Rituals got underway at 3pm as religious leaders from Jain Mutt, locals and hereditary erstwhile rulers of the place and others performed 1,008 kalashabhishekam to the deity.
Around 5,000 devotees took part in the event. Pushparaj Jain, entrepreneur from Mangalore offered 'pratham kalash'.
Rajneesh Jain of Bangalore, Kailash Jain of Kolkata, and Rajesh Jain and Rathnakar Jain, and Kanwar Sen Jain of Haryana respectively offered the 'rathna kalash', 'suvarna kalash', rathan kalash' and 'kshema kalash' respectively.
Swasti Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Panditacharyavarya delivered benedictions at the religious function.
D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala presided over the function. Sri Bhuvanakeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of Kanakagiri Jain Mutt was also present.
Padmaprasad Ajila, 'Timmarasa' of the region released 'Shatabha Namavali', a religious text to commemorate the occasion.
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