Bantwal, 27 Feb 2015: The annual festivities were held with pomp and gaiety at Chamundeshwari temple, Peraje, near here on Thursday February 26 night.
The state forests minister B Ramanat Rai, ZP member Chandraprakash Shetty, temple managing trustee Srikant Alva, Srinat Alva, local elders B T Narayan Bhat, Kushala M Peraje and Srinivas Peraje, Peraje Yuvaka Mandala president Manoj Anchan were present.
Thousands of devotees partaken in the religious celebrations.