MANGALURU: The temples in Dakshina Kannada which usually see a huge rush of devotees are witnessing a drastic reduction in footfalls after rain fury in the area.
The temples which might be seeing fewer footfalls at the moment are Kukke Subrahmanya in Sullia and Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara temple, which can be positioned with reference to the ghats in the district.
The major purpose is the Charmadi Ghat roadblock because of copious rains that ended in mudslides up to now few days. It was reopened on Thursday night time for gentle vehicular movement. Despite rainy season, until graduation of Ashada, all the temples in coastal district see heavy footfalls, but rains which ended in havoc has compelled them not to take chance in visiting the places.
"On average, Kukke temple witnesses footfall of around 10,000 devotees per day and it increases during weekends. Due to rains, the number has reduced to half," M H Ravindra, executive officer of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, instructed TOI.
According to Ravindra, devotees who seek advice from Kukke, the richest muzrai temple in the state, take the Charmadi Ghat and Shiradi Ghat to succeed in. However, Shiradi has been closed for repair works and Charmadi Ghat remained shut for a few days because of mudslides. Not many use Sampaje Ghat as it's not viable and the space is longer. There may be a tradition that people seek advice from Kukke best after providing prayers at Dharmasthala and no longer vice-versa. Most of those devotees come from North Karnataka, Kolar, Tumakuru and Bengaluru.
The Dharmasthala temple, too, has witnessed drop in devotees from a few days. According to sources from police department, rain fury is to be blamed for the lowered footfalls. "Every day thousands of devotees visit this temple and it doubles during weekends. We will come to know on Saturday if people are convinced that rains in Dakshina Kannada have abated and it's safe for them to travel," mentioned a police reliable.
Meanwhile, the KSRTC depot in Dharmasthala, which had stopped operations, resumed on Friday. A senior reliable mentioned that approximately 240 buses (from side to side) perform from the only depot and carry 1000's of passengers. The effect is felt on temples positioned in Mangaluru city, too, the place probably the most devotees pay a snappy seek advice from to them throughout their pilgrimage.
The temples which might be seeing fewer footfalls at the moment are Kukke Subrahmanya in Sullia and Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara temple, which can be positioned with reference to the ghats in the district.
The major purpose is the Charmadi Ghat roadblock because of copious rains that ended in mudslides up to now few days. It was reopened on Thursday night time for gentle vehicular movement. Despite rainy season, until graduation of Ashada, all the temples in coastal district see heavy footfalls, but rains which ended in havoc has compelled them not to take chance in visiting the places.
"On average, Kukke temple witnesses footfall of around 10,000 devotees per day and it increases during weekends. Due to rains, the number has reduced to half," M H Ravindra, executive officer of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, instructed TOI.
According to Ravindra, devotees who seek advice from Kukke, the richest muzrai temple in the state, take the Charmadi Ghat and Shiradi Ghat to succeed in. However, Shiradi has been closed for repair works and Charmadi Ghat remained shut for a few days because of mudslides. Not many use Sampaje Ghat as it's not viable and the space is longer. There may be a tradition that people seek advice from Kukke best after providing prayers at Dharmasthala and no longer vice-versa. Most of those devotees come from North Karnataka, Kolar, Tumakuru and Bengaluru.
The Dharmasthala temple, too, has witnessed drop in devotees from a few days. According to sources from police department, rain fury is to be blamed for the lowered footfalls. "Every day thousands of devotees visit this temple and it doubles during weekends. We will come to know on Saturday if people are convinced that rains in Dakshina Kannada have abated and it's safe for them to travel," mentioned a police reliable.
Meanwhile, the KSRTC depot in Dharmasthala, which had stopped operations, resumed on Friday. A senior reliable mentioned that approximately 240 buses (from side to side) perform from the only depot and carry 1000's of passengers. The effect is felt on temples positioned in Mangaluru city, too, the place probably the most devotees pay a snappy seek advice from to them throughout their pilgrimage.
Rain fury results in fewer footfalls at temples in DK
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