Udupi, Jan 13: Members of the Udupi District Muslim Paryaya Souharda Samiti took out a ‘Horekanike’ procession from Jodu Katte to the Rajangana parking space here on Friday. In Horekanike, people offer donations of foodgrains and vegetables for the Paryaya festival.
Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Palimar Mutt will be ascending the Paryaya Peetha at the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple on January 18. It will be his second Paryaya.
The Samiti will also organise a voluntary blood donation camp on January 16.
About 30 vehicles carrying fruits, vegetables and food items were taken out in a procession and later shifted to a store room "Ugrana" at the Rajangana parking space.
Samiti general secretary Ansar Ahmmed said, "The Horekanike was held during the Paryaya of Vishwesha Theertha Swami. The tradition has been continued. It will also help in fostering communal harmony. The Horekanike will be offered during the next Paryaya as well."
Samiti president K Aboobakkar Parkala said that the Samithi had distributed fruit juice to 5,000 persons during the Purapravesha of the seer.
Vijaya Bank employees handed over a sum of Rs 1,93,411 to Palimar Mutt seer Vidyadheesha Teertha Swami on the occasion. The villagers from Baikadi, Herooru, Kokkarne, Barkur, Cherkadi too handed over Horekanike.
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