Ganesha Festival: Special poojas are performed on Ganesha
Chathurthi at the Mahaganapathi Shrine located at Annapoorna Choultry
and at the storehouse where an idol is installed on the day for
the purpose. This idol is immersed in the tank near Beedu in the
evening with due formalities after a ceremonial procession.
Navarathri Festival: There are special poojas on all days
of Navarathri. Special celebrations are held at the shrine of Ammanavaru
and Brahmins are fed on all days and sarees are distributed to married
women of the Brahmin community on the last day. Bhajans, Harikathas,
Music etc. are conducted everyday and a festive atmosphere prevails
throughout Navarathri.
Deepavali: This festival is celebrated with decoration
of the shrines with lights and a special celebration on the Amavasya.
The idol of Sri Swamy is taken round the temple on that day all
special festivals like Ranga Pooja and Silver-Chariot seva start
from that day.
Laksha Deepotsava: Every year in the month of Karthika
(November - December) for five days from Ekadashi to Amavasya, Lakshadeepotsava
is celebrated on a grand scale. Special programmes and celebrations
at the shrine are held on all the five days. They are called Hosakatte
Utsava, Kerekatte Utsava, Udyanavana Utsava, Kanchimarukatte Utsava
and Gowrimarukatte Utsava.
Shivarathri Festival: On the occasion of Shivarathri, there
is Rathotsava of Sri Swamy, Special pooja and Bhajan throughout
the night.
Annual Festival: This is a nine-day festival beginning
on Mesha Sankramana (in April) with Dhwajarohana and all the other
customary rituals, Special poojas are performed to Dharmadevatahas
and offerings are made. There is Sri Swamy's Rathotsava also.
Tenth day festival (Pattanaje): This is celebrated on 14th
may and is the last festival of the year. The flag-post is lowered
and special poojas are held at Sri Swamy's shrine. The idol of Sri
Swamy is kept inside the sanctum from that day onwards until Deepavali
next year. The Yakshagana Troup also closes its tour of the year
on the next day.
Twice a year Nadavali is held for the Daivas
On 24th October of every year the anniversary of Shri Veerendra
Heggade's Pattabhishekha is celebrated with cultural programs.
Sarva-Dharma & Sahitya Sammelana: Seminar on fine arts
on the third day, Seminar on religions of the world on the fourth
day, Seminar on literature on the fifth day, Special poojas to Chandranathaswami.
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