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Mangalore: Okuli Paints Temple Square in Rainbow Colours

  •   Thu, Feb 14 2008 01:58:50 PM

Mangalore: Kodial Theru's Okuli Paints Temple Square in Rainbow Colours

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (GA)
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje

Mangalore, Feb 14: The Temple Square at Car Street was painted with rainbow colours as thousands of devotees celebrated the Okuli habba which is being annually celebrated as part of the famed Kodial theru.

This day which is also known as Avabhratotsava saw people, young and old, boys and girls sprinkling colours and playing holi. Devotees dancing to the tunes of popular numbers being played by DJ were in jubilant mood as deity was carried on a palanquin.

The five-day event of the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community is a commemoration of the divine union of Lord Venkataramana and Goddess Padmavathi. The idol will be taken round in ceremonious procession around the city before being immersed at a lake near Srinivas School. The car festival will conclude after placing the idol of temple deity in the sanctum sanctorum.

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  • Raksha, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 18 2008

    The pictures are really nice. I have a suggestion, you could add one more picture of the Lord Veera Venkatesha Himself sprinkled in colors because thats where the show begins!!

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  • ratnakar kini, Mangalore/Panvel(Mah)

    Sat, Feb 16 2008

    After seeing the pictures, felt like having taken part in the actual okuli. thank you very much for presenting this pictorial album.

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  • Santhosh Nayak, Mangalore/Riyadh

    Fri, Feb 15 2008

    There is a small Mistake in your Article which reads"The idol will be taken round in ceremonious procession around the city before being immersed at a lake near Srinivas School"..The idols are not Immersed but only Bathed and then Taken back to the Sanctum Sanctorum...None the less the Pics of the Okkul are Superb...Good Job Daiji World

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  • girish.nayak.s, 205.deepa residency.pvs.kalakunja road,kodialbail mangalore3

    Thu, Feb 14 2008

    THE PHOTOS OF OKULI OF VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE ARE VERY GOOD , AND I REQUEST YOU TO DISPLAY THE FULL COVERAGE OF RATHOTHSAVA AND OKULI PROGRAMME

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