Kartik Utsav
2008 this year was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 23rd & 24th
Feb.
Day1 - Saturday 23rd
Feb 2008:
Like every year MahaPuja, Abhisheka Panchamruta and
MahaNaivedya was performed.
Pravachan and bhajans by
Vyasanakere Acharya,Prabhanjan Aacharrya.
and program by Haridas
Sahitya Vedike, nritya rupaka by H.R. Nagaraj &
Company.
This year Vadhu-var
nondani was done. Details will be updated soon.
Mantra and dasvani
competition for children.
Haridas vani by
Varshishnu.
In the
evening devotional songs by classical singers like Haridas Lahari,
Smt. Sangeeta Katti, Smt. Smitha Bellur and Hussain Das made the entire
crowd "Mantra mugdha".
Day2 - Sunday 23rd Feb
2008:
Day 2 comprises of a variety of programms. Along with
devotional programs people enjoyed comedy programs as well.
Like every year Dasoha
was done.
Dignitaries were praised
for their performance during Sanman Samarambha at the coconut Garden by the
Devasthan commitee, Yalgur.
All the devotees had
huge smiles on there faces after the comedy performance
"Hasya Lahiri" by Shri Gangavati Pranesha, also known as Beechi. His
performance CDs and books sold like hot cakes.
Das Ranjani by Shri
Venugopal Shivmogga.
Pandit Aralu Mallige
ParthSarathi gave an intresting Pravachana on Das Sahitya.
Rathotsav was done by
all the devotees with great enthusiasm.
In the end Honda Puja or
okalli was done.
People are
thus blessed with the Ashirwada of Lord ShriYalguresh.
and we made Kartik Mahotsav 2008 a grand
success!!!
Highlights of Kartik Utsave
2007:
Sangeeta Katti- Devotional
n classical Songs
Husan Sahab -
Haripath
Smita Bellur - Hindustani
classical vocal music
Mr Pranesh of Gangavati,
known as ‘Beechi’ - Comedy Program
Highlights of Kartik Utsav 2006
Kartik Utsav 2006 was celebrated with great enthusiasm.
Sangeeta Katti:
Classical music program was presented by Sangeeta Katti on
Sunday 19th Feb.
People loved the classical music
specially "Yaarige vadhuva", "Aani bant aani".
Shri Paadigar:
Bhanjans and
devotional songs by Shri Paadigar were a lot appreciated by devoteees of
ShriYalguresh.
Yalgur
Jatra:
There was a huge crowd in the jatra market
filled with a lot of colors, people and small children making a lot of noise.
Children enjoyed the small toys in the market.
The
snakes were purchased by most children in the jatra.
The
yellow colored snakes with red colored tongue were really beautiful.
Women decorated themselves with colorful bangles, green
red, brown , maroon and many more.
People also enjoyed
the Mirchi Bhajji and the Limboo soda.