Thousands Witness Cauvery Theerthodbhava

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Madikeri:

Thousands of devotees from Kodagu, across the State and Tamil Nadu congregated at Talacauvery in Kodagu last night to witness Cauvery Theerthodbhava amid chanting of mantras and other religious rituals. 

The holy event took place exactly at the predetermined Muhurtha of 7.22 pm in Mesha Lagna at the foothills of Brahmagiri inside the Holy Brahmakundike, considered to be the source of River Cauvery.

It is believed that Goddess Cauvery comes in the form of a fountain-head where water gushes from the Brahmakundike. A team of priests, led by Prashanth Achar, Raviraj Achar and Gururaja Achar chanted Vedic hymns before sprinkling holy water on the devotees. Later, devotees collected the Theertha (holy water) to be distributed among community members and to be kept at homes as holy signs.

The rituals associated with the holy occurrence began at 5 pm and as the predetermined time neared, devotees chanted mantras and welcomed the Goddess. The Theerthodbhava took place after the Sankalpa Puja and Mahamangalarathi. As the water bubbles appeared in the Brahmakundike that was filled with flowers, Kumkum and vermillion, the cries of devotees reached a crescendo. 

Devotees took a holy dip in the main pond (Kalyani) in front of the Brahmakundike and offered their prayers. They jostled to collect holy water in pots from the Kundike and the priests sprinkled the holy water on them.

The area around the pond was barricaded to enable crowd management and only small groups of devotees were let inside by the Police to prevent crowding and stampede. Despite barricades, devotees swarmed around the Brahmakundike and the Kalyani.

Devotees also thronged Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala and many took a dip in the river and many offered the ritualistic Pinda Pradhana as a mark of respect to their elders.

The Kodagu Ekikarana Ranga distributed free breakfast and lunch to the devotees as part of its 27th year food distribution. Free food will be supplied till the end of Tula month on Nov. 17. Kodagu District Minister B.C. Nagesh, MLAs Appachu Ranjan and K.G. Bopaiah and others were present.

Devotees in traditional attire walk from Bhagamandala to Talacauvery

Unlike the last two years, thousands of devotees turned up to watch the spectacle and notably, many Kodava community members walked from Bhagamandala to Talacauvery along with musical bands and sang songs in praise of Goddess Cauvery. The holy place was teeming with devotees since early in the morning and the place was overcrowded by evening. 

Various Kodava organisations like Akhila Kodava Samaja Youth Wing, Connecting Kodavas, Kodava Riders Club, Jabbhoomi Trust, Thingakoru Mottu Sanghatane, Ammathi Kodava Samaja, Ponnampet Kodava Samaja, Madikeri Kodava Samaja, Balele Kodava Samaja, Kodava Kootaaliyada Koota, Kodava Samajas of Napoklu, Virajpet, Hudikeri, Mysuru, Amma Kodava Samaja, Youth Council, Kodavaamera Kondata, United Kodava Organisation and Codava National Council walked along the route, singing paeans to the Goddess.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News> Top Stories / October 18th, 2022

‘Theertha Puja’ At Kodava Samaja

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Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, will celebrate ‘Cauvery Sankramana’ festival at its premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage on Tuesday, Oct. 18 by performing ‘Kani Puja’ and ‘Theertha Puja’ at 10 am.

Arrangements are being made to distribute the holy water (Theertha) brought from Talacauvery to all those present on the occasion.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Briefs / October 17th, 2022

Annual Get-Together Of Sri Kavery Kodava Okkoota

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Mysuru:

The 21st annual get-together of Sri Kavery Kodava Okkoota, N.R. Mohalla, was held on Oct. 9 at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha in Jayalakshmipuram.

Okkoota President Mallengada Pemmaiah, who inaugurated the function along with Secretary Kodira Nanaiah  and Committee Members, also addressed the gathering.

Sports events for members was inaugurated by Ex-serviceman Chatranda Aiyappa. Cultural programme comprised singing, dancing and a skit which enthralled the audience.

Meritorious students were awarded and senior citizen Poyyettira Poovaiah was felicitated on the occasion.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 16th, 2022

Mortal Remains Of Soldier Who Died Of Heart Attack Reaches Kodagu

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Madikeri:

The body of Subedar Napanda C. Mahesh (44), a native of Taakeri in Somwarpet taluk, who was serving in the Indian Army at Joshimath in Uttarakhand and died following a heart attack on Oct. 11, reached his native place.

