Udupi: Three-day 'Nagamandalostava' concludes at Yellur
Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (DV)
Udupi, Feb 5: ‘Ashta Pavithra Nagabrahma Mandolostava’ organized by Dharmapal U Devadiga, former president, Devadiga Sangha, Mumbai, and his family in collaboration with Ashta Pavithra Nagabrahma Mandolostava committee and held for three days in Padubidri Yellar village at Bangaralu Nagabana culminated on Monday February 4.
Under the guidance of Vedhamurty Bettige Venkataraj Thantri, Vedhamurthy Sagri Gopalkrishna Samaga, and Maddhooru Krishna Prasad Vaiydhya, Vedic hymns and ‘Ganapathihoma’, ‘Lakshminarayana Puja’ , ‘Ashtothara Shatha Kalasha Pradhana Yaga’, ‘Panchamrutha Abhisheka’, ‘Ashlesha Bali’, ‘Bramakalasha Abhisheka’, ‘Kalashabisheka’, ‘Pala Puja’ for other gods and goddesses, ‘Suhasini Vattu’ worship and mass meal, ‘Shkiraargya Pradhana’, and ‘Nagadarshan’ and ‘Mandal Seve’ were performed on Sunday.
On Monday, at dawn, Ahsta Pavithra Nagabrama Mandalostava was held with different religious rituals and in the evening, in the presence of retired VC Dr B S Sherigar, Sri Vidyaprasannatirtha Swamiji of Samputa Narasimhaswamy Kshetra Subramanya, Sri Vidyadheeshathirtha Swami of Udupi Palimar Math, Sri Yogananda Sarswathi Swami of Kondevooor Nithyanada Yogashrama, and Sri Esha Vittaladasa Swamiji of Kemar Sandipani Sadana Ashrama were present at the religious meet.
Thonse Jayakrishna A Shetty, founder, Jayashrikrishna Parisara Premi committee, K P Acharya, convener, Kaup Vidhyaneekthana Institutions, Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, former minister Vasanth Salian, Lalaji R Mendon, and several other persons were present as chief guests.
All the Swamijis blessed the organizers and the devotees who gathered on the occasion. Thonse Jayakrishna A Shetty lauded Dharmapal Devadiga for organizing such a wonderful programme.
Asta Pavithra Nagabrama Mandalostava committee's Devdas Hebbar Kattingeri, Praful Shetty Elluru, Manjara Bettu H Krishnamurthy Bhat, Ragavendra Devadiga, and Sujatha Dharmapal were present on the dais.
Dharmapal Devadiga welcomed and felicitated all those who worked for the Nagamandolostava. Sharavathi Rao said a prayer while K L Kundanthya presented the keynote address on ‘Nagaradhane’. Vasanth Kumar Nitte compered and honorary chief secretary Ganesh Devadiga Bramagiri gave the vote of thanks.