Summary:
Kankagiri Jain Math will follow suit on March 8, Arhanthagiri Jain Math on March 10, Bengaluru Jain Mahila Okkoota on March 16 and Moodbidri Jain Samaj on March 17 and all arrangements are in place for the same. Accordingly, Karnataka Jain Charitable Trust will perform the anointment rituals on February 19. The organisers distributed free handheld fans made from areca nut sheaths to help the devotees beat the pre-summer heat.Dakshina Kannada Milk Producers Cooperative Union Ltd provided 5,000 litres of buttermilk to help devotees quench their thirst. Kuber Chougule from Kolhapur and Jayashree from Horanadu regaled their audience with their mellifluous rendition of Jain bhajans as the devotees awaited their turn to perform the anointment. Festivities ended with dwajarohana, kumkumotsava, kankana visarjane and thorana visarjane rituals held in the evening.After the end of three-day rituals on Monday, mahamastakabhisheka will continue on specified dates, according to the organisers..