Cutting across religions, people pray rain god

CHITRADURGA: Deficit rainfall has created panic among people of the drought-hit district. People of all communities are praying for rain and worshipping the Mother Nature in form or the other. On Friday scores of Muslims from different villages walked up to the dry tank bed and offered prayers for rain at Dharmnapura.
The Mutuvali of Jamia masjid, Bashasab led the procession and conducted prayers to appease the rain god.
The historical tank here has been dry for more than 25 years and no efforts have been made to augment it with water, he lamented. After they offered prayers at the tank bad, the community members went in procession to Jamia Masjid where they performed Friday prayers, appeasing rain god.
Leaders perform Varuna yaga
At the Varuna Yaga conducted by Congress leaders on Friday, people of all sects took part and offered prayers to the rain god.
T B Jayachandra, deputy leader of the opposition, Justice N Y Hanumanthappa former MP, N Y Gopalakrishna MLA and scores of Congress workers and leaders were present.
Sri Shantaveera swamiji of Gavimutt at Kanakuppe who performed the yaga, observed that all living beings are at the mercy of Mother Nature and it is our duty to worship the Nature, praying her to bestow her kindness on us.