Bantwal: 13 couples got married in a common function organised by a Avdhoot Nityananda  govinda Swami Trust, at NGs Bhajan Mandir on Sunday, New Year’s day, which was also a Punyatithi day of the noble soul.

Thousands of yogi Nithynanda devotees attended the mass ceremony including Mysore Hasan Mataji, Belgaum Vijayanad Swami and DK RSS chief Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat.

Mumbai businessman Balakrishna Bhandari Presided at a meeting on the occasion. Several Hindu leaders were present, as also Umesh Shetty (VHP), Dharmapal Devadiga and Vishwanath Mada (Air India) and others wee present.

Committee Chairman Yogish Sapalya and advisor B.S. Bhandary were guests.

B. Dinesh Bhandary welcomed the gathering and B.Nagaraj Shetty made introductory remarks. Dinesh Amin and HK Nayanadu compered the religio-social programmed.