Belthangady : The Mahamastakabisheka to the 35-foot tall Bahubali Swamy monolithic statue – the third oldest in the state – will be held between February 22 and March 1 at Venur in Belthangady taluk. This Mahamastakabisheka will be the fifth to be held since installation in 1604 of the statue atop Bahubali Betta on the […]

Mangaluru : The Roman Catholic Bishop of Mangalore, Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha has congratulated Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmashala on having been nominated as the member of the Rajya Sabha. In his congratulatory message, the Bishop observed that Dr Heggade, through his unique and multifaceted service, has earned […]

Mangaluru : Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala visited where senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes is undergoing treatment. Dr Heggade enquired about the health condition of Oscar who is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit after he fell down while practising Yoga at his home last Sunday. […]

Ujire : Dharmasthala dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade has provided 100 oxygen concentrators to needy Covid care centres in hospitals through Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP). The concentrators have been purchased and are being sent to hospitals where they are required, SKDRDP executive director LH Manjunath said in a press release. Of the 100 […]

Ujire : Dr D Veerendra Heggade donated a sum of Rs 25 lakhs towards the construction of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. A DD towards the amount was handed over by Dr Heggade to the Shree Rama Janma Bhoomi Theertha Kshetra Trust. The same was received by Raghavan, National Secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. VHP […]

Mangaluru: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade contributed a sum of Rs 5 crore to PM-Cares Fund in support to India’s fight against coronavirus pandemic, informed SKDRDP executive director Dr L H Manjunath. Meanwhile Dr Veerendra Heggade on Friday urged all the SHG members of SKDRDP to maintain discipline and […]

Dharmasthala : Jain’s from Tamil Nadu performed anointment rituals for 39-foot monolith of Lord Bahubali at Ratnagiri in Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala on Sunday. Rituals were conducted under the guidance of Dhavalakeerthi Bhattaraka swamiji of Arihanthagiri, in the presence of D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari of the Sri Kshetra and his family. “Mahamastakabhisheka rituals are a pious […]

Dharmasthala : To mark 50th anniversary of Dharmadhikari, Dr. D Veerendra Heggade, ‘Pattabhisheka Mahotsava’, the newly built Manjusha Museum and three other major road infrastructure works amounting to Rs 23.5 crore will be inaugurated on Wednesday by Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. Addressing the media at Dharmasthala on Tuesday  D Veerendra Heggade said, these infrastructure works will be a permanent contribution […]

Mangaluru: Yuva Brigade activists from across the State cleaned Netravathi River at Snanaghatta where hundreds of devotees take bath daily before visiting the Manjunatha temple at Dharmasthala. Heaps of garbage was removed from here on Sunday. The garbage removed from the river included cloth waste, photos of Gods, soaps, mirrors, combs, tooth brushes, footwear, children’s […]

Udupi: P.B. Acharya, Governor of Nagaland, said on Tuesday that strengthening the eight States of North-East India was the need of the hour. He was speaking as the chief guest at a function to felicitate D. Veerendra Heggade on his completing 50 years as Dharmadhakari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala at Rajangana here. The Rashtra Ratna […]