Belthangady:  Shri Manjunathaswamy Temple in Dharmasthala receives a new chariot on the occasion of the annual festival of Lord Vishnu on April 1 Sunday.

Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade honored Koteshwar Laxminarayan Acharya and his team for making the chariot.

Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade after receiving the chariot said that devotees will get a chance to see the Lord Manjunatha when taken out in the chariot during the annual festival.

Sculptor Koteshwar Laxminarayan Acharya said that the chariot was made with great devotion. The annual festival will commence on April 12.