Udupi: Energy Minister Eshwarappa Initiates Navaratna Ratha Shobhayatra
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SB)
Udupi, Dec 25: The people of the town welcomed with all splendour the Navaratna Ratha, gem studded chariot all set to be dedicated to Sri Krishna Mutt deity Lord Krishna by the Paryaya Puthige Mutt Seer Shree Sugunendratheertha Swamiji on Thursday December 24.
The procession that began from Jodukatte passed through K M Marg, Kanakadas Marg and reached Car Street. Various cultural troupes with main attraction being Tibetan dance groups added glory to the procession. The chariot, first of its kind costs approximately Rs 7 crore.
State energy minister K S Eshwarappa initiated the ‘Shobhayathra’. Paryaya seer Sugunendrateertha Swamiji, Bheemanakatte Mutt Raghumanyateertha Swamiji, Raghuvarendrateertha Swamiji and Kaniyoor Mutt Seer Vidyavallabhateertha Swamiji were present on the occasion.
Dharmastala dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade presided over the programme. Special invitees, President of managing trust of Tirupathy temple, Adikeshavulu Nayudu, Raja S Rajagopalacharya of Mantralaya Mutt and Bheemeshwara Joshi of Horanadu Annapoorneshwari Temple among others were present.