{"id":1781,"date":"2026-06-14T10:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2026-06-14T10:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:22:06","slug":"t-n-cm-vijay-visits-kollur-mookambika-temple-offers-silver-sword-to-deity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/t-n-cm-vijay-visits-kollur-mookambika-temple-offers-silver-sword-to-deity\/","title":{"rendered":"T.N. CM Vijay visits Kollur Mookambika Temple, offers silver sword to deity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Abhishek Singh) : <\/strong>During his first visit to Karnataka after taking charge, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay visited Kollur Mookambika Temple in Udupi district on Friday and offered a silver sword to the presiding deity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, the sword weighed 1.6 kg and he offered a special pooja at the temple in the afternoon. Kollur Mookambika Temple is  in Udupi district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/195727.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/195727.webp 750w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/195727-300x180.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The temple management committee offered him a \u2018Poorna Kumabha Kalasha\u2019 welcome on his arrival at the temple in the afternoon. He was in the temple for about 20 minutes, during which he offered a special pooja to the Goddess Mookambika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, late MG Ramachandran and late J Jayalalitha visited the temple during their tenure as the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( Abhishek Singh) : During his first visit to Karnataka after taking charge, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay visited Kollur Mookambika Temple in Udupi district on Friday and offered a silver sword to the presiding deity. 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