Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Jan 24: ICYM Brahmavar and Leena Lobo, Attur have emerged as the winners of the 'Godali Sadagara 2023' organized by Daijiworld Udupi, Kishoo Enterprises.
The 'Godali Sadagara' contest received a good response from the general public. The contest was held in two categories - individual and group.
Crib making has been an integral part of the Christmas celebrations. Every household will create cribs during the Christmas season and remember the birth of Lord Jesus. Youths work together and build large cribs in the church premises. To encourage this tradition, the ’Godali Sadagara’ competition was organized.
Group - First - ICYM Brahmavar
Group - Second - St Antony ward Mogarnad parish, Dakshina Kannada
Group - Third - Mog Jawaner, Shaktinagar
Group - Consolation - St Thomas Ward, Mogarnad
Group - Consolation - Infant Mary Church, Katipalla
Group - Consolation - Our Lady of Mercy Church, Hosabettu , Manjeshwar Kasargod
Individual - First - Leena Lobo, Attur
Individual - Second - Priya Shanthi Crasta, Bantwal
Individual - Third - Arun Dias, Neerapalke, Moddbidri
Individual - Consolation - Joel Terence Perira, Neermarga
Individual - Consolation - Semil Gonsalves, Honnavar
Individual - Consolation - Rolwyn Lobo, Vamanjoor
Journalist and Udupi diocese media coordinator Michael Rodrigues and former president ICYM Udupi district and branch manager MCC Bank Udupi branch Ovin Rebello, were the judges for the competition. Expressing his opinion, Michael Rodrigues said, “More than 200 entries were received for this year’s ‘Godali Sadagara 2023’. It was an absolute challenge to choose the best as each and every entry was excellent. As we noticed in many cases, the birth of Jesus Christ, which is the core of any crib was largely neglected by the makers. There is a need for usage of real things as well, as many of the cribs contained artificial elements. Many have taken efforts to beautifully depict and recreate ‘Bethlehem’ city. The quality of photos also mattered while making the judgment. Due to usage of some artificial lightings and other elements, the real meaning of the crib is being neglected. My suggestion to the participants of group category is to use bigger statues as the area covered is large. I congratulate all the participants for their participation.”
The competition was sponsored by ‘Pearl Garden, Katapady’ and ‘Two Four true value, Indrali’.
Results:
Group Category
1. ICYM Brahmavar
2. St Antony ward, Mogarnad parish, Dakshina Kannada
3. Mog Jawaner, Shaktinagar
The respective prizes were Rs 7,000, Rs 6,000 and Rs 5,000 along with a trophy and a certificate.
Consolation prizes
St Thomas ward Mogarnad; Infant Mary Church Katipalla; and Our Lady of Mercy Church, Hosabettu, Manjeshwar Kasargod respectively won Rs 1,000 each.
Individual Category
1. Leena Lobo, Attur
2. Priya Shanthi Crasta, Bantwal
3. Arun Dias, Neerapalke, Moodbidri
The respective prizes were Rs 5,000, Rs 4,000 and Rs 3,000 along with a trophy and a certificate.
Consolation prizes
Joel Terence Pereira, Neermarga Mangaluru; Semil Gonsalves, Honnavar; and Rolwyn Lobo, Vamanjoor won Rs 1,000 each worth consolation prizes.