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Venur all set for anointing Bahubali

Mangalore.Jan28:With just a day left for the Mahamastakabhisheka (anointing) of the 35 feet tall monolithic statue of Bahubali, the tiny town of Venoor in Belthangady taluk, about 55 km from Mangalore, is all decked up like a bride. The nine-day Maha masthaka bhis heka prog ramme, scheduled to begin at 4 am on January 28, is expected to attract about three lakh people from all over India, especially from North India. It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda at 3.30 pm on the same day. Executive President of the Mahamasthakabhisheka Committee V Dhananjaya Kumar (who is also the special representative of Karnataka in Delhi), said that the anointing will be done between 7 pm and 10 pm on all days, though the prayers would begin in the wee hours everyday during the nine days. Stating that the anointing of the monolith will be done on the first day by the descendants of Thimmannajila Arasa (Dr Padmaprasad Ajila is the 24th descendant), he said the donors and members of t