Puttur: Nine-Day Navaratri Festival Begins at Kunjoor Durgaparameshwari Temple

Puttur, 11 October 2026: A nine-day Navaratri festival featuring religious rituals, bhajana seva and cultural performances began at Kunjoor Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple in Aryapu village on October 11.

The festival was inaugurated in the morning by Jagannath Rai, president of the temple management committee, who lit the ceremonial lamp following the daily pooja. Senior temple priest Keshava Bhat later inaugurated the bhajana seva, which will be conducted by various bhajana mandalis over the nine days.

Mahabala Rai Valattadka, a member of the Puttur Mahalingeshwara Temple management committee, members of the Kunjoor temple management committee and devotees were present on the occasion.

Bharatanatyam Performance to Mark First Day's Cultural Programme

Cultural programmes, organised as part of the temple's Lalitha Kala Seva, are scheduled to be inaugurated in the evening by Mallika Pakkala, a member of the State Religious Council. First day's cultural programme will feature a Bharatanatyam performance by a renowned dance troupe led by Manjula Subramanyam.

A series of religious and cultural programmes will be held continuously throughout the nine-day festival, said Jagannath Rai, president of the temple management committee.

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