Mangalore : The colourful shobhayatra of the Mangalore Dasara festivities of Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra, Kudroli was witnessed by thousands of devotees in the city on October 14, Monday night. The idols of Goddess Sharada, Navadurgas and Lord Ganesha were taken in colourfully decorated trucks.

There were also several attractive tableaux of historical and mythological scenes. The Huli Vesha Teams added splendor to the Procession which also featured, chende, bhajans teams,  dolls, Tanjavore umbrellas etc etc which made Mangalore into a whole new world.

The procession commenced exactly at 4 pm from the Temple precincts on Monday and concluded on Tuesday morning with the immersion of the idols amid several devotees. The immersion ceremony was indeed nostalgic.

The procession passed through Mannagudda, Ladyhill, Lalbagh, KS Rao Road, Hampankatta, Carstreet, Alake and concluded at the temple.