Mangaluru, Sep 7: Thousands of people in the coastal city, the young as well as the old, men as well as women, witnessed and took part in the ‘Mosaru kudike’ (curd pot) utsav, one of the most popular event of this festive season, with great pomp and gaiety, on Sunday.
In the morning, while most of the organisers were busy tying earthen pots at a height of about 15 to 20 feet at many points, many others preferred to take rest to get ready for the grand gala time in the evening.
The festivities began around 4 pm in most of the places. One of the most grand celebrations were at Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple at Kadri. The procession started from the Gopalakrishna Temple, Kadri Kambala and moved on main roads to reach the Kadri Manjunatha Temple.
It had six attractive tableaux, the Payat troupe from Payyanur, a Nasik band among other attractions. A display of crackers accompanied the procession and all along the route, the participants broke Mosaru Kudikes.
At Attavar, the Sarvajanika Sri Krishna Jayantyutsava Samiti organised a Mosaru Kudike and ‘Pili Vesha’ (men dressed as tigers) competition for the 106th year.
The festivities were conducted at the historical Mosaru Kudike Katte near Sri Arasu Mundathaya ground under the guidance of samiti President A. Suresh Babu.
There was a ‘Pili Vesha’ performance at Kottara organised by KK Friends while Mosaru Kudike competition was conducted at Sri Gopalakrishna Temple, Shaktinagar.
The evening at Kadri saw Rhythmic Nite ’15, a musical evening organised by Kadri Cricketers Club. Crazy Star Ravichandran made an appearance during the show late in the evening and said he started his career in the cinema industry from the coastal region.
He spoke about his under-production film Apoorva and said it would hit the screens soon. Various Kannada numbers featuring Ravichandran were played on the occasion.
District in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai, film producer K. Manju and others attended the event.
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