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Mangalore Dasara celebrations commenced with the installation of Navadurga idols at the Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple here on Thursday.

After offering pooja to Lord Ganesha, the organising committee members carried the idols to the decorated hall and installed them. The idol of Goddess Sharada was taken out in a procession around the temple and was installed. The festival will culminate with a grand Dasara procession on October 4. Navarathri is also being celebrated with traditional fervour at Kateel Sri Durgaprameshwari temple, Mangaladevi temple and Bappanadu Durgaparameshwari temple.

Kollur temple

The nine-day festival of Navarathri has begun with spiritual and religious fervour here at Kollur Sri Mookambika temple with the installation of ‘Kalasha’ and ‘Ankura.’ on Thursday.The Navarathri festival started  in the morning  with ‘Devatha Prarthana’, ‘Devanandi’, ‘Karmanga Sankalpa’ and ‘Arghya Pooja’, following which the ‘Kalasha Sthapane’ and ‘Ankura Sthapane’ rituals. ‘Ankura Sthapane’ is a ritual, wherein seeds of cereals are sprinkled on the heaps of mud (Mrishchike) and the sprouts will be offered to the Goddess on the ninth day (Navami) of the festival.

Kalasha Sthapane was followed by ‘Japa’ and ‘Parayana’ rituals. The Goddess will be adorned with nine avatharas of Durga and will be offered prayers in the form of ‘Sapthasathi Paryana’, ‘Navakshari Japa’ ‘Shtha Rudrabhisheka’, ‘Mahapooje’ and ‘Bali Pooje’ everyday.

Rituals

Kollur temple Chief Priest Sridhar Adiga told Deccan Herald that ‘Suhasini Pooje’ would be held every day. He said ‘Ranga Pooje’ will held before ‘Navami’ and ‘Rathothsava’ is organised on Navami. ‘Chandika Homa’ and ‘Ankura Arpane’ will be performed on the ninth  day. ‘Parayana Pooje’ will also be held.

The ‘Vidyarambha’ ritual will be held on Vijayadashami day, wherein parents bring their children to get their tongue inked with ‘Om’ symbol using turmeric twig. Around 1800-2000 kids are expected to take part, the priest added.

The celebrations will culminate with ‘Navannaprashana’ ceremony wherein the farmers will offer the paddy seeds to the Goddess followed by Goddess taken in palanquin to celebrate ‘Vijayothsava’ covering one kilometer, which symbolises the end of nine day celebrations.Kundapur DySP C B Patil said that elaborate security arrangements have been made in Kollur for the smooth conduct of nine-day celebrations.

More than 100 police personnel with two PSI ranking officials have been deployed. The KSRTC will be running additional buses from Byndoor railway station to the temple premises.