Tumakuru(Karnataka): A Muslim couple named their child 'Shivamani' during a naming ceremony held on the occasion of the 115th birth anniversary of Shivakumara Swamiji. The Shivakumara Swamiji Annadana Sewa Trust organised the ceremony on the premises of Siddaganga Math in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka on Friday, wherein 115 children were given names.
Shahista and Zameer, a resident of Kyatsandra in Tumakuru, have named their daughter Shivamani, because of their faith in Shivakumar Swamiji. The couple said, "We follow Shivakumar Swamiji's preachings of equality. We have been following and leading our life on the words of Swamiji. We live our life based on his ideologies."
Dr Shivakumar Swamiji Annadana Seva Trust conducted the naming ceremony (Namkaran or Namakarana Sanskar) for 115 children to commemorate the 115th birth anniversary of Shivakumara Swamiji. Children from various parts of Karnataka including Ramanagara, Bidar and Raichur participated in the ceremony.
