Udupi: Devotees Throng to Witness ‘Shobha Yatra’ of Lord Krishna
By Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD/CN)
Udupi, Aug 15: ‘Shobha Yatra’, the grand procession wherein the idol of Lord Krishna is carried in a palanquin, was held on Friday August 14, the second day of the Sri Krishna Mahotsava, a month-long worship at the Sri Krishna Math, here.
‘Swagatam Sri Krishna’, a variety programme, was also held at the Rajangan of the Math.
Vedavyas Aithal led the special ‘puja’ to Lord Krishna by placing the idol of the deity in a cradle and carrying it along the Rath Beedhi.
State home minister Dr V S Acharya and his wife Shantha V Acharya, Dubai business magnate B R Shetty and his wife Dr Chandrakumari Shetty, M P Sadananda Gowda, Bangalore astrologer S K Jain, Sri Sugunendrateerta of Puttige Math, as well as Sri Raghumanyateerta and Sri Raghuvarendrateerta of Bheemanakatte Math, were also present.
A large number of devotees thronged the Rath Beedhi while the grand procession was being held.