Dasara
at Mangalore is a beautiful sight for the visitors. At Mangalore Dasara
is very much different from the festival celebrated in other parts of
India. Navadurga statues are worshipped on all 9 days of Navratri along
with the main deity Sharada. Mangalore Dasara 2018 will have more than
60 tableaux on the day of Vijayadashami procession.
Many foreigners rush to this place during the day of
Vijayadashami when procession takes place. They visit Kudroli temple to see the
beauty and richness of the Navaratri festival celebrated during the
auspicious nine days. Sharada pooja or Goddess Saraswathi Pooja is a
major attraction for the people here.
Mangalore city is a beautiful destination where the rich south Indian
traditions and cultural programs can be watched live during
the months of September, October or November every year, Navaratri,
Dussehra or Dasara festival is celebrated in a grand manner.
Goddess Sharada's statue is consecrated and established at many places in and around
Mangalore city in India. At Kudroli the celebrations are great and
colorful lights at night spread the richness of the festival everywhere.
Roads in the city look beautiful with fantastic illumination. On
the final day or Vijayadashami day, the statues are taken for
visarjan or immersion in a colorful grand procession.
All Sharada Statues in and around Mangalore
Dasara Festival at Mangalore in 2018
In the year
2018, Mangaluru Dasara, Dussehra, Navratri or Mahanavami festival starts from
Wednesday 10th October and the concluding day is Friday 19th October. It is the
Vijayadashami day of Dasara. Statues of Saraswathi goddess and Navadurgas would
be consecrated and worshipped from Wednesday 10th October. Kudroli Dasara at
Mangaluru will be inaugurated by the Karnataka Deputy CM G. Parameshwara.
Kudroli Dasara is different from Mysuru Dasara. Mysore Dasara was started by
the Wodeyar kings of Mysore. Goddess Chamundeshwari, the rulers deity is taken
in procession riding on elephants. The Mangaluru dasara festival ends on the
day of Vijayadashami with the grand procession from Kudroli temple and ends
with statue immersions at the same venue next day morning.
At Bolar
Mangaladevi temple, annual dasara car festival takes place and procession
passes in front of temple that attracts large number of visitors during the
night. Drummers are a special attraction. The Kudroli Dasara procession starts
from the Gokarnatha temple premises and passes along the Mannagudda area.
Tableaux will make a huge line up all along Kudroli to Ladyhill circle. From
the Ladyhill circle the procession moves towards Lalbagh junction, M.G. Road,
P.V.S. Circle, City Point Circle, K S Rao Road, Hampankatta and then takes a
right turn at Mangalore University College. Later the tableaux move along the
Ganapathi High School Road, Temple Square area, along Car Street, New Chitra
Furniture Theatre junction, Alake road and finally Kudroli temple which is the
statue immersion place. After the tableaux enter the Kudroli Gokarnatha
premises, the worshipped statues of Navadurga will be immersed in the water
pond between 7 am and 9 am on Saturday 20th October 2018.
MANGALORE DASARA - Festive Celebrations at Kudroli
Dasara at Mangalore is famous all over the world.
Navarathri festival also called as Dasara in this region ( including tenth day
- Vijayadashami). Celebrations of this festival are unique and different from
that of other parts of India.
Saraswathi Pooja or Sharada pooja is done at Mangalore and some parts of South Kanara district. Janardhana Poojary the former
Union Minister introduced the concept of Mangalore dasara in the year 1991. He
is the whole and soul of the Kudroli temple but neither he nor his family
members hold any post in the temple administration.
Kudroli temple is the center of attraction during the Navarathri
festival. The Kudroli
Sri Gokarnanatheshwara
Temple was built in Tamil
nadu style in the year 1912 by Sri Narayana Guru. Gokarnanatha is the other
name for Lord Shiva. The temple is 3km from the centre of Mangalore city. The
temple has gopuram (tower like huge structure) decorated with murals of various
gods and goddesses. Murals depict the scenes from Hindu epics and legends.
