With an aim to spread the message of peace, non-violence and communal harmony espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, devotees offer prayers to his statue at a temple in Mangaluru’s Garodi area.
Prayers, along with tea, coffee and bananas, are rendered to Gandhi’s idol by the temple priest at Shri Bramha Baidarkala Kshetra, three times a day. Like other deities, Bapu also has a separate small temple for him.
“In 1948, a separate shrine was built for him and in 2006, his statue was recreated. Youth are inspired by him,” said Prakash Garodi, a devotee.
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The temple is cleaned fortnightly by the devotee to spread the awareness about the sanitation.
{{/usCountry}}The temple is cleaned fortnightly by the devotee to spread the awareness about the sanitation.
{{/usCountry}}“Mahatma Gandhi has always made cleanliness and sanitation an integral part of his way of living,’ Prakash added.