Annual religious rituals cancelled at Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala

TNN | Updated: Apr 13, 2020, 12:14 IST

MANGALURU: Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala has cancelled a host of religious rituals that are usually held annually during the Vishu month, over the next five days, due to the lockdown. These include the Sri Dharma devathe, Sri Annappa swami nema and kola, rathotsava of Sri Manjunatha Swamy, the presiding deity of Sri Kshetra and ‘vihara’ of the deity to various ‘katte’ as well as ‘avabratha vihara’ to the Nethravathi River.
Devotees are now not able to visit the kshetra due to the lockdown. D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari of the kshetra, said entering the temple and getting darshan is cancelled until further orders. Since all these rituals have been cancelled, based on the indication given by Annappa Swami in ‘devaprashne’ posed to the Demigod, devotees need not have any reservations on cancellation of the rituals, and he urged them to follow the directives given by the government.