Udupi witnessed a colourful Shobha Yatre

Udupi witnessed a colourful Shobha Yatre

June 2: A colourful ‘Shobha Yatre’ was organised in Udupi on the occasion of installation ceremony of ‘Suvarna Gopura’ at Sri Krishna Mutt. Shobha Yatre began from Jodukatte, the traditional entrance, and concluded at Sri Krishna Mutt. The yatra was inaugurated by Pejawar Mutt Pontiff Vishwesha Theertha Swami. The procession passed through Court Road, Diana Circle, K M Marg KSRTC bus stop, Service bus stop and later reached Sri Krishna Mutt via Kalsanka.
The yatra displayed various artifacts all throughout the procession. A tableaux with devotees were dressed as Lord Shiva and Lord Hanuman. It also comprised of Kerala Chande, Marpalli Chande and Yakshagana artifacts. The tableau carrying the artistic portrayal of Lord Krishna delivering ‘Geethopadesha’ to Arjun caught much attention. The major attraction, however, was Saurabh Raj Jain and Shaheer Sheikh, who donned the role of Lord Krishna and Arjuna in the teleserial Mahabharat and were in the respective attire. There was a tableau of Radha Krishna and Birudu Bavalis. The artifacts of Lord Ganapathi, Bhima and Gatothkaja were also a crowd puller. Along with the tableau there were Bhajan troupes, including from ISCKON, and self help group women from Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala added colour to the procession.
A replica of the Suvarna Gopura was also a part of the procession. The saxophone and ‘Nadaswara’ rectial added charm to the whole event.