As per reports, the Karaga Utsav main procession will be taken out in Bengaluru on Wednesday (01 April). It will begin from Thigalarpet at midnight, and the procession will visit 26 temples, including the Halsuru Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Nagartharapete Venugopalaswamy Temple, and Prasanna Gangadhareshwara Swamy Temple.
The following are additional details of the festival-related activities:
• From Wednesday to Saturday (25-28 March), daily special pujas will be held at Dharmaraya Swamy Temple in Thigalarpet.
• ‘Aarati’ is scheduled on Sunday (29 March) with ‘Hasi Karaga’ on Monday (30 March), and ‘Pongal Seva’ on Tuesday (31 March).
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar are scheduled to offer flowers to the Karaga during the midnight procession.
• Special arrangements and pujas have also been organised at the Karagada Kunte in Cubbon Park and the Mariswamy Matha in Kalasipalya.
