Mangaluru, Oct 16, 2020: Dr Arathi Krishna, former vice president of NRI Forum and a prominent Covid Warrior will be inaugurating Mangaluru Dasara at the Kudroli Shree Gokarnanatha Shrine on October 17, Saturday.
Saturday’s Dasara inaugural programme will be held at 12 noon with the installation of the idols of Goddess Sharada and Nava Durgas. Mahapooja will be performed at 12.30 pm.
This year’s Dasara will be celebrated by duly adhering to all guidelines under the slogan "Namma Dasara Namma Surakshe."
Dr Arathi Krishna who hails from Chikkmagaluru district has been instrumental in helping NRIs in distress during the Covid pandemic and by securing permission from the foreign embassies for chartered flights to facilitate travel of stranded Indians to their homeland.