Archive · 29 Sep 2026
India’s Asian Games Gold Revives Pawan Sehrawat’s Shrine Vow
India’s men’s kabaddi team won a gold medal at the Asian Games.
The final match against Iran was difficult.
Kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat had prayed at a shrine in coastal Karnataka before the tournament.
He reportedly promised to return if India won gold.
After the victory, he sent a message to the shrine’s trustee.
Sehrawat said Kallurti’s blessings helped the team succeed.
He plans to visit the shrine within two or three weeks after returning to India.
The shrine is connected to a local tradition called Daivaradhane.
Many people there are now waiting for Sehrawat to keep his promise.
India’s men’s kabaddi team won the Asian Games gold medal after a hard-fought match against Iran.
Pawan Sehrawat had reportedly vowed to return to the Sri Satyadevate Kallurti Shrine if India won gold.
Sehrawat first learned about the shrine during a visit around four months before the tournament.
He reportedly told trustee Shivaprasad Ajila that he would visit within two to three weeks of returning to India.
The shrine in coastal Karnataka is linked to Daivaradhane traditions and reportedly hosts about 300 vow-related Kolas annually.
- Who
- India’s men’s kabaddi team and player Pawan Sehrawat; the Sri Satyadevate Kallurti Shrine’s devotees and trustee Shivaprasad Ajila are also involved.
- What
- India won the Asian Games men’s kabaddi gold medal, and Sehrawat is preparing to fulfil a vow to revisit the shrine.
- When
- India won the gold medal; Sehrawat reportedly plans to visit within two to three weeks of returning to India.
- Where
- The gold-medal contest was at the Asian Games, while the promised visit is to the Sri Satyadevate Kallurti Shrine in Aladangady, Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.
- Why
- Sehrawat had vowed to return if India won gold and attributed the team’s success to Kallurti’s blessings.
- Sport
- Kabaddi
- Result
- India won the men’s Asian Games gold medal
- Final opponent
- Iran
- Player’s vow
- Pawan Sehrawat reportedly promised to revisit the shrine after an Indian gold-medal victory
- Expected visit
- Within two to three weeks after returning to India
- Shrine location
- Aladangady, Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka
- Annual rituals
- Around 300 vow-related Kolas are reportedly conducted annually