Puttur, 22 October 2026: Sharada Pooja, Ayudha Pooja, public Aksharabhyasa and Ganapathi Homa were held at Ambika Group of Educational Institutions in Puttur on Friday.
The religious programs were organised at institutions managed by the Nattoja Foundation Trust. The rituals were performed under the guidance of priest Vedamurthy Devarath.
Ganapathi Homa was conducted on the campuses of Nellikatte Ambika Pre-University College, Bappalige Ambika Pre-University College and other institutions belonging to the Ambika group.
Subrahmanya Nattoja, president of Ambika Group of Educational Institutions, and Rajashree S. Nattoja, secretary and treasurer, performed the Poornahuthi, marking the completion of the homa. This was followed by Sharada Pooja, public Aksharabhyasa and Ayudha Pooja.
The programs were attended by Nattoja Foundation Trust trustee Srikrishna S. Nattoja; Ambika Group administrative officer Ganesh Prasad A.; estate manager Rajendra Prasad; Nellikatte Ambika Pre-University College principal Satyajith Upadhyaya; Bappalige residential Ambika Pre-University College principal Ganesh Prasad D. S.; Bappalige Ambika NEET and JEE Academy principal Keshav Kishore; and Bappalige Ambika CBSE Vidyalaya principal Malathi D.
Teaching and non-teaching staff members of the educational institutions also participated in the religious programs. The celebrations highlighted the institutions’ observance of traditional rituals associated with learning, knowledge and the worship of tools and equipment.
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