Virajpet, Mar. 22: A grand Hanuman Jayanti festival will be celebrated in Virajpet for the first time on April 2, and a grand procession and assembly program will be held in Virajpet city, said Anjaparavada Anil Mandanna, president of the Hanuman Jayanti Organizing Committee.
Speaking at a press conference, Anil Mandanna said that the committee has decided to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti with grandeur, and Sri Rajashekarananda Swamiji of Vajradehi Math in Gurupura, Mangalore and renowned orator Sharan Pumpwell will be present for the program.
The program is district-level and Hanuman devotees and Hindus should participate in large numbers. He said that the procession will start from the Balanjaneya Temple on Appiahswamy Road on April 2 with the Utsav idol. From there, it will go to the Veeranjaneya Temple in Chikkapet and offer prayers there. After that, the procession will come through Church Street and converge near the Mariyamma Temple. After offering prayers there, it will travel through the main street of the town and end at the Taluk Maidan. A meeting program will be held at the Taluk Maidan. The procession will feature Kodagu instruments, various still lifes, a procession of the Utsav idol on a silver chariot, bhajans, a dance performance in a tiger costume, and a dance performance in a tiger costume. After the program, an anna santarpana has been organized.
Secretary of the Hanuman Jayanti Organizing Committee of Virajpet City, Koothanda Sachin, said that an estimated 7-8 thousand people are expected to join the Hanuman Jayanti. Committee member B.G. Sainath Naik said that a large number of people are expected to join and that more security should be provided to Hanuman Jayanti just as the police provided security to the Hindu Sangam program.
The Virajpet City Hanuman Jayanti Organizing Committee's social media handle Shinoj, Joint Secretary Pradeep Rai, Vice Presidents Shan Changappa, Hemanth, Joint Secretary Shashikumar, Sumesh, Treasurer Sumesh, Legal Advisor of the Committee, Puliyand Ponnanna and others were present.
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