Bengaluru Karaga: Cultural Ritual Symbolises the Spirit of Bengaluru, Complete History

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One of Bengaluru’s oldest community festivals ‘Karaga Shaktyotsava’, the procession of a decorated flower pyramid, is scheduled for the midnight of Saturday.

The karaga (floral pyramid) carried by a pujari will begin at the Sri Dharmarayaswamy temple on Saturday midnight. The pujari, N. Manu, will be carrying the karaga for the first time, guarded by Veera Kumaras. He will visit the Anjaneyaswamy temple, Alasurupet; Sri Rama temple and Prasanna Gangadhareshwara temple, Venugolalaswamy temple, Nagarthpet; Sri Rama Seva Mandir, 14th Cross, Cubbonpet; Anjaneya temple, Makkala Basavanannagudi; Channarayaswamy temple, Ganigarapet; Chamundeshwari temple and Eshwara temple on Avenue Road.