Kudroli temple to hold Dasara on grand scale: Panel
Mangaluru, Sep 24: The Dasara Mahotsav is to be celebrated by the century-old Gokarnanatha temple at Kudroli here on a grand scale from September 26 to October 6 this year, temple managing committee president H S Sairam said Saturday.
Addressing a press meet here, daily poojas, including pushpalankara mahapooja,' would be held at the temple. The Bhajana' programme would be from 7 PM to 8 PM, he said.
Devotees would be provided food as part of the 'annadana' programme. Cultural programmes, including Bali Utsav, would be held in the evenings.
Various rituals for the deity would be performed on all the nine days of the celebrations. The Dasara procession would begin at 4 PM on October 5.
The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) would illuminate all the prominent spots in the city during the festival.
Sairam said all the events of the temple would be held under the leadership of temple patron and former Union Minister B Janardhan Poojary. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai would be invited to attend the festival.
Temple committee secretary Madhava Suvarna and treasurer Padmaraj, who were present, said a huge turnout is expected for the festival as it could not be held in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3 dead, 1 injured as car overturns in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu
Jaipur (PTI): Three men were killed and another injured after a car overturned on Mandrella Road in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred when a stray animal came in front of the moving car, due to which the driver lost control over the vehicle, they said.
"The vehicle overturned, jumped several metres and fell into a farm. Three men travelling in the car died on the spot, while one was critically injured," the police said.
The deceased were identified as Vijay, Gaurav and Sunil, all residents of Jhunjhunu. The injured, Jitendra, was given primary treatment and later referred to Jaipur in a critical condition.
The police said the victims were returning from a bhajan programme in Sonasar.
