Kumaraswamy opens 'Mangaluru Dasara' celebrations
- Country:
- India
The 'Mangaluru Dasara' celebrations were inaugurated Sunday by Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy at Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple here.
The Chief Minister lit the lamp to mark the inauguration of the 10-day festivities. Later, Kumaraswamy sought the blessings of Nava Durgas and also performed the 'Aarti' of Goddess Sharada. A huge number of devotees and tourists thronged the Kudroli temple.
The festival would conclude with the immersion of idols in the temple pond, Pushkarani on the seventh day.
Google News