Mangaluru : A new chariot made of gold and silver, biggest cost chariot in the state, is dedicated to Goddess Durgaparameshwari, of Kateel temple here on February 8.

State’s Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights T B Jayachandra, offered new golden chariot, to the Temple priest Lakshminarayana Asranna and Temple executive officer Ningaiah.

The process of collecting doations for the temple chariot, built at a cost of Rs 4.5 crore, began in 2002, the temple executive officer Ningaiah said in a release here.

A total of 11 kg of gold and 190 kg of silver had been used for building the chariot, he said.