Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (RD/CN)

Udupi, Nov 15: ‘Kanakadasa Jayanti’ was celebrated at Rajangan, Sri Krishna Mutt, on Monday November 14, under the joint aegis of Sri Krishna Mutt, district administration, zilla panchayat, Kannada and culture department, and the Kanakadasa Study and Research Institute.

Swami Laxmivarateerta of Shiroor Mutt inaugurated the programme here on Monday morning.

In his message to the gathering, Swami Laxmivarateerta said that the devotion of Kanakadasa to Lord Krishna was proven to mankind five centuries ago after the deity appeared before his devotee through an opening in the temple wall.

“Kanakadasa’s Vyasa and Dasa literature is rich in eternal wisdom,” said Swami Laxmivarateerta.

Although vested interests tried to rake up political controversy over demolishing the ‘Kanaka Gopura’, it was stalled by the efforts of BJP state president Eshwarappa and district-in-charge minister Dr V S Acharya, he said.

Eshwarappa was presented the ‘Sri Krishna Kanaka Anugraha’ Award on this occasion. Eshwarappa, in his acknowledgment, called on the people to stem the divisive forces and strive for unity in society.

State minister Dr V S Acharya, MLA Raghupati Bhat, ZP president Katpady Shankar Poojary, TP president Devdas Hebbar, Karnataka Pradesh Kurubara Sangh director Kaup Narasimha Sadanand, municipal commissioner Gokuldas Nayak, zilla panchayat CEO Prabhakar Sharma, assistant deputy commissioner Kumar, Kannada and culture department assistant director Shivarudrappa, Tahsildar Prasanna, and Sri Krishna Diwan Latavya Acharya were present on the occasion.

A procession of elephants mounted with a portrait of Kanakadas was held accompanied by vivid cultural troupes along Car Street ahead of the programame. Swami Laxmivarateerta offered ‘puja’ to Kanakadasa.