Mangaluru
The Bishop of Mangalore Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, made a cordial visit to Kudroli temple, on the occasion of Dasara festival.
The visit was organised as a gesture of religious harmony on a invite by R Padmaraj, Treasurer, Kudroli Gokarnantheshwara Kshetra.
In his message, the Bishop highlighted the need for harmony in the society and appreciated the teachings of Shri Narayana Guru, the founder of Kudroli temple. The Kudroli festival also known as the Mangaluru Dasara is now world famous and is second only to the renowned Mysore Dusshera.
The Bishop also acknowledged that Mangaluru Dasara is now a festival of people of all faiths and religions. True to the teachings of the great sage who believed in one caste, one religion, one God, the temple has now become a place of unity and communal harmony, he said.
The Bishop was accompanied by Fr Rupesh Madtha, Roy Castelino Public Relations Officer, Diocese of Mangalore, Alwyn D’Souza the President of Catholic Sabha, Mithun Sequeira, Sunil Kumar Bajal, Stanley D’Cunha Bantwal and others.
Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha and UT Khader, Speaker, Legislative Assembly were welcomed and greeted by Sairam, President; Madhava Suvarna, Secretary; Harikrishna Bantwal, Suryakant Jaya Suvarna and Santosh Poojary, trustees Gokaranantheswara Kshetra.
