Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Sep 16: On account of Mosaru Kudike festival, people had dressed their children on Friday September 15 as little Krishna, who as per mythology, was fond of stealing butter from the houses of Gopikas by stealthily entering their homes and breaking pots containing yogurt. Mosaru Kudike in fact, is celebrated to replicate the divine sport indulged in by Lord Krishna during his childhood.

City (north) MLA, B A Moideen Bava, displaying fine gesture of goodwill and religious harmony, went through different areas and encouraged little children dressed as Krishna. He held and fondled some of them, in a spirit which buoyed the moods of the children.

Not lagging behind, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, took part in a Mehndi programme conducted on Friday at the home of a Muslim family at Kalladka. The function once again exemplified the fact that the people of the district, who many a time are projected as people with communal overtones, in fact want peaceful coexistence, universal brotherhood, and religious harmony.

Prabhakar Bhat, accompanied by wife, Kamala, visited the family and blessed the bride-to-be heartily. Prabhakar Bhat knows Hakim Kalladka since the last about a decade, and Hakim's two children are students of Sri Rama school run by Bhat. On Friday, Mehndi programme of a relative of Hakim had been arranged, and Bhat had been personally invited. The couple also spoke to the people gathered there, and returned after having tender coconut water. Bhat was accompanied by head teacher of his school, Raviraj, and activist, Krishnappa.

Kalladka expressed happiness at the fact that he was extended personal invitation for the function, and for the affectionate way in which he was treated there. He said he will take part in the marriage function related to this function which is scheduled to be held on Sunday, if he happens to be in town then.