M’lore: MLA J R Lobo convenes meeting of Municipal Officials to Renovate Suryanarayana Temple,

By Ashritha D’Souza
Pics: John V Tauro
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 18 Nov 2013: MLA J R Lobo convened a meeting of municipal officials to chalk-out plans of renovating Suryanaryana temple, Bajjody, here on Sunday November 17 morning.

 
The temple that is dedicated to deity Suryanarayana at Bajjody, here is one among a very few temples in south India has a long history.  It’s being worshipped by devotees residing in 20 gram panchayats in Mangalore city.  

 

 
 
The corporators Praveenchandra Alva, Asha D’Silva, Keshav Maroli and Prakash Alape, Sooryanarayana temple managing trustee Balakrishna Kottari, the temple renovation Committee president K P Shetty were present at the dais.

 
Mangalore taluk Tahsildar Mohan Rao, municipal joint director Raghu, assistant commissioner Prashant, municipal executive engineer Kantaraj, religious endowment officers were present on the occasion.