Peaceful Datta Jayanthi shobhayatre in Chikkmagaluru

Mangalore Today News Network

Chikkmagaluru, Dec 7, 2014: Large number of devotees of Sangh Parivar took out a shobhayatre in the city on December 5, on the eve of the Datta Jayanthi celebrations.

Wearing orange panche, shawl and Dattamala. The decorated idol of Lord Dattathreya was taken out in a procession on all major roads. Datta devotees sang ‘bhajans’ holding ‘Bhagavadhwaja’ throughout the procession. Nasik Band and folklore teams were another attraction at the procession.  The yathre started from the temple passed KEB Circle, Basavanahalli Road, Hanumanthappa Circle, M G Road before culminating at Azad Park.

The residents of the area lit camphor on the road to welcome the procession. They offered flowers, fruits and broke coconuts as a mark of their deMLAs C T Ravi, V Sunil Kumar, VHP leader Gopal, Bajrang Dal state convener Sooryanarayana, former MLA MP Kumaraswamy, BJP State Vice President Rekha Huliyappa Gowda and others participated.   The police had beefed up security to ensure that no untothe procession.  The movement of vehicles on M G Road was prohibited from 3 pm to 7 pm.

Addressing the religious meet, VHP leader Gopal said “the VHP will not tolerate an insult to the Hindu society. Hindus have the power for a temple at Ayodhya.”