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Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)
Mumbai, Jan 21: Palimaru Sripada of Udupi laid the foundation stone for Ekanatheshwari temple at Barkur Kacchuru grama on Thursday January 21 morning.
In the religious programme held on the occasion, Karnataka state minister of urban development Vinay Kumar Sorake was the chief guest.
Kundapur MLA Haladi Srinivasa Shetty, Vidhana Parishat member Kota Srinivasa Poojary, St Peters church assistant parish priest Fr Ivan Sequeira, Barkur grama panchayat president Shaila D'Souza, businessmen Vakwadi Pravin Shetty Dubai, Babu Shiva Poojary, Nagaraja Padukone Mumbai, B Shantaram Shetty, K Vishwanatha Bhandary, Srinivasa Shettigar, retired lecturer Dr B Manjunatha Somayaji, trustees Krishnappa Uppooru, B Manjunatha Rao, K Golpala Rao Kinnigoli, Venkatraman Bhandarkar, D S Chennappa, Anantha Padmanabha, Satyanarayana Udupa, K Madhusoodan, Devadiga Sangha Mumbai president Vasu S Devadiga Mumbai, Anantha Devadiga Dubai, Vamana Maroli Mangaluru, K V Subbanna, Subbayya Devadiga Dubai, Ganapathi Bhat and other dignitaries were present on the dais.
Temple committee vice president Narayana M Devadiga, Dinesh B Devadiga, Harish Sherigar Dubai, Janardhan S Devadiga Mumbai, N Raghuram Devadiga Shimoga, honorary chief secretary Narasimha B Devadiga Udupi, honorary treasurer Janardhan Devadiga Barkur, trustees Suresh D Padukone, Hiriadka Mohandas, honorary advisor Seena Devadiga Dubai, Raju Devadiga, Narasimha Devadiga, Anand S Devadiga, Shantaram Shetty, Manjunatha Somayaji Barkur, Vishwanath Bhandary and temple renovation committee members, zonal committee heads and heads of different Devadiga organizations were present.
Temple committee honorary chief secretary Narasimha B Devadiga Udupi, treasurer Janardana Devadiga Barkur, Devadiga community leader S K Sriyan, Gopala M Moily, K Mohandas, Ganesh Devadiga, Narasimha Devadiga, Rathnakar G S, Suresh Devadiga, Ravi S Devadiga, Sushila S Devadiga, Surekha Devadiga Mumbai, Prakash Devadiga and others were present.
Temple committee honorary chief secretary Narasimha B Devadiga Udupi welcomed the gathering. President B Annayya Sherigar Pune delivered the keynote address.
Uma Devadiga and group sang a prayer song. Ekanatheshwari temple trustee and construction committee honorary president Dharmapal U Devadiga gave details of the proposed construction. Hiriadka Mohandas read the list of donors. Pravin Brahmavar introduced the guests. Vasanth Kumar Nitte, Raghavendra Nitte, Ganesh Sherigar Brahmavar compered the programme. Shanker Devadiga Ankadakatte proposed the vote of thanks.