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Navalgund,
a
small
town
in
the
Dharwad
district
of
Karnataka
comes
alive
with
frenetic
activity
during
the
Holi
festival.
The
festival
sees
the
installation
of
a
beautiful
idol
of
Kamanna
or
Kamadeva,
also
known
as
Manmatha,
at
the
Ramalingeshwara
Temple.
According
to
legend,
Kamanna
was
the
son
of
Vishnu
and
was
tasked
with
disturbing
Lord
Shiva’s
meditation
by
Indra
and
other
Gods.
The
reason
for
this
was,
that
they
wanted
to
get
the
demon
Tarakasura
killed,
and
this
would
be
only
possible
by
Shiva’s
son
who
was
not
yet
born.
The
popular
legend
has
it
that
Shiva
opened
his
third
eye
and
Kamadeva
or
Kamanna
was
reduced
to
ashes.
This
is
also
one
of
the
legends
associated
with
the
celebration
of
Holi.
In
the
Ramalingeshwara
temple
of
Navalgund,
the
idol
Kamanna
is
installed
and
worshipped
during
Holi.
Devotees
offer
silver
articles
to
the
idol
of
Kamanna
and
believe
that
their
wishes
would
be
granted.
If
they
are
praying
for
a
child
they
offer
a
silver
cradle,
and
so
on.
The
idol
of
Kamanna
is
installed
and
worshipped
for
a
period
of
5
days.
People
from
far
and
wide
irrespective
of
their
faith
throng
the
Ramalingeshwara
temple
to
pray
and
worship
the
idol
of
Kamanna
during
the
Holi
festival.
Navalgund
is
located
at
a
distance
of
about
40
kilometres
from
the
city
of
Hubballi
in
Dharwad
district
of
Karnataka.
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