Overview

• Siddaramaiah offered prayers at the Hasanamba Temple on Wednesday, a day after Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his wife performed a special puja.
• The chief minister detailed relief rates of ₹17,000 per hectare for rain-fed farms, ₹25,000 for irrigated crops, and ₹31,000 for multi-crop holdings.
• Officials reported more than 8.8 lakh devotees in five days, with over 60% women, aided by free KSRTC travel under the Shakti scheme.
• Authorities said average darshan waiting times fell to three to four hours from eight to ten last year, crediting coordinated arrangements and priority for ordinary devotees.
• Some outlets framed the back-to-back visits as political signaling linked to a leadership tussle, a characterization based on limited sourcing.