Curtains drawn on Dasara celebrations in Mangaluru with Kudroli Temple ‘shobhayatre’
Night-long procession with tableaux traverses Mangaluru city; idols immersed in Kudroli Temple lake
Mangaluru: The Navaratri celebrations in the city, organized by the Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, were closed with ‘shobhayatre’, the grand procession, and immersion of the idol of Goddess Sharada Thursday morning.
The idol was immersed in the waters of the Kudroli Temple ‘pushkarni’ (lake) at 9 am on Thursday, closing the event organized by the Temple, known for its grand Dasara celebrations every year in Mangaluru.
The ‘shobhayatre’, with the idols of different gods as well as tableaux of various sorts, was started after the ‘mahapooja’ at the Kudroli Temple late Wednesday evening. The procession passed on the major roads and streets of Mangaluru city, before returning to the temple premises.
Thousands of people, both citizens and artistes, participated in the grand procession of the Kudroli Temple. The renowned ‘pilivesha’ artistes (tiger dancers) of the coastal belt were a major attraction with the tableaux, as usual.
The idols of Lord Ganesha, the goddesses Adishakti and Navadurgas were immersed in the pushkarni waters. Following a conventional pooja of Goddess Sharada, the idol was also immersed in the waters of the temple lake.
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the annual ‘shobhayatre’ for Dasara in Mangaluru had been withheld the last two years. This year, however, the grand procession was again held night-long, from Wednesday evening till Thursday morning, much to the delight of the people.
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NDRF, SDRF teams continue efforts to rescue 3-yr-old girl from borewell in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Dec 24: Efforts to rescue a three-year-old girl who fell into a 150 feet deep borewell in Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan continued on Tuesday.
The girl, Chetna, fell into the borewell while playing in the agriculture farm of her father on Monday.
SHO Sarund Mohammad Imran said teams of NDRF and SDRF are trying to rescue the girl safely.
Senior Commandant of NDRF Yogesh Meena said, "After failing to safely pull out the girl from the borewell with a ring rod, efforts are being made to pull her out with another local equipment made of iron plate."
The girl's actions were captured on camera and an oxygen pipe was lowered into the borewell to supply oxygen.
Two weeks ago, a five-year-old child fell into a borewell in Dausa district. The rescue operation to rescue the child safely lasted for more than 55 hours. However, by the time he was pulled out, the child had lost the battle of life.
