Team India batsman Suryakumar Yadav and wife visit Udupi temple
Udupi (Karnataka): Team India’s hard hitter Suryakumar Yadav and wife Divisha Shetty visited Kapu Marigudi temple in Udupi district on Tuesday and offered a special puja on winning the T20 Cricket World Cup.
Yadav and Shetty, who arrived in Mangaluru on Monday, celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary by cutting a cake at the airport.
According to the temple officials, Shetty, who is originally from the coastal area of Dakshina Kannada district, had taken a vow to visit Kapu Marigudi temple with her husband if India wins the T20 World Cup.
They said she offered jasmine flower garlands to goddess Kapu Mariyamma and sought blessings for her family.
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Shetty was seen speaking in Tulu at the temple. Yadav also tried to speak in Tulu, much to the surprise of the temple authorities.
The temple authorities also told Yadav about the history of the temple, one of the oldest in the region, as well as about the new Kapu Mariyamma temple being built in Haveri district by them.
The new temple is being built at a cost of around Rs 40 crore. The work of 'Garbhagudi', 'Uchchangi Gudi', and 'Sattupouli' is 90 per cent complete, the temple authorities said.
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Record-holder swimmer drowns while practicing in pool in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Record-holder swimmer K Chandrashekhar Rai Surikumeru (52), who was known for performing yoga and somersaults underwater, died of drowning in the Mangaluru City Corporation swimming pool on Sunday.
Rai, who was a native of Surikumeru near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, lived in Kudroli, Mangaluru. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
He had been employed as a lifeguard at the swimming pool in Udupi under contract-basis and was working as manager of the MCC swimming pool for three years. He also worked as a lifeguard and swimming trainer.
On Sunday morning, Rai is said to have handed the security guard of the pool his mobile phone, saying he would practice for some time, but shortly after diving into the pool, he died of suffocation.
The post-mortem examination of his body was conducted at the District Wenlock Hospital and the funeral rites were held at his native place, Rai’s brother Radhakrishna Rai has said.
Rai, known for his skills in swimming, had entered the Worldwide Book of Records in 2023 by performing 28 front flip somersaults in a single stretch.
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