Bodies of 28-year-old Manikanta and his relative 30-year-old Vasantha found in Kapila River at T. Narasipur T. Narasipur: Mystery shrouds the death of a 28-year-old man and his relative, whose bodies were found in Kapila river here on Saturday. While it is suspected to be a suicide pact, a relative of the deceased has suspected…
Thousands of devotees witness Kapila Aarati at Nanjangud
December 15, 2022Nanjangud: Volunteers of Yuva Brigade, who had removed tonnes of wastes from Kapila River during their three-day cleaning drive to keep the River clean recently, had organised Kapila Aarati on the banks of the River in the Temple Town of Nanjangud yesterday. Thousands of devotees witnessed Kapila Aarati and Laksha Deepotsava was also held on…
Tonnes of waste removed from River Kapila in Nanjangud
December 14, 2022Nanjangud: The volunteers of Yuva Brigade, in their three-day-long cleaning drive have removed tonnes of waste materials from Kapila River in Nanjangud. The volunteers, who assembled on the banks of the river at about 6.30 am on Sunday, began their cleaning drive amidst drizzle and cold weather. They first removed the algae, floating plants and…
Farmer ends life by jumping into Kapila River
September 7, 2022Nanjangud: Depressed over taunting talks by his siblings and their family members, a farmer committed suicide by jumping into Kapila River yesterday. The deceased farmer is Chikkamadanayaka (75), a resident of Sinduvalli village in the taluk. He had kept his slippers, senior citizen identity card, towel and a book containing phone numbers on the Hejjige…
Body of drowned youth found after two days
July 17, 2022Nanjangud: The body of a youth who drowned in overflowing Kapila river was found two days later. Abdul Rahim Pasha (23), a resident of Neelakantanagar of Nanjangud, who had gone for a swim in Kapila river near Hejjige bridge, along with two of his friends on Wednesday, drowned in the river, while his two friends…
Boatmen rescue young lovers from suicide pact
December 2, 2021Nanjangud: Two young lovers, who had jumped into Kapila River in a bid to end their lives, have been rescued by a few boatmen near the bathing ghat on Wednesday. While the girl is a resident of Hebbasur village in Chamarajanagar and a minor (17 years), the boy has been identified as 19-year-old Abhi of…
Grand Srikanteshwara Theppotsava held at Nanjangud
November 25, 2021Nanjangud: The Theppotsava of the famed Srikanteshwaraswamy temple in the temple town of Nanjangud was held in a grand manner at Kapila river in the town on Tuesday. The Theppotsava, that was held as part of Chikka Jatre, featured special pujas, abhisheka and a host of other customary rituals. The Utsavamurthy of the presiding deity…
No bathing, ‘mudi seve’ on banks of Nanjangud Temple
July 24, 2021Nanjangud: Over 30,000 cusecs of water is being released from the Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote following heavy rain in the Dam catchment areas in Wayanad. As a result, River Kapila in Nanjangud taluk is in full spate with historical Hadinaru Kaalu Mantapa almost submerged. The Snana Ghatta and Sopana Katte are also under water. …
Kapila river bed cleared of plastic, waste
June 20, 2021Nanjangud: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohana Kumari has appealed people not to throw puja articles and other offerings to rivers as doing so will pollute water and does not bring any good to us. She was speaking after launching the two-day ‘Nagarasabhe Nade Kapila Nadi Swachhate Kade,’ a Kapila river bed cleansing initiative jointly undertaken by Nanjangud…
Devotees witness Teppotsava at Kapila River
March 29, 2021Nanjangud: As part of Dodda Jathre, the Teppotsava of Lord Srikanteshwaraswamy was held in a grand manner on the banks of Kapila River flowing through the temple town of Nanjangud on Sunday night. After the performance of all customary pujas and rituals to the deities Srikanteshwaraswamy and Parvati in the temple, a team of…
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