All preparations for the last rites have been done at Taakeri in Somwarpet taluk.

The body was kept at Kirugandur School Grounds from 10 am to 2 pm  today for the public to pay their last respects.

Last rites were performed after the Indian Army officials paid their tributes

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 14th, 2022

Teacher Gives New Lease Of Life To Eight Persons After Death

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Madikeri:

A teacher, who was running a Kindergarten in the town and declared ‘brain dead,’ has given new lease of life to eight persons through organ donation after her death.

Asha (53), wife of Pandyanda Gappu Ganapathy and a resident of Sudarshan Layout in the town is the teacher, whose organs were donated at Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bengaluru by her family members.

On Oct. 8, Asha had gone to her daughter’s house in Bengaluru. She fell sick on Oct. 9 and was admitted to Narayana Hrudayalaya. The doctors who examined her found bleeding in her brain and despite treatment, she was declared brain dead. After counselling, the family members of Asha donated her eyes, kidneys, heart, liver and other organs, thus giving a new lease of life to eight persons.

She leaves behind her husband, one son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.

Last rites were held at Kodava Samaja Burial Grounds at Madikeri on Tuesday. 

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 13th, 2022

Wins Gold Medals In Skating

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Rea Achaiah participated in the All India Inter-University Roller Skating Championship 2021-22 held at Visakhapatnam between June 30 and July 3 and has won three Gold Medals.

She has also been awarded the ‘Best Sports Women of the Year 2019-20’ by Vishvesvaraya Technological University for her achievements in Roller Skating at a function held at SJCIT, Chikkaballapur, on June 27.

A student of 6th semester at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru.

She is the daughter of K.N. Achaiah and Priya Achaiah, residents of Vijayanagar 1st Stage in city.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / June 20th, 2022

Obituary : Lt. Col. (Retd.) Kokkalera Aiyanna Joyappa

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Lt. Col. (retd.) Kokkalera Aiyanna Joyappa (78), a resident of Guddehosur, Kushalnagar, passed away on Oct. 5 at a private hospital in Mysuru.

He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.

Last rites were performed at Kodava Samaja Burial Grounds in Kushalnagar today.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Obituary / October 12th, 2022

Robin Uthappa recalls what happened in the Indian dugout when Yuvraj Singh hit Stuart Broad for six maximums in an over

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With the T20 World Cup less than a week away, waiting to manifest itself in the grandest scheme of things, sweet reminiscences have already started doing the rounds. One of India’s best T20 World Cup memories has to be that of Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes in an over where Stuart Broad was left at the receiving end of some serious heat, after the Indian southpaw picked up an altercation with Flintoff.

To add context to why this innings was special for Yuvraj, he was smacked for five sixes in an over by Dimitri Mascarenhas just ahead of the showpiece event. Former Indian cricketer, Robin Uthappa narrated the entire story around this dynamic display from the former RCB cricketer and what were the minuscule events that pervaded through the dugout.

Talking on a video on Star Sports, Uthappa recalled, “I got out, went to the dressing room, took my pads off and came down. But by the time I reached, the altercation had already happened. But I knew from Yuvi’s body language, that he was pumped up.”

That is when the remainder of the story started with the actual narrative of the over coming forth. Uthappa added, “Pehla chhakka dekhke laga, paaji gusse me hai (When I saw the first six, I thought he is angry). When he hit the second one, we thought he might be onto something here. After the third six, everyone was like, ‘just sit wherever you are’. I think it was DK (Dinesh Karthik) or somebody else, he wanted to go to the loo. We just said, ‘nobody is moving. Just stay put until the over gets over.”

The former RCB batter concluded by saying about the final two deliveries of the over as he said, “I remember all of us were so elated. When he hit the fifth one, we knew the sixth was going to come. We just knew sitting down there. And that’s exactly what happened. We celebrated the six and we sat back down. We were really happy that he had given back to England what he received. It kind of deflated the wind out of England’s sails.”

source: http://www.royalchallengers.com / RoyalChallengers.com / Home> News / by The Editor / October 11th, 2022

Rashmika Mandanna Loves To Eat Biryani With Rasam, Watch

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Our Crush Rashmika Mandanna loves to eat biryani with rasam. Check this out.

