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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Sathish G. T.

Datta Jayanti: Hundreds of devotees visit cave shrine atop Bababudangiri

Hundreds of devotees from different places visited Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah, the cave shrine atop Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru taluk, to mark the culmination of the three-day Datta Jayanti, on Tuesday.

Former Ministers C.T. Ravi, Pramod Madhwaraj, leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishat, Bajrang Dal, seers of various mutts were among those who visited the shrine on the day. They all took part in a meeting held outside the shrine.

The district had made elaborate security arrangements with around 4,000 policemen, including those from neighbouring districts, deployed for security.

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