stunt-driving incident at Chamakala Rajiv Road beach in Chentrappinni here, police said.
The arrested accused was identified as Shajeer alias Saddam (36), a native of Kurikkuzhi in Kaipamangalam.
According to police, the incident occurred around 6 pm on Sunday when the accused allegedly performed dangerous drifting manoeuvres with an open-top Gypsy vehicle at the beach, without following any safety norms.
The accused picked up three minors — Mohammed Sinan (14), Mohammed Shafeer (14) and Ameer (12) — who were playing at the beach, and made them sit at the rear of the vehicle before driving recklessly.
While performing the drifting stunt, the vehicle went out of control and overturned, trapping Sinan underneath.
He suffered severe head injuries and succumbed to the impact, police said.
Based on a complaint, Kaipamangalam police registered a case under Section 105 (culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
After completing the preliminary probe, police arrested Shajeer on Monday.
He was later produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, police said.
The accused is involved in 11 criminal cases.
