Mysuru: It was a special day for the famous Sri Lakshmivenkataramana Swamy Temple (Srinivasa Temple) on KRS Road, Vontikoppal, in city, as the presiding deity, was adorned with diamond studded Vajrangi today.

The Vajrangi has been donated by the city’s MBC Pvt. Ltd. The Vajrangi was designed by city’s Lalitha Jewellery Mart, which had engaged skilled workers from Thanjavur for meticulous crafting. The deity will be adorned with Vajrangi only on special days that are decided by the Temple Trust, according to the Temple authorities.

The MBC Pvt. Ltd. in the past had also donated a special bell costing Rs.50,000, pendants and other jewellery to the Temple.

As part of ongoing Navaratri festivities, Srinivasa Kalyanotsava and other special rituals were also performed today.

Vajrangi is used only at Temples in Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashrama in city, ISKCON in Bengaluru and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Now, city’s Vontikoppal Temple becomes only the fourth Temple in the country to have it, it is learnt.