Huge peepal tree uprooted at Car Street, three vehicles damaged

Sunday, January 24th, 2021
peepal-tree

Mangaluru: A huge peepal tree near Venkataramana Temple at Car Street here fell on three vehicles on Sunday, January 24. The peepal tree got uprooted and fell on the vehicles at around 8.10 am today. A crane, a water tanker, and one car were damaged in the incident. No other casualties were reported. Sources said that the tree […]

Thousands of people take part in colourfull festival ‘OKULI’

Sunday, February 5th, 2017
Venkaaramana Okuli

Mangaluru : A day after Car Festival (Kodial Teru) the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) community has jovially celebrate colours fest Okuli on Saturday February 04. Thousands of people, men and women, both young and old joined the festivities and sprayed coloured water at each other. They sang, they danced to the tunes of loud music […]

The annual Kodial Teru (Car Festival) celebrated at Temple Square

Friday, February 7th, 2014
Kodial teru

Mangalore : The Gowd Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) community celebrated the annual Kodial Teru (Car Festival) in the very exuberance at Sri Venkataramana Temple (Temple Square) Car Street on Thursday February 6. Thousands of devotees carrying the deity’s idol in a golden palanquin from the shrine and located in a decorated chariot. Sri Samyameendrateertha Swamiji the […]

Shri Venkataramana Temple celebrates 6-day Mangalore Car Festival

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Kodial Teru

Mangalore : Mangalore’s Gowd Saraswathi Brahmin (GSB) community is celebrating the 5-day Kodial Theru, also known as the Mangalore Car Festival, at Shri Venkataramana Temple in Car Street, which is dedicated to Lord Shri Venkataramana, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This temple, which belongs to the GSB community, is managed by the Kashi Mutt Samsthan. […]

2.5kgs gold used to renovate Lord Venkataramana’s throne

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
venkataramana temple

Mangalore: The management committee of Lord Venkataramana Temple at Shri Kshetra Gurupura and the Shri Varadarj Venkatramana Kshetrabhivruddhi Samithi has jointly renovated the golden peeta on which the presiding deity Lord Venkataramana stands. The temple management had decided to renovate the golden peeta of the deity as part of the 60th anniversary of the temple […]

Vedic Rituals held for re-installation of idols in a ceremony at the Veera Venkatesha temple

Monday, January 16th, 2012
Venkatesh-temple

Mangalore: The day all the GSB people on local coastal region were waiting for at the car Street, has arrived on Monday, with the Senior and Junior Swamijis present in the premises for Vedic rituals preceding actual Re-installation of idols in the completely renovated temple cut in rockstones, and gold/silver plated doors with an imposing […]

Sharada Mahotsav Committee concludes Navarathri celebration in city

Saturday, October 8th, 2011
Venkatramana Sharade

Mangalore : The Navarathri celebration came to an end with the immersion of last idol of goddess Sharada, worshipped by Shri Sharada Mahotsav Committee at Acharya Mutt premises, Sri Venkataramana Temple, Car Street on October 7, Friday. The idol was taken on a grand procession from premises of Venkatramana Temple in the evening and passes […]

Sevanjali Trust award Deputy Speaker with Man of year award

Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Yogish-bhat

Mangalore: Sevanjali Charitable Trust honoured Deputy Speaker N Yogesh Bhat with the ‘Sevanjali Man of the Year Award 2010-11 at Sri Venkataramana Temple, Carstreet on August 27, Saturday. After receiving the felicitation, N Yogesh Bhat said that he has faced a hardship in his life from his childhood and never expected to reach at this […]

GSB Community gives a warm welcome to CM DVS and his wife

Sunday, August 14th, 2011
CM DV Sadanandagowda

Mangalore : Newly elected chief minister of the BJP-led state government DV Sadananda Gowda with his wife Datty visited Shri Venkataramana Temple at Car Street to seek the blessings of Lord Venkataramana on August 14, Sunday. The authorities of the GSB community then felicitated the CM with a shawl and his wife Datty was honored […]

Sri Venkataramana Temple in Car Street to be renovated this week onwards

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Venkataramana temple

Mangalore: A new facelift or a new look is to be given to the 3 centuries old Lord Venkataramana Temple in Car Street with renovation plans put into effect this week by moving the idols to Balalayam in the premises. The temple is managed by Gowda Saraswath Brahmin Community who hold it with high reverence. […]