MLA promises Rs 1 crore for development of Omkareshwara complex temples

Madikeri, Apr. 1: Madikeri MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda has promised to provide a total of Rs 1 crore from the government for the development of Sri Omkareshwara, Sri Anjaneya and Sri Kote Mahaganapathi temples under the care of the Omkareshwara Management Committee and to provide other basic facilities.

The MLA gave this assurance in response to a request made by Sri Omkareshwara Temple Management Committee President Chummi Devaiah and members Ambekal Kushalappa, Prakash Acharya and G. Rajendra, who met him in Madikeri yesterday. He has promised to provide Rs. 50 lakh from the MLA grant he receives from the government and Rs. 50 lakh from the Muzrai Department through Minister Ramalinga Reddy - a total of Rs. 1 crore.

The committee has already received about Rs. A development project worth Rs. 36 lakhs has been undertaken in the premises of the Anjaneya temple and it is nearing completion. A floor and roof have been constructed around the temple. The outer premises of the Anjaneya temple have been expanded. In addition, work is underway to install new Navagrahas in the temple premises, said the committee president Chummi Devaiah. The Navagraha idols have already been made and brought by sculptors. On April 25, the Kshetra Tantri, Nileshwara Sri Padmanabha Tantri, will perform the installation rituals in the premises of the Anjaneya temple. A total of Rs. 5 crore has been planned for the development of these temples, of which the MLAs have promised to provide Rs. 1 crore through the government.

In addition, cooperation has been sought from generous donors in Kodagu to raise funds for the major projects to be undertaken. These projects include the construction of the main entrance to the temples, repair of the paulis in the inner premises of Omkareshwar Temple, repair of the Kalyani Lake in the outer premises and installation of a new grill, installation of stone bedding around the outer premises of the temple, construction of a second floor of the Omkara Sadan, construction of essential residential houses for the staff, etc. Also, it is planned to build a new roof for the historic Fort Ganapati Temple in Madikeri and install interlocks on the ground floor. Since the perimeter of this temple falls under the Department of Architecture and Archaeology, permission has been sought from the department to carry out the work, said President Chummi Devaiah in a media release.

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