Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network- Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 9: Sri Ayyappa devotees group of Shanti Complex, Saki Vihar Road, Powai, here celebrated their eleventh annual Mahapuja here on Sunday December 8.
The bhajan group of Narayana Guru, Battapada, Bhandup, presented devotional singing programme after religious rites. The free food was offered to the devotees on Sunday afternoon. Kala Souraba music group presented devotional singing programme directed by Padmanabha Sasihitlu on Sunday afternoon.
Geetambika Yakshagana Mandali, Asalfa, Ghatkopar presented Yakshagana play ‘Devi Mahatme’ on Sunday evening.Ramu and Gangadar, who have been making pilgrimage to Sabarimale for the successive eighteenth year were honored on the occasion.
Swami Ayyappa devotees Suresh Yeyyady Swami, Ramu, Vishwanat Swami Bandra, Kannan Swami Bandra, Gangadhar Swami Kalwa, Ramanna Swami Bandra, Dayanand Swami and Harish Swami Bhandup, Girish Swami, Krishna Swami, Ganesh Prasad Swami, Uday Swami, Daya Sagar Swami, Laxman Swami Mahda, Divakar Swami and devotees Dhananjay Amin Petri, K D Shetty, Mahabala N. Kundar, Rohit Shetty, Vishwanat Shetty Petri, Nagaraj Gurpur, Mohini R.Shetty and others were present on the occasion.