On Wednesday evening the annual Mangalore Dasara procession began from the Darbar Mantapa of Kudroli Shri Gokarnanath Temple, led by former central minister B. Janardhan Poojary and local devotees.
Rituals commenced with worship of the temple deities including Shri Mahaganapati, Shri Sharada Mother, Adi Shakti, Skanda Mother, Katyayani, Mahakali, Mahagauri, Siddhidhatri, Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmandini and other divine icons, following traditional procedures.
After the puja the procession moved through a detailed city route: from Kudroli Temple gate to Mannagudde Junction, Narayanaguru Circle, Lalbhag – Ballalbagh – P V S Junction – Navbharat Circle – City Center – Hampankatte – KB Katte – Car Street – New Chitra Junction – Alake – Kudroli Gate, finally reaching Shri Gokarnanath Temple.
Prominent personalities in attendance included legislators Iwan D Soj, Vedavyasa Komath, former mayor Shashidhar Hegde, K M Ashraf, Kudroli Temple President Jairaj H Somasundaram, Treasurer Padmaraj R Poojari, Vice‑President Urmila Ramesh, Secretary B Madhava Suvarna, trust members H S Sayirang, Santosh Kumar J, Jagadeep D Suvarna, Krittin Amin, Kishore Dandekeri, senior figure Malati Janardhan Poojary, development committee President Devendra Poojari, co‑president Dr Anasui B T Saliyan, Vice‑President Dr B G Suvarna, members Ved Kumar, K Chittaranjan Garodi, Harish Kumar Beltangadi, Vishwa Natha Kasaragodu, S Jay Vikram, Jithin Attavar, Harikrishna Bantwal, N Harishchandra, Ramanath Karanduru, Dhoomappa Mestri, Leelaksh Karkera, Shailendra V Suvarna, Suryakant J Suvarna, Radhakrishna, Chandan Das, D D Kattemar, P K Gowri Rajasekhar, B Vasudev Kothyan, Latish M Suvarna among others.
During the ceremony the organisers honoured individuals who had contributed to the festival, as announced by Janardhan Poojari. The route, illuminated by sparkling electric lamps, featured a tableau of a tiger dance and a traditional band of Chende drum players, marking the vibrant start of the Dasara march.
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📰 Source: Vartha Bharati DK