Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, Karnataka Prant, R.T. Nagar Nagarsthan organized DARSHANAM – a Walkathon covering 11 temples in R.T. Nagar as part of Samartha Bharatha Parva celebrations on 4 January 2026 (Sunday). The spiritually enriching programme witnessed the participation of 57 devotees, including children, karyakartas, and guests.
The programme commenced with a prayer, followed by a briefing on the significance of Darshanam by Nagar Pramukh Shri Bharath Ji and Prant Vyavastha Pramukh Shri Pradeep Ji, highlighting the spiritual and cultural importance of temple visit as a collective sadhana. Participants were then organized into ganas (teams), and the walkathon was systematically led by the karyakartas.
Smt. Thara Didi (Sahitya Seva Pramukh) and Shri Bijoy Krishna Anna (Hebbal Nagar Yuva Pramukh) were present throughout the walkathon, guiding and encouraging the participants. Two guests, Smt. Sougandhi Didi and her daughter Ms. Aditi Akka from Yelahanka, also joined the programme and actively participated in the Darshanam.
The walkathon was conducted with great enthusiasm and devotion. At each of the 11 temples, participants sang bhajans of the respective deities, creating a deeply devotional atmosphere and immersing everyone in the spirit of Bhakti. Despite covering a distance of nearly 10 kilometers, the children remained energetic and expressed eagerness to continue visiting more temples. The guests conveyed their appreciation for the initiative and expressed interest in participating in future Kendra activities.
The temples visited during the Darshanam included Ganesha Temple (P & T Quarters), Thanga Malai Subramanya Hill Temple, Hanuman Temple, Shiva Temple (Kavalbyrasandra), Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt (L.R. Bande), Narasimha Temple (Manorayanapalya), Neelakanteshwara Temple (Chamundinagar), Muneshwara Temple, Kodanda Rama Temple, Chowdeshwari Temple (Dinnur), and Doddamma Temple (Manorayanapalya).
Overall, the Darshanam Walkathon proved to be a deeply devotional, physically invigorating, and spiritually uplifting experience, strengthening the participants’ connection with Bharatiya spiritual traditions and collective sadhana.
