Pomp and splendour mark beginning of Mangalore Dasara festivities

September 28, 2011

Mangalore, September 28: The second most popular Dasara programme in the state - the Mangalore Dasara that showcases the rich culture, tradition, pomp and pageantry of Tulu Nadu, began here on Wednesday and will go on for the next nine days.

Hundreds of people from this coastal city, from different parts of the country and several foreigners gathered at historic Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kudroli here to usher in the nine-day festival to mark the victory of good over evil.

The 21st Mangalore Dasara celebration got underway with the formal installation of idols of Navadurgas and goddess Sharada Devi at 11:30 am and offering pooja to them in the presence of dignitaries including Ramesh Kumar of Janatha Constructions, H S Sairam, president of the temple management committee, Raghavendra Kuloor, Maheshchandra, B K Tharanath, Malathy Janardhan Poojary and Harikrishna Bantwal.

During the next nine days of celebrations, the decorated idols of Sharada Devi and nine Durgas i.e. Shaila Putri, Brahmacharini, Chandra Ghanta, Kushmaandini, Skandaputhri, Katyayini, Kaalaratri, Maha Gauri and Sidhidaathri will be invoked to bless the devotees.

Leading artists from different parts of the state will perform cultural programmes till October 5. The Mahotsava will conclude with the grand Dasara procession that will be taken out in the city on October 6.

This procession is expected to pass through Kambla Road, Mannagudda, Lady Hill Circle, Lalbagh, Ballalbagh, PVS Circle, Navbharat Circle, KS Rao Raod, Hampankatta, Government College, Ganapathi High School, Venkataramana Temple, New Chitra Talkies, and Alake. The entire 7 kilo metre procession route has been decked up with lights.

The Mangalore Dasara has gained importance over the years and grown into a 'Janotsava' or 'people's fest'. Janardhana Poojary, former Union Minister, had introduced the concept of Kudroli Dasara, which came to be known as Mangalore Dasara for the first time in 1991. In 1995, tableaux were introduced for the first time in the Dasara procession on the last day of celebrations.

Mangalore Dasara is also called a common man's Dasara as it is not funded by the Government as in Mysore Dasara and people of the city participate actively.

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Mangaluru: 5 miscreants held for pelting stones at masjid near Surathkal

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September 16,2024

Mangaluru: Police have arrested five miscreants belonging to saffron outfits for pelting stones at a masjid at Katipalla near Surathkal on the outskirts of the city last night.

The arrested have been identified as Bharat, Chennappa, Nitin, Manu and Sujit all residents of Surathkal and surrounding areas. Among them, Bharat is said to be a rowdy sheeter.

The miscreants, who came on two motorbikes late on Sunday night, pelted stones at Masjidul Huda, located at 3rd block of Katipalla on the eve of Miladunnabi.

Confirming the incident, City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal said that investigation is in progress and a case has been registered at Surathkal police station.

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Block, district presidents in Karnataka will be changed soon: KPCC working president

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September 14,2024

Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

"We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

"We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)," he said.

"Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state," he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

"This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats" he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

"Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it," he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. "We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP." Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state.

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