Addressing reporters here on Friday, Committee spokesperson Harikrishna Bantwal said that the Mahanavami Utsava will begin with the Nava Durga and Sharada Prathistapana ritual on September 19 at 11 am. The Vijaya Dashami Day will be celebrated on September 28, he said.

The Mangalore Dasara Shobha Yathre (procession) will commence from the temple premises on September 28 at 4 pm, Bantwal said. The procession will proceed through Kumbla Road, Mannagudda Road, Lady Hill Circle, Lalbagh, PVS Circle, Navabharath Circle, K S Rao Road, Hampankatta, Ganapathi High School Road, Car Street and Alake to conclude at the Kudroli Temple. Various religious rituals and cultural programmes will be organised as part of the festival, he added.