Special prayers were offered by MLA Vedavyas Kamath at temples in Mangalore on Wednesday.

May 16: Seeking the blessings of the rain god, special prayers were offered at temples in different parts of the city on Wednesday. Mangalore City South MLA Vedavyas Kamath offered prayers at the Mangaladevi Temple, seeking blessings of the goddess to get rain in order to solve the drinking water crisis. He also offered prayers at Sri Brahmabaidarkala Garodi at Kankanady.
Speaking on the occasion, MLA Kamath said, “Whenever the city faced water crisis, our forefathers had sought the blessings of the Almighty. I am confident that the goddess will shower blessings on the city.”
Prayers were similarly offered at Kadri Manjunatha Temple; Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple; Kudupu Temple; Ganapathi Temple, Urwa Store; Urwa Marigudi Temple; Mukhyaprana Temple, Bolara; Panchalingeshwara Temple, Pandeshwara; Venkatramana Temple, Car Street; Mukhyaprana Temple, Bajilkeri; Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple; Sooryanarayana Temple, Maroli; and Gopalakrishna Temple, Shaktinagara; and other
temples.