MANGALURU: Shanishwara puja was performed in
Oman, thanks to the Biruva Javaner group. The puja was conducted in
Muscat on Saturday. Biruva Javaner is a local Billava community group of Oman, and the puja was performed at the Darsait Sri Krishna Temple auditorium. About 1,200 devotees of this Tulunadu tradition, and
Yakshagana fans, participated. Biruva Javaner started out as a WhatsApp group and has been functioning as a friends collective.
The puja was organized under the leadership of entrepreneur Guruprasad, Nithin, Vijayakumar, Shivananda and the Biruva Javaner group. Members of Sri Shanishwara Bhaktha Vrinda Mandali, Pakshikere, the Talamaddale troupe of Mangaluru which has given numerous performances at various places including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, performed at the Shani Pooja. Priest Ravi Bhat Padubidri performed the rituals. Dayanand Poojary and
Ranjani Dayanand were the presiding couple.
Yakshagana backstage artistes included Satish Shetty Bondel, Padmanabha Shettigar and Bhaskar Bhat Kateel. Stage artistes included Kadri Navaneeth Shetty, Seetharam Kumar Kateel, Dinesh Shetty Kavalakatte, Vijaya Kumar Shetty Molottu and Prasanna Shetty Attur. While Deepak raga took place, women performed seva with lamps. Artistes and the chief coordinator of Sri Shanishwara Bhaktha Vrinda Mandali, Padmanabha Shettigar Pakshikere, were felicitated.
