Mysore/Mysuru: A grand procession marked the official Basava Jayanthi celebrations organised by the District Administration and Zilla Panchayat (ZP), in association with Veerashaiva-Lingayat Associations, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha, Basava Balagagala Okkoota and other organisations in city this morning.
Mayor (in-Charge) Sunanda Palanetra flagged off the procession at Basaveshwara statue located close to Gun House Circle after garlanding the statue in the presence of various Seers, elected representatives and other dignitaries. The procession, which featured a number of small tableaux carrying busts and portraits of the great saint-philosopher, Nandi Dhwaja and a host of folk and cultural troupes, passed through Chamaraja Double Road, Ramaswamy Circle, JLB Road, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle and Vinoba Road, before culminating at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road, where the stage programme was organised.
