This blog refers to Ramanagara District (earlier a part of Bangalore Rural District). Ramanagara City is the District Head Quarters of Ramanagara District. Ramanagara is just 50 kms away from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state in India. Latest developments can be had from this blog.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Sri Arkeshwara Swamy Chariot Festival
Ramanagaram on 30th January 2010 witnessed the spectacular chariot festival. The diety Sri Arkeshwara Swamy temple on the banks of river Arkavathy has its place in the history of Ramanagaram. Every year the chariot festival is conducted with much devotion and fervour. This year too the chariot festival was more successful than yesteryears. People from all walks of life and from surrounding taluks participated in the festival and offered their prayers to Lord Arkeshwara.
Many organisations had putup make shift stalls and offered neerumajjige (buttermilk), panaka(musk melon/lemon juice sweetned with jaggery) that quenched the thirst of hundreds of devotees. Lord Arkeshwara Swamy idol mounted on 30 feet tall (approx) chariot pulled by the devotees from the temple premises on Choultry Street made its journey thru Agrahara, M.G.Road, Main Road and again thru Choultry Street to reach the temple finally.
Labels:
Arkeshwara Swamy,
Chariot Festival,
Ramanagaram
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