Mangalore: Grand Horekanike Procession Marks Kudroli Temple Centenary
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)
Mangalore, Oct 14: A grand horekanike procession was held here on Sunday October 14 to mark the centenary of Shri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kudroli and Brahmakalsthosava and Navaratri.
Inaugurating the procession at Nehru Maidan, former minister and Kudroli Temple managing trustee Janardhan Poojary said that the procession personified Sri Narayan Guru's saying, 'one caste, one creed, one god'.
Horekanike from Bhatkal, Byndoor, Kundapur, Udupi, Kaup, Karkala, Mulky, Haleangady, Suratkal, Kulai, Kulur, Mangalore city, Beltangady, Bantwal, Sullia, Puttur, Gulbarga, Gangavathi, Bellary, Koppal, Bangalore, Mysore, Hassan and other districts, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Mumbai, Kasargod were offered by Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
MLA U T Khader, Abhaychandra Jain, H S Sairam, Raghavendra Kulur, Jaya C Suvarna, Urmila Ramesh Kumar, Harikrishna Bantwal and other prominent leaders were present.
Flags with Sri Naryana Guru's image were everywhere, as close to a thousand people marched along the procession with the flags in hand.
The procession vehicle was flanked by women in traditional attires holding 'kalasha', together with chende, Nasik Bands, Kalladka dolls, bhajan troupes and much more.
A number of different vehicles were a part of the procession. The procession that started at around 4:30 pm reached Kudroli temple at night.
Sona Masoori rice, sugar, jaggery, dal, coconut, arecanut, banana and vegetables given by devotees were taken in the procession, which wound through A B Shetty Circle, K S Rao Road, PVS Circle, M G Road, Lady hill and Mannagudda.
The items were stored in Sri Gokarnanatheshwara college, neighbouring grounds and four sheds in Bunder.
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