Karnataka Minister Offers Prayers for Rain at Igguthappa Temple
On Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s directions, Agriculture Minister P.M. Narendra Swamy offered special prayers at Sri Padi Igguthappa Temple in Madikeri district seeking good rains across Karnataka.
Madikeri (Karnataka): On the directions of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Minister for Agriculture and Madikeri district in-charge Minister P.M. Narendra Swamy offered special prayers at the Sri Padi Igguthappa Temple in Kakkabe, Virajpet, on Sunday, seeking good rains across the state.
Speaking to reporters after the prayers, Narendra Swamy said the district administration had organised a special Rudrabhisheka and prayers at the temple as directed by the government, seeking abundant rainfall. “If there is good rainfall in the land of Mother Cauvery and Sri Igguthappa, the reservoirs across the state will be filled, ensuring a good crop as well as adequate drinking water. I have prayed for abundant rainfall in the Cauvery and Igguthappa regions in the coming days,” he said.
