Mysuru: Thousands of devotees witnessed Chikka jaytra mahotsava at Srikanteswara Swamy Temple in Nanjangudu on Thursday December 8. The car festival (Rathotsava) was held from 9.30 am to 10.40 am on the auspicious Makara Lagna. Additional Deputy Commissioner Dr. Manjunathaswamy and Temple Executive Officer Jagdish started the Rathotsava by offering puja to the chariot.
The idols of Parvati along with Sri Srikantheshwara Swami, Ganapati and Chandikeshwara and Sri Manonmani Amma were placed on the temple premises and worshipped. Later, the festival idols of Ganapati, Chandikeshwara, and Parvati along with Shrikanteshwar Swami and Manonmani Amma idols were placed in chariots decorated with colourful flags and flowers and a chariot festival was held in the town’s chariot street.
The Chikkajatra festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm on a special full moon day and a large number of devotees flocked to the temple from different parts of the state. Devotees participated in the chariot festival and showed their devotion by pulling the chariots and offering fruits and flowers to the chariots. Tight police security was arranged in the temple.
