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CANACONA
Hundreds of devotees participated at the annual Shigmo Zatra of Shri Mallikarjun Temple at Gaondongrim on Saturday.
During this annual Shigmo Zatra, the biennial Shisha-Ranni ritual was held on Saturday.
Shisha-Ranni is a ritual where the sacred rice is cooked by keeping the cooking utensil over the Chulla arranged with the heads of three avtar-purush and fire is lit to firewood between them.
Earlier, the spirit-filled Avtar-Purush hold the Tarangas performing various skills and observing all the rituals, then impart ‘Kovul’, a form of blessings of Lord Mallikarjun, to devotees.
Shri Mallikarjun one of the incarnation of God who is believed to have made Canacona his divine abode, having three temples/devasthans dedicated in his honour at Shristhal in Canacona (believed to be main temple of Lord Mallikarjun), Shristhal (Gaondongrim) and Avem (Cotigao). It is said devotees of Lord Mallikarjun are also spread across
Karnataka.
