Moodabidri : The 3-day rural athletics, sports, and games festival conducted at Sri Bhoothanatheshwara temple in Mijaru, Edapadavu town concluded on Sunday, February.19 .
The games were held in open near Shastavu Temple, with thousands of devotees participating in the programme, organised by chief Trustee V.V. Shetty.
The meet has Succeed in show casing culture and rural games of ancient days in Tulunadu.
The people of coastal region and those in Mumbai and Bangalore, were attracted to the scene, for its novelty and spirit of nostalgia for by gone era.
64 different sports competitions were conducted in a packed period of 3 days, just before Mahashivaratri in the Ishwara temple here.
On Sunday evening, cash prizes, amounting to Rs 9 lakhs, certificates and trophies were distributed to winners.
Congress MLA Abhaychandra Jain spoke in election, about Edapadavu getting known all over Karnataka overnight, by this Rural sports and games festival.
Several Congress and BJP dignitaries were present. MLA B. Ramanath Rai, presided on final programme V.V. Shetty welcomed participants and guests.