temple, near Manipal, on Tuesday. R | Photo Credit: UMESH S. SHETTIGAR Yashpal Suvarna, Udupi MLA, inaugurated the new ‘snana ghatta’ (bathing ghat) of Moodu Perampalli Sheembra Siddhi Vinayak temple, near Manipal, on Tuesday.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar postponed his visit to Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple in Mangaluru and Uchchila Mahalakshmi Temple in Udupi district on Monday, where he was scheduled to inaugurate Dasara celebrations, owing to his visit to Delhi. He will be in Delhi on Monday to participate in the All India Congress Committee’s protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat, who has been denied a ticket by the BJP to contest in the Assembly elections, on Wednesday said he was deeply pained by the treatment meted out to him by the party. “I am not sad over the party’s decision, but I am pained by the way the party has treated me,” Bhat told reporters at his residence in Udupi. He broke into tears while speaking to the media. He said not even the district unit president of the party had called to inform him about th
Top Janmashtami destinations in India: Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Janmashtami, is a major Hindu festival that commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar (or incarnation) of Vishnu. Lord Krishna, the Hindu god of compassion, protection, and love, is one of the most widely worshipped and beloved deities in Hinduism. The festival is celebrated on Ashtami (the eighth day) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, which falls during August or September according to the Gregorian calendar.
Udupi’s Puthige mutts seer Sugunendra Theertha Swami sparked a controversy after he said those who do not know Sanskrit cannot go to heaven. While speaking at the conclusion of Sri Krishna Mahotsav on Sunday, the Puthige mutt seer said that Sanskrit is a ‘holy’ language which is simple and beautiful and can be easily learnt.
Police in Karnataka’s Udupi district have arrested the sculptor of a controversial Parashurama statue after its parts were allegedly taken away within a year of its unveiling ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections. The sculptor, Krishna Naik, who is a resident of Visvesvaraya Layout in Bengaluru and the owner of Krish Art World, was arrested from Puducherry, the police said on Monday.
