‘Vidyarambha’ in Kollur attract more Keralites than others

‘Vidyarambha’ in Kollur attract more Keralites than others

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, October 07: Kollur, Mukambika Temple has been dominated by devotees from Kerala for a long times. During Vijayadashami, the last day of Navarathri, a large number of Keralites visit the temple with a range of offerings. 

 

 

It is a very special occasion that attracts people from all over India. The Kollur Mukambika Temple is one of the most popular pilgrimage centres in Karnataka that has more devotees from outside the state. Like every year on the day of Vijayadashami, a special tradition called “Vidyarambha” takes place here. It is an auspicious day for young children to traditionally begin to learn to write.

Kannadigas do not take much interest in this tradition as the Keralites.  They consider the Vidyarambha of their young ones at Kollur Temple make the blessed and cherished.  For this reason every year the Malayalees throng here along with their young children to perform the Vidyarambha. Outside the temple in front of the Saraswathi Mantap, parents seat their young children on their lap and as per the instructions of Purohit with the child’s hand they write Ohmkara on the rice filled in a plate and from this the child’s education starts.

 

 

A child that starts its learning of writing in Kollur will make great achievement in the field of education, is the wish behind this tradition. Also in this, the love towards the letter culture – education, reflects among the people of Kerala, the no. 1 literate state in the country. Also, the Kollur Mukambika deity was installed by Adi Shankaracharya who is from Kerala, this pride works in them.

 

 

In the recent time, may be seeing the pride of the Keralites, some Kannadigas also have started to participate in the Vidyarambha tradition. But in the temple premises, with the noise of Malayalam speaking, the sound of Kannada speaking could not be heard.  
 Another speciality on last Thursday in the C, is the participation of  multi linguistic singer K.J. Yesudas and who also began the writing of his grandchild there. The Keralites respect him so much that, some of them even had their children’s beginning of writing by the hands of Yesudas and some of them bowed their head to his feet.

Also, another tradition called “Navannaprashana” takes place here on Vijayadashami, which is feeding the child with rice for the first time. This is an Keralite tradition.

 

Courtesy:Bellevision Media Network