Mangalore : A total of 300 goodu deepas were created and arranged on the occasion of the eleventh annual goodu deepa competition organized by the television channel Namma Kudla in the premises of Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple on Nov 4, Thursday. The purpose of the event was to keep alive the traditions associated with Diwali and to give Mangaloreans an opportunity to showcase their creative talents.

Many people participated in the contest and created attractive goodu deepas out of colored paper, bamboo, and colored lights in the traditional, modern, and unique categories. Some goodu deepas were especially attractive since they were made of birds’ nests, pulses, vegetables, and aquariums.

The winners of the first and the second prizes received a gold medal each; and everybody who participated received consolation prizes.
The competitions comprised 3 categories—traditional, modern, and unique. Ten consolation prizes were also given for each category.

The prestigious Namma Tuluver Award was conferred on Dr. Dayanada Pai, the managing director of Century Builders; ‘Namma Kudla 2010 Award’ conferred on Devdas Kapikad, the renowned Tulu dramatist; and the Bala Prathibhe Award conferred on artiste Mayuri Ullal on the occasion.  Later, the team also felicitated Mr. Chandra Shekar Suvarna of Suvarna Arts Mulky.

A programme titled “Tulu Sangeetha Vaibhava” was presented by Rajesh and his team, followed by a dance programme by Dinesh Attavar, Mayuri Ullal, and Vibhavalakshmi. The entire programme was telecasted live on V4 Live Channel.

Mr. Navaneet Shetty Kadri and Mr. Bhaskar Rai Kukkuvalli, the television presenters, compered the programme.
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