Lakshadeepotsava in J'nagar 9th Block - One lakh lamps lit at Aiyappa Temple

Year 2K8 is welcomed by different people in different ways, but there may be few parallels to the way the residents of Jayanagar ushered in the new year. In 9th Block, ICE TV's promoter, TS Kamal Kumar organized the Lakshadeepotsava at the Aiyappa Swamy Bhakta Mandali Temple on 18th Main on Jan 2-3. Free food was distributed to over 5,000 people on the occasion. The entire area was decorated with dazzling colour lighting for a radius of three kilometers and one lakh lamps were lit by the devotees at the temple. An elephant darshan, bhajans and devotional songs formed part of the festival. The programme was telecast by ICE TV. Former Minister and Jayanagar MLA Ramalinga Reddy presided over the ceremony as chief guest and N. Nagaraju, former Corporator was present as the guest of honour.

Sri Kamal Kumar who has plans to contest the Corporation elections said he has been organizing the popular Lakshadeepotsava for the ninth consecutive year in Jayanagar, apart from the local cultural festival known as Oora Habba. He also sponsors free education to poor and needy children. Recently, he distributed free notebooks and blankets to poor children in slums.