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Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple gears up for 'Mangalore Dasara'

September 18, 2011

Mangalore, September 18: With little over 10-days left for Dasara festivities to start, management of Sri Gokarnanatha Temple at Kudroli has started preparations for Mangalore Dasara in right earnestness. The festival would be celebrated at the Kshetra from September 28 to October 6, H S Sairam, President of temple management committee said.

"The finale will be held on October 6 with traditional Mangalore dasara procession," he said speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday.

"The committee will continue the temple's tradition started in 2008 of installing the idols of Goddess Sharada with Navadurgas on the opening day and perform poojas to the deities throughout dasara festivity period. All the idols will be installed at the Sri Kshetra on September 28 this year. Mangalore Dasara is now in to its 22nd year," he added.

Harikrishna Bantwal, development trustee of the Kshetra said Dasara festivities were being organized under the stewardship of former KPCC president B Janardhana Poojary. "Mangalore Dasara has gained iconic status on the lines of Mysore Dasara and the Madikeri Dasara. Union civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi will inaugurate the Dasara festivities on October 2," he added.

Artistes of international repute will perform during the 10-day festival. "More than 50 tableaux participated in the dasara procession last year. We expect an equal if not more number of tableaux to take part this year. We have given strict instructions to those wanting to put up tableaux that DJ music will not be permitted. Also they will have to have a cultural theme," he said.


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June 27,2020

Mangaluru, June 27: The district health authorities are likely to conduct mass random testing for Covid-19 in Ullal town on the outskirts of the city in the wake of detection of several new coronavirus positive cases there in past couple few days.  

An elderly woman from Azad Nagar in Ullal was died of coronavirus earlier this week. Many others including a couple of policemen also tested positive for the deadly virus in vicinity.

Following this, local elected representatives including MLA U T Khader and religious leaders of Ullal held a meeting regarding taking steps to control the spread of the virus. In the meeting Mr Khader suggested the authorities to conduct random testing in Ullal town. 

Apart from Azad Nagar, covid-19 cases have surfaced in Kodi, Bangera Lane and in the surroundings of police station and Sahara Hospital triggering panic among people. Hence, the authorities are like to conduct random testing of auto rickshaw drivers, fishermen, street vendors among others. 

Meanwhile, several mosques in Ullal have reportedly decided to suspend congregational prayers temporarily.

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August 6,2020

Madikeri, Aug 6: Heavy rainfall triggered landslides at Brahmagiri hills in Talacauvery in Kodagu on Thursday.

Four members of the Talacauvery temple priest family are missing in the landslides informed Annies Kanmani Joy, Kodagu DC.

She also informed that Advanced Rescue Team has been rushed to incident site.

According to the reports, houses belonging to two priest families were destroyed in the incident. 

However, one house was vacant as family had moved to Bhagamandala.

Visuals from Kodagu showed a flood-like situation, with houses and vehicles submerged under rainwater.

Meanwhile, heavy rains continued to lash Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts on Thursday.

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February 9,2020

Tumkur, Feb 9: A special puja was performed at the Durga Parameshwari temple and the Shaneshwara temple in Karnataka's Rangana Halli village to save people from coronavirus.

Yashwanth Shastri, a priest, said: "We performed this special puja on Friday to save the world from virus and diseases like corona and H1N1."

"Our ancestors used to perform a special puja for the betterment of society and save the world from viruses when they attacked," he said.

Coronavirus originated in China's Wuhan city in December last year and has since spread to various cities around the world.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global health crisis.

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