Nine-day Datta Jayanti celebrations at Baba Budangiri Hills concludes

CHIKKAMAGALUR: The nine-day Datta Jayanti celebrations at Baba Budangiri Hills concluded on Saturday with the puja being offered to the Datta Padukas and conducting of the Datta Homa.

Over the last nine days, devotees from different parts of the state took part in the Datta Jayanti and offered irumudi containing rice, jaggery and coconuts. The celebrations concluded with darshan of the Datta Padukas, Gana Homa and Datta Homa.

As a precautionary measure, additional police forces were deployed. Chilly weather accompanied by a drizzle prevailed due to the effect of the depression in the Bay of Bengal. BJP MLC C T Ravi, MLA V Sunil Kumar, former MLA D N Jeevaraj, Belli Prakash were among those who took part in the Datta Jayanti celebrations.