Ramotsava in Madikeri from tomorrow

Madikeri Mar.24: Sri Kodanda Ramotsava Samiti will be holding the 37th year of Sri Ramotsava and the second year of its re-establishment on Mar.26 and 27 at Sri Kodanda Rama Temple in Mallikarjuna Nagar, Madikeri.

Speaking at a press conference, Sri Kodanda Ramotsava Samiti President K.M. Ganesh gave information about the religious rituals to be held for two days. On Mar.26, at 5 pm, a grand procession will be taken out from Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri as part of Sri Ramotsava. During the procession, the Sri Kodanda Rama Parivar Utsava idol, seated in a special palanquin, will be carried through the main roads of the city. From Gandhi Maidan, the procession will proceed to General Thimmaiah Circle and then proceed through the main streets of the city. The procession will be accompanied by various attractive dances, cultural groups with Chande instruments, women carrying Kalash, and bhajans by various groups. It will go up to Banni Mantapa in Mahadevpet and from there it will join the Sri Kodanda Rama Temple. He said that arrangements have been made for offering food to the devotees in the temple premises that night.

Religious activities

On the 27th, at 8 am, various religious and Vedic activities will be held in the temple premises under the leadership of Kshetra Tantri Vedamurthy Sri Krishna Upadhyay 

as part of Sri Rama Navami and the temple's re-establishment festival. On that day, Guru Ganapati Homa, Maha Sankalpa, Maha Ganapati Homa, Navagraha Homa, Rama Taraka Homa, Tattva Kala Homa, Shanti Homa, Poornahuti, Panchamrutha Abhishek, Navaka Pradhan, Kalashabhishek, Kumbhabhishek will be held. There will also be a Deva Nartana program in the temple premises at 11 am. Mahapuja, Mantraksha, Tirtha Prasad will be held at 12.30 pm. After that, Kosambari-Panaka will be distributed in the temple premises. He also said that arrangements have been made for the devotees.

Bhajan-Pravachan

Bhajans by various bhajan groups will be held from 5 to 7 pm. Then a religious discourse will be given by Sri Bodhaswaroopanandaji Maharaj, the president of Ramakrishna Math, Halasuru, Bangalore. Later, breakfast has been arranged for the devotees in the evening. Last time too, people had given all kinds of cooperation. This time too, they have given cooperation. Ganesh explained that about 5 thousand devotees are expected to join the deity's activities including the procession.

Rangoli-Sports

The cultural program planned to be organized at Gandhi Maidan on the evening of the 28th has been canceled due to the 10th class exams for students. He said that on the 25th (this day), various sports including rangoli competition and weight shot throwing will be organized by the Sports Committee on the premises of Sri Kodanda Rama Temple.

G. Rajendra, Principal Advisor of Sri Kodanda Rama Temple Trust, said; Sri Ramanavami has been celebrated with great pomp for the last 37 years. He said that Sri Kodanda Rama Temple was the first to give birth to the concept of celebrating Ramanavami in Kodagu district.

People from all communities will participate in the Ramotsava organized by the Sri Kodanda Ramotsava Committee. He said that the programs are organized amicably without any politics and without any provocation, and unprecedented cooperation is being received from devotees for the offering of food.

Sri Kodanda Rama Temple, which is located in Mallikarjuna Nagar along with Rama, Lakshmana, Sita and Anjaneya, is the only temple in the district, and prayers are made to Rama for world peace. It is our resolve to pray for world welfare. Devotees will participate in the Ramotsava in large numbers, he said.

Former President of the Trust H. Manjunath said; Sri Kodanda Rama Temple is a very powerful place, and a large number of devotees come from outside the state and outside the district. He said that there are instances where the problems of many people who have prayed and served here have been solved. In the procession to be held on the 26th, pavilions will be taken out by various organizations and temples. Art groups from outside the district and states will participate. Along with this, the dance bhajan and palanquin service of the bhajana groups will attract attention. He said that the palanquin was built by Ramotsava Committee President Ganesh and is being donated to the temple.

Reception Committee President V.S. Vinod Kumar, Sri Kodanda Rama Temple Trust President H.N. Nanjuada and Sri Kodanda Ramotsava Committee General Secretary Bollajira B. Ayyappa were present at the press conference.

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