Mangaluru: Former Minister and brain behind Kudroli Dasara, B Janardhan Poojary inaugurated the Mangaluru Dasara at the Kudroli Sri Gokarnatheshwara temple premises, on Saturday.
Addressing the gathering, he called upon each and every person to follow the COVID guidelines and norms laid down by the government.
He also lauded the temple committee for organising the festival that attracts thousands of devotees, as per the government norms.
Meanwhile, the shadow of the pandemic has affected the festivity in a big way. The elaborate Dasara procession accompanied by resplendent tableau has been cancelled this year.
Instead, the temple committee has decided to take out the portrait of Brahmashree Narayana Guru in a symbolic procession, on Monday, October 26, thereby concluding the ten-day-long Dasara festivity.
President of the temple committee H S Sairam, secretary B Madhava Suvarna, treasurer Padmaraj R, Shekhar Poojary, K Maheshchandra, members of development committee Devendra Poojary, Harikrishna Bantwal, former minister Abhayachandra Jain among others were present.