Orru Jathre of Ramapura. These are the pictures of the first day of the three day festival. This jathre is jointly organized by the people of Ramapura and Bimanahalli.
The first ceremony - Going around the village inviting the Gods to participate in the festival. Those are stone wheels.
Gowdara Bandi
Mine is the best.
The women folk offer these decorated baskets to the Goddess. More the decoration more the pride :)
sea of flowers
The procession starts from the smaller temple of the village, passes through the orru bagilu (the main village gateway) and ends at the main village temple.
Goddess Varamahalakshmi. People here believe that the Goddess is the daughter of the Bimanahalli village. It is the thavara mane (parents house) of the Goddess. That explains the participation of Bimanahalli in the jathre.
The main temple of the village.
