Mangalore : With the grand Rathotsava, a Navaratri celebration concludes at the Mangaladevi Temple on October 4, Saturday.

The temple also performed a Bali Pooja on the occasion.

The procession of Goddess Sharada idol accompanied with several tableaux and Huli Vesha troupes passed through several roads with thousands gathered on either side to witness the event.

At temple offers Kalpokta Pooja to Navadurgis on all the days of Navaratri, when Goddess Mangaladevi is adorned and decorated in nine different ways giving a glimpse of the Navadurgis to the devotees.

The Mangaladevi temple, which boasts of Chola sculpture, wore a festive look throughout the Dasara.

Navaratri Festival celebrated on a grand scale across the district in the temple including Durgaparamshwari temple at Boppanadu Mulki, Durgaparmeshwari temple at Kateel, Sri Mukambikka temple Kolluru, Sri Marikamba Temple Adu Maroli, Rajarajeshwari temple, Polali, Padangara Bhagavati Kshetra Maduru, Chirumba Bhagavathi khshetra Ullala, Kanila Bhagavathi Temple in Manjeshwara, Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple Pateshwara.

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