Mangalore, Sep 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate Mangalore Dasara 2014 at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple on September 27.
Temple development committee member Harikrishna Bantwal, addressing a press meet here on Saturday said that the 23rd annual Mangalore Dasara will be formally inaugurated at 6.30 p.m.
The Navaratri festival at Kudroli Temple has its own significance as it is being celebrated as Mangalore Dasara. Installation of Navadurge and Mahaganapathi idols during the festival attracts large number of devotees and tourists to Kudroli. The installation of the idols will be held at Gokarnanatha Kalyana Mantapa on September 25 at 11.15 am. Mayor Mahabala Marla and Temple Development Committee Co President Urmila Ramesh Kumar will attend the installation ceremony.
The procession will be attended by 50 to 60 tableaus and artistes from different parts of the state. About 20 lakh bulbs will be used for decorating the nine kilometres road where the procession will pass through. The temple committee members appealed to all the shop keepers and building owners to illuminate the building to add colour to Mangalore Dasara celebrations.
He said that cultural programmes will be held from September 25 to October 3 from 6 pm. On September 25 ”sangeetha saurabha by Swara Madhurya of Yashawisni Ullal (6 pm to 9 pm), September 26 ” ˜devotional songs by Saptaswara Orchestra of Prabhakar Thannirbavi (6.30 pm onwards); September 27 ”Jnana Aithal and team to present music, dance and rasamanjari by Reality show kids (6 pm); September 28 ”'Nritya sangama' by Gana Nritya Academy(6.30 pm), September 29 ”Bharatnatyam by Rashmi Udupa (Chennai) and team (6.30 pm), September 30 ”'Tulunada samskriti' by Kala Kumbha Samskrithika Vedike (6.30 pm), October 1 ”Variety of dance by Rashmi Kundar and ream (6 pm to 7.30 pm) and dance by Sizzling guys (7.30 pm to 9 pm), October 2 ”dance by Pramod Alva Dance Crew of Indias Got Talent show (6.30 pm to 9.30 pm) and'Shiva tandava dance' by Devika Parameshwari and'Bhakti gaana sudha' by Rameshchandra, Bangalore (6 pm onwards).
To keep a watch on the visitors and to ensure safety of the devotees and tourists who visit the temple, CCTV cameras have been installed at 25 places in the temple premises. At the same time, as there was congestion in parking of vehicles, the temple and MCC has developed parking areas on 16,000 square feet area which can accommodate 75 cars.
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