It's Deepavali special offer for widows at Kudroli temple

October 26, 2011

Mangalore, October 26: As a sing of reformation in Hinduism, hundreds of Hindu widows on the auspicious occasion of Deepavali, received a rousing reception at Sri Gokarnatheshwara Temple at Kudroli, here.

The presence of widows, who were once considered to be a curse in the Hindu society, was the main feature of 'Chandrika Homa', 'Lakshmi Pooja' and 'Rathotsava' conducted at the Temple on Wednesday morning.

The ceremony was conducted under the leadership of former union minister B Janardhana Poojari for those widows who could not participate in a similar programme organised during recently concluded Mangalore Dasara.

On the same occasion Malathi Poojary, the wife of Janardhan Poojary took an oath along with other women to continue to participate in religious rituals even after death of their husbands.

After the rituals widows were served 'prasadam' comprising a saree, blouse, kumkum, jasmine flower and bangles.

Speaking on the occasion Mr Poojary, who is also the managing trustee of the Temple and the brain behind the idea, said that all these efforts are aimed at changing people's attitude towards widows.

“They should be treated as equals and should not be discriminated against”, he said.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

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December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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