Mosaru Kudike at Attavar, Kadri

Briefing media persons here on Saturday, Samiti President A Suresh Babu said that Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) Mayor M Shanker Bhat will preside over the inaugural of the cultural programme on September 11 at 7.30 pm. MCC former mayor Divakar will be the guest, he added.

Sri Kshetra Dharmastala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade will preside over valedictory ceremony to be held on September 12 at 7.30 pm. District-in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar, MLAs N Yogish Bhat, Abhaychandra Jain, industrialist Dr P Dayananda Pai, eminent ophthalmologist Dr C R Kamath, Dix Group of Companies Managing Director Devananda Shetty and SVM Organisation President Dr Prasad Rao will be the guests.

At Kadri
The 40th ‘Mosaru Kudike’ festival will be celebrated by the Sri Krishna Janma Mahotsava Samiti at Kadri Sri Manjunatheswara Temple Rajangana here on September 12, said Samiti Vice President Sudhakar Pejawar.
Addressing reporters on Thursday, Pejawar said that Sri Kshethra Kadri Managing Trustee A J Shetty will preside over the function.
Karnataka Bank Managing Director and CEO P Jayaram Bhat and Aravind Motors Managing Director Aroor Kishore Rao will be the chief guests, he added.
A felicitation programme will be organised to honour Sri Gopalakrishna Temple, Shaktinagar, Managing Trustee K C Naik, Corporation Bank General Manager Mohan Rao and Jain Travels Proprietor K Ratnakar Jain, Pejawar said. Various cultural programmes will also be organised to mark the festival, he added.