Mysuru: A grand procession, accompanied by a host of folk troupes, marked Ambigara Chowdaiah Jayanti celebration, jointly organised by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department and Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah Jayantotsava Samiti, in the city yesterday. The procession, which commenced from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate, passed through D. Urs Road, JLB Road, Metropole Circle and Hunsur Road, before culminating at Kalamandira, where a stage programme was held.
Speaking after inaugurating the stage programme, MyLAC Chairman H.A. Venkatesh said that Ambigara Chowdaiah has a special place among the 12th Century social reformers.
