Udupi: On Sunday, Muzarai and Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy paid a visit to the Sri Hosa Marigudi Temple in Kaup, where he had darshan of Sri Mariyamma while wearing a traditional turban. The minister was warmly welcomed by temple authorities and received Amma’s blessings from chief priest Vedamurthy Srinivasa Tantri Kalya.

The temple’s Management and Development Committees honored the minister during his visit. Addressing the media later, Reddy expressed admiration for the grand temple structure built without government assistance, attributing its completion to the generosity of devotees and donors. He also praised the temple’s exceptional architecture.

Several prominent dignitaries and officials were present at the event, including:

  • District Collector Swaroop T.K.

  • MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty, Working Chairman of the Temple Development Committee

  • Ratnakar Shetty Nadikere, Management Committee Chairman

  • K. Vasudeva Shetty, Development Committee Chairman

  • Former Ministers Vinaya Kumar Sorake and Abhay Chandra Jain

  • State Religious Council Member Mallika Pakal

  • Assistant Commissioner Manjula, Religious Endowment Dept., Udupi

  • Executive Officer Prashant Kumar Shetty, Kolluru Sree Mukambika Temple

  • Other dignitaries from various temple and civic bodies

  • The visit marked a celebration of community-led spiritual development and highlighted the collaborative effort behind the temple’s growth.