Mangalore: The idols of Goddess Sharada and Navadurgis will be installed at Sri Gokarnanatha Temple at Kudroli in Mangalore on October 16, Tuesday  at 12.25 noon. The temple is celebrating Navaratri festivities with great zeal and grandeur.

Western Range IGP Pratap Reddy  and noted builder Ramesh Kumar and his wife Urmila Ramesh Kumar will inaugurate the festivities by lighting the lamp in front of the idol of Goddess Sharada and Navadurgis respectively.

The cultural programmes at the temple as part of Navaratri celebrations, will be inaugurated by Corporation Bank Chairman and Managing Director Ajai Kumar  at 6.30 in the evening.