Udupi: Swami Vidyadisha lays foundation for building Yekanateshwari Temple at Barkoor

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 22 Jan 2016: Devadiga community is devout and known for righteous living. Devadiga brethrens settled worldwide united to develop Yekanata temple at Barkoor, near here is a major feat. Hope their united efforts pays off in magnificent temple soon, said Swami Vidyadisha of Palimar mutt, near here.

 

Swami Vidyadisha was speaking after laying the foundation for building Yekanateshwari temple of Devadiga community at Simhasanagudde, Kacchur village, Barkoor, near here on Thursday January 21.

 

 

The state urban development minister was the chief guest of the occasion.

 

Kundapura MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, St Peter’s assistant parish priest Fr Ivan Sequeira, Barkoor gram panchayat president Shaila D’Souza, entrepreneur Vakwady Praveen Shetty Dubai, Babu Shiva Poojary, Nagaraj Padukone Mumbai, B Shantaram Shetty, K Vishwanat Bhandary, Srinivas Shettigar, retired lecturer Dr B Manjunat Somayaji, Krishnappa Uppoor, B Manjunat Rao, K Gopal Rao Kinnigoli, Venkataramana Bhandarkar, D S Chennappa, Anantapadmanabha, Satyanarayana Udupa, K Madhusudan, Devadiga Sangh Mumbai® president Vasu S Devadiga Mumbai, Anand Devadiga Dubai, Vamana Maroli Mangaluru, K V Subbanna, Subbaya Devadiga Dubai, Ganapati Bhat and others were present at the dais.

 

Vasant Kumar Nitte, Raghavendra Nitte and Ganesh Sherigar Brahmavar compered the programme. Shankar Devadiga Ankadakatte proposed vote of thanks.