Dharmasthala's Manjusha museum gets recognition from India Book of Records

On the occasion of D Veerendra Heggade's 76th birthday celebration, Dr Anil Kumar Sharma, the head of the organisation in New Delhi, presented a certificate of honor to him on Monday.

Mangaluru: The "Manjusha" museum, created by Dharmasthala's Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, has received special recognition from the India Book of Records under "Largest single man diverse collection of antiques' category.

On the occasion of Heggade's 76th birthday celebration, Dr Anil Kumar Sharma, the head of the organisation in New Delhi, presented a certificate of honor to Heggade on Monday.

The certificate said Heggade has nurtured an eternal love for cultural heritage, amassing a remarkable collection that includes 7500 palm leaf manuscripts, 21,000 art objects, 25,000 rare and old books, and over 100 vintage automobiles, all housed in Manjusha museum in Dharmasthala.

It may be recalled that the new building of Manjusha museum set up over an area of 1,04,000 square-feet with modern display systems furnishing information pertaining to every artifact was inaugurated in October 2018. Inspired by Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum, Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade Heggade had started collecting unique artefacts of different kinds for the past five decades from different parts of the world and India and started preserving them in a museum.