Photo: Manju Neereshwallya
Mangalore, July 13, 2013: A golden (Naivedya) Palanquin has been dedicated to Gurupur Shree Varadaraja Venkatramana Temple with due blessings of Srimad Sudhindra Theertha Swamiji, Senior Pontiff of Kashi Mutt Samsthan. The temple has a practice of bringing the idol of Lord Shree Varadaraja Venkatramana in a silver palanquin to the Agrasale on Samaradhane Day for the Maha Naivedya. Henceforth, the Golden Palanquin will be used for the purpose.
The Golden Palanquin was offered on behalf of the renowned chartered accountant G Hariram Shenoy family and Gurupur Shenoy family as Seva in memory of Lakshmi Devi and Gunda alias Damodar Shenoy.
The Temple trustees and Temple Development Committee members were present on the occasion.