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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru Sep 1: “The two- day National Dharma Sansad - 2018 will be held on September 2 and 3 at Sri Rama Kshetra Mahasamsthanam, Dharmasthala,” informed Member of Parliament (MP) and president of welcome committee Dharma Sansad, Nalin Kumar Kateel.
Addressing media here on Saturday, September 1, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said, "The preparation for Dharma Sansad is in full swing. Nearly 2000 Sadhus and saints have been arriving at Dharmasthala from Northern India. A special office have been opened to welcome these Sadhus and Saints at Mangaluru railway station,”
"These Sadhus, Saints and Sharanas will be taken in a procession from Janardhana Temple to Sri Rama Kshetra Mahasamsthanam, Dharmasthala in a five chariots prepared for them on September 2. We are expecting a lot of devotees from across the country for which special arrangement has been made to accommodate devotees, Sadhus and Saints. There will be over 1000 volunteers deployed for this event,” he added.
"The stage is set for inauguration on September 3 where over 150 saints will be present in the dais. Event will be inaugurated by state chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, presided by Dr Veerendra Heggade, ministers Prakash Javadekar, D V Sadananda Gowda, former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and MP Shobha Karandlaje will grace the occasion,” informed Nalin Kumar Kateel.
Mangaluru North MLA North Dr Bharath Y Shetty, Vasantha Poojary and others were present.