Devotees donate Swarna Pallanki to Srimath Anantheshwar Temple Manjeshwar

Team Udayavani, Nov 2, 2022, 11:01 AM IST

Udupi: The Swarna Pallanki donated by the devotees to the Srimath Anantheshwar Temple Manjeshwar has been handed over to the trustees of the temple.

The Swarna Pallanki weighing 14 kg was prepared at the Abharan Jewellers workshop in Udupi.

Temple priest K Shrikanth Avadhani and Purushotham Acharya performed some rituals before handing over the Swarna Pallanki.

Temple trustee President Sri K. Dinesh Kamath and other trustees M. Chatrapathi Shivaji Prabhu, Yogesh R. Kamath, M. Krishna Bhat, N. Raghavendra Prabhu, and representatives of 18 pete’s were present on the occasion.

Swarna Pallanki will reach the temple on November 3 on an open vehicle after visiting the main GSB temple in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada.

On November 6 in the presence of Shree Kashi Mathadeesha Shrimat Samyamindra Thirtha Shripada Swarna Pallanki will be offered to the deities of the temple.

Srimath Anantheshwar Temple is considered the most ancient existing temple of the Gowda Saraswat Brahmins.

Srimath Anantheshwara temple revered by Gouda Saraswat Brahmins (GSBs) has put Manjeshwar on the spiritual map of the nation. The panoramic view of the shrine with hills on three sides and river Manjeshwar flowing by is really fascinating.

Of the many festivals in the temple, the annual car festival which falls on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of ‘Margshirsha’ (November / December) is the most important. The Festival is known in popular parlance as the ‘Manjeshwar Shasti’ and coincides with ‘Skanda Shasti’ in other parts of South India. On that day, the six-wheeled chariot called ‘Brahma Ratha’ is pulled along Car Street by thousands of devotees.