Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Lakshmi Hebbalkar Joins Kumbhotsava and Aarti Puja at Badal Ankalagi
Lakshmi Hebbalkar attended a religious celebration in Badal Ankalagi village.
The celebration was connected to the annual Rathotsava of Sri Sadguru Sadananda Maharaj.
Women carried decorated pots called kalashas and sang devotional songs.
People performed special prayers for the chariot’s axle and wheels.
Hebbalkar joined the prayers and asked for peace, health and prosperity for families.
She also wished for the development of the village and the welfare of all people.
The village’s Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries decided to give one month’s payment toward building the chariot.
Hebbalkar praised them for showing devotion, unity and social responsibility.
Former minister and MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar attended religious programmes at Badal Ankalagi in Belagavi district.
The Kumbhotsava and Aarti Puja were held as part of Sri Sadguru Sadananda Maharaj’s annual Rathotsava.
Women carried traditional kalashas, sang devotional songs and participated in worship of the chariot’s axle and wheels.
Hebbalkar prayed for peace, prosperity, good health and development for residents, farmers, workers and families.
She praised Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries who voluntarily contributed one month’s instalment toward construction of the religious chariot.
- Who
- Former minister and MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar, village women, elders, devotees and other residents participated.
- What
- A Kumbhotsava and Aarti Puja were held, including worship of Sri Sadguru Sadananda Maharaj’s chariot axle and wheels.
- When
- During the religious programmes associated with the annual Rathotsava of Sri Sadguru Sadananda Maharaj.
- Where
- Badal Ankalagi village in Belagavi district.
- Why
- The programme was held as part of the Rathotsava and to worship the chariot; residents also supported construction of the chariot through voluntary contributions.
- Event
- Kumbhotsava and Aarti Puja
- Location
- Badal Ankalagi village, Belagavi district
- Religious occasion
- Annual Rathotsava of Sri Sadguru Sadananda Maharaj
- Participant
- Lakshmi Hebbalkar, former minister and MLA
- Community contribution
- Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries voluntarily contributed one month’s instalment toward chariot construction
- Participants
- Village women, elders, leaders, party workers and devotees