Mysore/Mysuru: A grand procession in the heart of the city marked the 139th birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysuru ruler Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in city this morning.
The procession organised under the aegis of UrsuMandali Sangha, began from Sangha Office located on Thyagaraja Road in K.R. Mohalla. The procession, accompanied by a host of folk and cultural troupes, passed through Agrahara Circle and Sayyaji Rao Road to reach K.R. Circle, where the statue of NalwadiKrishnaraja Wadiyar was garlanded. From K.R. Circle, the procession continued and passed through D. DevarajUrs Road, JLB Road, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Hotel Circle) and Hunsur Road to reach Kalamandira, where the district administration had organised a stage programme.