Rashmika Mandanna, who most recently appeared with Allu Arjun in Pushpa: The Rise, frequently uses her social media accounts to share glimpses into her daily life with her fans and followers. The star recently uploaded a brief on YouTube to give viewers a glimpse into the food and drinks she has during the day. She also said that she was “happiest” around food.

Rashmika Mandanna to learn more about her formative years, favorite foods, and other topics. Rashmika recalls her enjoyment of homemade food and unusual food pairings by saying, “I used to adore eating Biryani and I blended Rasam with it.” You don’t know, she says again, “It’s great!” She continues by mentioning various culinary pairings, saying, “Lays with Maggi, Lays with curd rice, strange pairings I used to do. My father used to adore and say, “Umm… my daughter is now skilled in food mixing.”

Rashmika Mandanna ate from the traditional bhindi fries, dal, and rice to Chinese noodles, Italian pasta, and even Japanese sushi as she savored the delectable range of food. During the Sunday Brunch with Kamiya Jani, she popped sushi and bhindi fries, and we could perfectly understand her exploring unusual culinary pairings. She also discussed Coorg and the food she ate as a child. She explains that Coorg’s cuisine also includes wine and pork. Additionally, when questioned about her Sunday breakfast at home, she admitted that she missed savoring Coorgi cuisine.

There is more to say about Rashmika Mandanna’s favorite foods, her love of living out of a suitcase at the moment, and other things.

source: http://www.iwmbuzz.com / IWM Buzz.com / Home> Movies> Celebrities / by Team IMWBuzz / October 10th, 2022

Kodagu Gets Third Elephant Camp At Picturesque Harangi

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Formal inauguration done; tourists to be allowed only in January 2023

The third Elephant Camp in Kodagu at Harangi, which is the ninth elephant camp in Karnataka was inaugurated last Saturday. Along with the Harangi Elephant Camp, a Tree Park was also inaugurated.

The State Government had released Rs. 80 lakh for the project that will ease the burden of the existing elephant camps. Already, Kodagu has two elephant camps, one at Dubare and another at Mathigodu near Anechowkur Gate that borders Mysuru. There are eight elephant camps in Karnataka including the two in Kodagu and the Harangi Camp will be the ninth in the State.

Madikeri MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan inaugurated the two new tourist attractions. From the Dubare Elephant Camp, six elephants have been shifted to Harangi Elephant Camp. They are Rama (68), Ekadanta (52), Maruti (21), Subramani (35), Vikrama (58) and Vijaya (48).

The eight jumbo camps house more than 100 tamed elephants that are used to rescue wild animals and for logging purposes at Government timber depots. These elephants have been shifted to Harangi in the first phase and more elephants will be moved gradually and this move will ease the pressure on Dubare Camp that has over 31 elephants (the highest in Karnataka).

As per an order by the Karnataka High Court, elephant camps cannot be congested and not more than 15 elephants can be housed in one camp. At present, six elephants have found a new home and more will be moved as and when the funds are released.

Hundreds of tourists who had come to Kodagu on account of Dasara holidays came to the newly-inaugurated Camp and were mesmerised by the beauty of the place located in the backwaters of Harangi Reservoir.

The Tree Park and the Elephant Camp have been set up in a 40-acre land and of that, 10 acres have been reserved for the elephant camp. Staff quarters have been constructed for Mahouts, Kavadis and their families along with a kitchen and a store room. Facilities of boating in the backwaters have been made and basic facilities like drinking water and toilets have been provided for the tourists.

As a precaution, the electrical wiring has been done underground to prevent any accidents either to the elephants or the lush green forests. Final touches are being given to the underground electrification project and works are on to provide drainage facilities. Though the formal inauguration of the Harangi Elephant Camp has been done, tourists will be allowed only from January 2023, said Forest Department officials.

The land on which the Elephant Camp and the Tree Park have been established is located at Athur Reserve Forest. The place, located near the Harangi Dam backwaters, is ideal to set up the elephant camp. The Athur Range Forest extends up to 2,000 acres and it is an ideal elephant habitat with plenty of water and green swathes.

The funds for the camp have been released from Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Apart from setting up a new elephant camp, there are plans to initiate other related development programmes including developing the camp as a tourist centre and at the same time provide shelter to the elephants.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles /October 10th, 2022