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Madikeri, Oct. 23: As part of the Diwali festival, the festival of cow worship was celebrated with lighting lamps on Balipadyami. The temples of the country., The festival was celebrated in homes and houses.
As per the orders of the Religious Charities and Endowments Department, cows were worshipped in various temples including the temples under the Endowments Department. The cowshed of the temple was decorated with garlands, the cows were given tilak, and aarti was lit and worshipped. In the holy places of Bhagamandal Sri Bhagandeshwar and Talakaveri, the cows were bathed and decorated with arishina, kumkum, and flowers and worship was performed by offering cow grass consisting of rice, jaggery, and fruits. Prasad was distributed to the devotees who gathered there.
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A cow puja was also celebrated at the Sri Omkareshwar Temple, which has a historical background in Madikeri, despite the pouring rain. The temple management committee bathed the cows, decorated them and offered them puja. The puja was performed under the leadership of temple committee member Santosh Bhat. Committee president Chummi Devaiah, member Vishal Nandakumar, temple staff and others were present on this occasion.
Harmony Jyoti Puja in Rangasamudra
Additionally: Kushalnagar Taluk Harmony Vedike celebrated Harmony Diwali in Rangasamudra, Virupakshapur, Sirajalla and Hosapattana villages under Nanjarayapatna Gram Panchayat limits on the occasion of Diwali festival.
Padma and Shantakumar, a couple from the Vedike, performed cow puja and came in a procession with lamps from the sanctum sanctorum of Basaveshwara Temple and inaugurated the program by lighting lamps in Ambedkar Colony. Under the leadership of the Dalit brothers of the villages, the village leaders and leaders of various communities lit the lamp of harmony in every house and participated in a communal meal, upholding the importance of brotherhood. Shivaprasad, co-coordinator of the Mangalore division of the Harmony Forum, said that India has advanced in all areas of science and technology. However, untouchability has not yet been eradicated in India. He said that the organization has been trying for personal transformation through such programs for a hundred years.
The program was attended by the stage leader Dr. Uday Kumar, District Coordinator Harish Thammaiah, Nanjarayapattana Gram Panchayat Member Rakshit Mawaji, Go Seva Head Pradeep, Ramesh Bottu Mane, Division Sanskrit Bharati Head Madhusudan, Environment Coordinator Janardhan, Auditor Devi Prasad, Samyati Vedike activists Arun, Kiran, Nithan, Pratap, Yogesh, Giri, Harinesh, Chandru, Vishwa, Sandesh, Parlakoti Kiran, Pawan Derala, Radish, village leaders and women. (From the front page) Kudige: Diwali festival was celebrated in various villages under Kushalnagar taluk by offering special pujas in the temples of the respective villages with devotion. In all the villages under the taluk, the women of the village put rangoli of different colors in front of the houses, decorated them with flowers and worshipped them. Women wore new clothes, performed Lakshmi Puja at their homes and shops and then prepared various special meals at home and ate them with their families. The farmers of the village bathed the cows they had brought, decorated them with flowers and performed traditional cow worship. Chettalli: Women, men and children celebrated Diwali by lighting lamps at the Shri Narendra Modi Cooperative Bhavan on behalf of the Veeranjaneya Yuvak Sangha in Chettalli.
Senior social worker and President of the Cooperative Society Ballaranda Mani Uthappa said that Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm by lighting lamps everywhere as per Hindu tradition. Similarly, Diwali has been celebrated by lighting lamps at the Chettalli Cooperative Society for many years. Madikeri: A ‘Deepotsava’ was held with devotion at the Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple in Karnangeri Kshetra on the outskirts of the city on the occasion of the new moon of Diwali at the Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple. Devotees lit thousands of lamps and lit the temple.
Under the leadership of the temple's guru H.S. Govindaswamy, a deepotsavam was held in the temple at night with various puja rituals. After the Kalasa puja, annadan and prasadam, the mother's darshan and deepotsavam were performed.
Devotees participated in large numbers and made the deepotsavam a success, as it is believed that lighting 108 sesame oil lamps in the temple premises will cure the sins.Cheyyandane: Tulsi puja and cow puja were celebrated with devotion on the occasion of Diwali at the Sri Pudupady Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Ramanagara, Betoli village. The temple's chief priest Vishwanath Bhat performed the puja programs.
Special pujas were offered to Sri Mahaganapati Deva, Sri Ayyappa Swamy, Srinag Deva and Sri Vanadurge in the temple premises. Then, Tulsi Puja, Kumkum Marchana, Pushparchana and Panchamrutha Seva were performed and Naivedya was offered. Then Mahamangalaarti was performed. Cow Puja was performed in the inner premises of the temple. Kumkum was applied to the cow and the offerings were placed. Flowers were garlanded and an aarti was performed. Cow food was offered as Naivedya. The devotees who had gathered bowed down to the Tulsi Katte and the Cow Mother and prayed. The priest distributed prasadam to the devotees who arrived. On this occasion, the temple administration and devotees participated in large numbers. Napoklu: Adarsh Friends Chadavu Sampaje was held under the chairmanship of Sunil Sampaje, President of the 13th year Go Puja Sangha.
The religious lecture was given by the orator Vikrant Delampadi. On this occasion, cow worship was performed with devotion. Sampaje Gram Panchayat Chairperson Rama Devi Balachandra participated in the program.
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