Bhatkal: Simlilar to the past years, the famous festival of Hindu religion, ‘Mari Habba’ was celebrated with merriment and pageantry on 20th July, Thursday in Bhatkal.
Hindu brethren from the village as well from the nearby places had come to celebrate the festival with great fevor. Thousands of devotees turned up at the Marikamba temple, where the procession began to immersion of Mari idol in to the sea.
Various shops were seen selling several varieties of sweets all over the market. However, in view of Mari Habba, stalls were not granted permission by the municipality.
On this occasion, special pooja was made by Hindu brethren and a sacrifice of hens was offered to receive healing for their illnesses. The procession began from the Marikamba Temple, Marikatta Bhatkal and passed through the Main road, old bus stand, Eidgah road, Bunder Road, Makhdoom Colony, Hanumangar to Jali beach.
CCTV cameras were installed and separate videographers were appointed at various spots to avoid any untoward incidents during the procession.
Platoons of police were deployed under the leadership of DySP Shiv Kumar, to maintain the law and order and to manage the crowd.