The Kudroli temple trust keeps the `Gangavatharana’ (Ganges
water flowing from the crown of Lord Shiva) in operation for all 9 days during
the Navarathri. The depiction has 4 colorful idols of Shiva 13 feet high with
jet of water rushing towards the sky to a height of 100 feet. As the water from
four sides reach their pinnacle they take shape of a Shivalingam. Color lights
around the place add to the glory of the site.
Navarathri and Shivarathri are the two big festivals celebrated at this
temple. The celebrations at the temple during Dasara is also popularly called
as Mangalore Dasara.
Sharada at the Centre of the Hall
Kudroli Mangalore Sharada
Sharada Statue for worship in Navratri
Vijayadashami Procession at Mangaladevi
Rathotsava at Mangaladevi Temple
Tiger dance at Kudroli Auditorium
Lord Ganesh idol placed at the Front
Lord Ganesh at the Entrance
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Temple decorated during Dasara
Goddess Sharada and Navadurgas
The idol of Goddess Sharada Devi is installed at the centre and Navadurgas
(9 incarnations) are placed on both sides of the magnificently decorated hall.
The 9 goddesses Shaila Putri (consort of lord Shiva), Brahmacharini (gives the
message of pure love to the world), Chandra Ghanta (establishes justice and
wears a crescent moon on her head), Kushmaandini (provider of basic
necessities), Skandamatha (gives the gift of differentiation of right from
wrong), Kathyayini (persistently battles against evil and deceitful entities),
Kaalarathri (who killed Rakthabeeja, a demon), Maha Gowri (liberates the world
from evil forces) and Siddidhaathri (a treasure house of mystic powers) are
invoked to bless the devotees who gather at this place.
Adi Shakthi
Shailaputri
Maha Gowri
Visitors watching the Navadurga Statues
Koragappa Memorial Hall - The display of Navadurga
Kathyayini
Skanda Matha
Mahakali
Kushmanda or Kooshmandini
Brahmacharini
Siddhidathri
Chandraghanta
Worship of Navadurgas and Procession
People flock to see the colourful idols of Navadurga displayed at the Kudroli
temple. On the first day of Navarathri festival all the idols are displayed
here. Later the Prathishtapana(installation) of these idols is done during an
auspicious time.
Sharada idol is the main idol and it is the center of attraction here. The
hall where the. idols are installed is illuminated with glowing decorative
lights. People from all walks of life come to see this annual celebration. More
than a million devotees visit the temple every year and the numbers rise
constantly. Large scale mass feeding of Prasadam called Anna Santharpana
takes place at the temple premises. Devotees coming from all over the country
and abroad during the 9 days of Navarathri enjoy the feast.
On the final day, Vijayadshami, the Navadurga as well as Sharada idols are
taken in a procession which is unique in its own way. Devotees and visitors
line up on the roadside to watch the beautiful sight. Display of drummers and
tall colorful umbrellas marks the beginning. Thousands of people join the
magnificent religious procession and enjoy the whole night. Over 100 tableaux
come from all over the Karnataka state and some also from the neighboring
states. Mild showers of rain are common during the festival.
Cultural programme at Kudroli
Bhagavadgeetha Statue
Hanuma Mandir
Illuminated Water Pond
Statues Immersion pond at Gokarnatha Temple Kudroli
Venkatramana Temple Sharada
Mangaladevi temple at Bolar
Another famous temple
Mangaladevi at Bolar also
celebrates the festival. Mangalore got its name from Mangaladevi. Mangaladevi
temple arranges for various cultural programmes such as folk, music, drama,
plays on various themes, ballets and devotional songs. Large number of devotees
participate in the Rathotsav (car festival) on the ninth day i.e. Navami. The
procession has chariot-driven cavalcades (rathotsava) filled with various
deities and hundreds of tableaux gloriously decorated with colorful lights and
festoons. The procession reaches a location at Marnamikatta where the goddess
is worshipped. Pious people of Mangalore believe that worship of Mangaladevi
brings them prosperity and happiness.
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