Preparatory meeting held to discuss Koti Namarchane at Shri Gopalakrishna Temple

Preparatory meeting held to discuss Koti Namarchane at Shri Gopalakrishna Temple

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Nov 29, 2011: A number of dignitaries, leaders, scholars, and representatives and trustees of temples participated in the preparatory meeting held to discuss the Koti Namarchane, which is scheduled to take place on April 20 – 29, 2012 at Shri Gopalakrishna Temple in Shaktinagar. The meeting was convened at the temple’s Sumanasa Auditorium on Nov 27 Sunday. 

A committee was formed at the meeting with Dharmasthala Dharmadhikai Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade as its honorary president, Vinay Hegde as the president, and K. C. Naik, the managing trustee of the temple, as the working president.

The honorary advisors are Erya Laxminaraya Alva, Dr. Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka, J.Krishna Palemar, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, N. Yogish Bhat, Vidwan Panja Bhaskar Bhat, and Sharavu Raghavendra Shashtri. The conveners are Dr. P. Ananthakrishna Bhat and Prof. M. B. Puranik. Krishna Kumar is the general secretary, Satyanarayan Batrakody is the joint secretary, and Sanjit Naik is the treasurer. 

A number of sub committees were also formed on this occasion. 

Dr. Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka distributed tulsi plants and seeds given by Sathish Nayak on the occasion and former mayor Rajani Dugganna received them on behalf of the women members.
K. C. Naik delivered the welcome address and Prof. M. B. Puranik delivered the introductory address. Vidwan Panja Bhaskar Bhat, Erya Laxminarayana Alva, Dr. Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka, and Dr. Vaman Shenoy addressed the gathering.