Karavali sees devotional and joyful Shivratri celebration

Mangaluru/Udupi: Maha Shivaratri was celebrated on Thursday by devotees across coastal Karnataka. Special homas, maha rudrabhishekha, sathasiyala abhisheka, rathotsava, jagarnas, bhajans etc. were held in various Shiva temples.

More than 30,000 devotees arrived on foot at the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.

At Kudroli’s Sri Gokarnanath Kshetra, homa, rudrabhishek, sathasiyala abhishekha, maha pooja, rathotsava and jagarna were held.

Shiv pooja, rudrabhishekha, jagarna were held in Kadri temple.

Maha Shivaratri special puja and puja of various kinds were held in Karinja, Uppinangady, Puttur, Sharavu, Nandavar, Bantwal, Thodikan, Ivarnadu, Vitla Netle, Narahari Betta, Pandeshwar, Kavuru, Porkodi, Adyapady, Aletti.

The deity was worshipped at the Sri Mangaladevi temple with an ‘Ardha nareshwara’ decoration.

In Udupi district’s, Bannanje, Parkala, Perampalli, Kalyanapura, Puttur, Kumrapadi, Pandubettu, Kanagudde, Thekkanidiyur, Belkale, Brahmavara, Koradi, Basrur, Padubidri, Kalattur, Suraalu, Thekkatte, Chokkadi, Moodubettu, Pervaje, Haradi, Sagri Chakrateertha, Katapady, Kelarkala bettu, Kota, Barkur, Uppuru Chitari, Nayampalli Madi, Shivapadiya, Herga Triambakesvara, Udupi Nityananda temple, Kundapur Kundeshwara, Koteshwara’s Kotilingeshwara, Byndoor Seneshwara, Onakudlu, Basrur Umamaheshwara Math and Tuluvesvara, Halnadu, Hebri Ardhanareeswara, Kollur Umamaheshwara, Ganganadu Shiva temple, Kroda Shankaranarayana, Hole Shankara Narayana, Avarse, Mandavi, Belve and Kodavur, Kirimajeshwara, Hattiyangadi Lok Natheshwara, Kumbhashi Harihara, Karkala Shivathikere Uma Maheshwara, Padubailur Ishtamahalingeshwara, Barkur Moodukeri Someshwara, Alluru Vishwanatha, Puttige Somanatheshwara, Bola Mritunjaya, Kanthavara Kanteshwara, Belmannu Madaka Mahadeva temple, Kaudur Shiva temple, Udayavar Shambhushaileshwara, Kedar Brahmalingeshwara and at A special pooja was held in Raheshwar Mahalingeshwara and Baikadi Kameshwara temple special poojas were held.