Mysore/Mysuru: A grand and colourful procession marked the Basava Jayanti celebrations organised by Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha in association with Veerashaiva-Lingayat associations and Basava Balagagala Okkoota in the city this morning.
Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji inaugurated the procession by offering floral tributes to the portrait of Basavanna installed upon a tableau. Later, the Swamiji along with other dignitaries arrived at Basavanna’s statue near Gun House circle and offered floral tributes to 12th century revolutionary.
