Kodial Theru 2008
Report : Rajanikanth Shenoy, Kudpi
Video courtesy : Nithin Rao, Kumblekar and Prakash Kamath, Kanthavar
Mangalore, Feb 18, 2008
The famous ‘Mangalore Car Festival’ or ‘Kodial Theru” was celebrated with gaiety and devotion on February 13, 2008.
Ratharohan or ascending the chariot was held at 6.00p.m., and the Grand Chariot was drawn little after mid night.

Idols of Lord Venkateshwara(Vishnu) and Goddess Padmavathi(Lakshmi) ascended the ‘Brahma Ratha’ or ‘Big Theru’ at Godhooli Lagnam in the evening at Temple Square in front of the Venkatramana Temple in Car Street.
Hundreds and thousands of …

Vakratunda Mahakaaya Kotisurya Samaprabha. Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada.
Dear friends, Radio Idli and its volunteers take the pleasure of sharing with you snippets of Ganapati celebrations in the GSB Mandals and households of Mumbai. Over the next five days, i will be adding links of video clips taken by us.
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Contributed by: Harish Shanbhag, Nikhil Pai and Nagesh Pai.
As GSB’s we have been ardent followers of the religious traditions carried forth by our ancestors. Our religious festivals have given us the spiritual strength and also strong social bonding.
We are proud to share three wonderful videos as a part of our journey to the religious side of the GSB world.
ARTI # 1 Shrimad Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji performing an Arti to their deity, at a function in Vashi, New bombay.
Please click the following link
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2679238695095950159&hl=en
ARTI # 2 Arti of our loving Lord Ganesh …