`Karaga Shakthotsava`: Demonstration of the Rich Cultural and Religious Heritage of Karnataka

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The Dharmaraya Swamy temple in Nagarathpete is the starting point of the jatre (procession), during which the priest, dressed as a woman, carries the karaga (a three-feet-tall pot symbolising Draupadi).
Legend has it that the jatre stopped in front of the Hazrat Tawakkul Mastan dargah and moved only when Mastan Baba, the patron saint, tied a thread on the foot of the priest carrying the karaga. The procession also stops at temples dedicated to Mariamma, Muthyalamma and Yellamma, Draupadi is said to have considered her siblings.
"Lakhs of people gather to watch the procession and for most, it is an opportunity to meet friends and relatives, given that we otherwise lead such fragmented lives.”