Belthangadi: Our soil’s ancient culture is the most sacred. Keshav Bangera, a lecturer at Narayana Guru College, Mangalore, said that we all have a big responsibility to save it and pass it on to the next generation.
He delivered a lecture at a religious meeting held on the occasion of the 9th annual public Sri Shanaishwara Puja organized on behalf of the Marodi Sri Umamaheswara Young Star Friends of the taluk at the Marodi Sri Umamaheswara temple premises on Saturday.
Although the culture of India is continuously attacked by foreign cultures, the culture of our land is still rich. He said that we should engage in the work of building religion and society by informing our children about this.
Youth is the greatest asset of our country. The youth community should join hands in the work of building society. In this regard, Umamaheswara of Marodi said that Young Star Friends organization is a model.
Yashodhara Bangera, Honorary President of Sri Umamaheswara Young Star Friends presided over the function. Moktesar Vijay Ariga of Marodi Sri Umamaheswara Temple, Dr. Aashirwad of Shirtadi Prabha Clinic, progressive farmer Ravindra Hegde Uchchuru, President of Sri Umamaheswara Young Star Friends Raghava Pujari, young businessman Dinesh Bunnan Israel were the chief guests.
Iruvailu Panila Sathishchandra Salyan, an expert in the field of kamba, Pradish Marodi, an award-winning journalist of Karnataka Media Academy, Sridhara Marodi, a kambala runner awarded with Karnataka Keedarath, Prashant Pujari, a physical education teacher of Bandar Government School, an Akshara Siri awardee, were felicitated. Ganesh B. Narrated the program. Office bearers and members of Umamaheswara Young Star Friends cooperated.
Under the priesthood of Subrahmanya Prasad, Kalash Pratistha, Shree Shanaishwara Pooja, Ranga Pooja to Umamaheshwara Deity were performed.
A cultural program by local talents and a Tulu comedy play ‘Kusalda Gobbu’ by our artiste Bedra hosted by Umesh Mizar.
