<p>260 pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Kodagu districts will depart for Hajj from the region and the Karnataka State Hajj Committee will organise a farewell programme for the pilgrims.</p>.<p>Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were restrictions on the Hajj pilgrimage in 2020 and 2021. This year, the Hajj pilgrimage has restarted, Ullal Dargah Samiti President Abdul Rasheed Haji told DH.</p>.<p>Earlier, the pilgrims travelled directly to Jeddah from Bengaluru and Mangaluru International Airport (MIA). This year, pilgrims from Karnataka will have to travel from Bengaluru airport only, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/hajj-2022-to-be-online-with-swadeshi-touch-naqvi-1046361.html" target="_blank">Hajj 2022 to be online with 'swadeshi' touch: Naqvi</a></strong></p>.<p>Saudi Arabia’s government has allotted a fixed quota for each country. Owing to the pandemic, the quota was reduced, Haji told reporters. </p>.<p>The farewell for the devotees will be held at Adka Community Hall in the Baikampady Industrial Area on May 24. <br /><br />The programme also aims at creating awareness among pilgrims about the rules and regulations at Hajj, the rules and regulations for foreign travel and training in religious rituals, he added. </p>.<p>The programme will be inaugurated by Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi. MLC B M Farooq will be present. The training will be imparted by State Hajj Committee former member K M Siddique Montugoli, said Abdul Rasheed Haji.</p>
<p>260 pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Kodagu districts will depart for Hajj from the region and the Karnataka State Hajj Committee will organise a farewell programme for the pilgrims.</p>.<p>Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were restrictions on the Hajj pilgrimage in 2020 and 2021. This year, the Hajj pilgrimage has restarted, Ullal Dargah Samiti President Abdul Rasheed Haji told DH.</p>.<p>Earlier, the pilgrims travelled directly to Jeddah from Bengaluru and Mangaluru International Airport (MIA). This year, pilgrims from Karnataka will have to travel from Bengaluru airport only, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/hajj-2022-to-be-online-with-swadeshi-touch-naqvi-1046361.html" target="_blank">Hajj 2022 to be online with 'swadeshi' touch: Naqvi</a></strong></p>.<p>Saudi Arabia’s government has allotted a fixed quota for each country. Owing to the pandemic, the quota was reduced, Haji told reporters. </p>.<p>The farewell for the devotees will be held at Adka Community Hall in the Baikampady Industrial Area on May 24. <br /><br />The programme also aims at creating awareness among pilgrims about the rules and regulations at Hajj, the rules and regulations for foreign travel and training in religious rituals, he added. </p>.<p>The programme will be inaugurated by Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi. MLC B M Farooq will be present. The training will be imparted by State Hajj Committee former member K M Siddique Montugoli, said Abdul Rasheed Haji.</p>
