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| Different art troupes from across the district added to the splendour of the procession held as part of the Virajpet taluk third Kannada Sahitya Sammelan here on Saturday. |
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The procession began from Palibetta road in the morning that featured bhoota nritya, navilu nritya, veeragase, dollu kunita, pooja kunita, nandi dhwaja, Kodava nritya, and so on.
The town adorned a festive mood and a bride’s look decorated with Kannada flags. The Sammelana President Mandepanda Geeta Mandanna, Vedamurthy Vishnu Bhat, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President T P Ramesh, taluk unit president B G Raghunathanayak, Kodava Samaja President M W Ayyappa, Ponnampet hobli unit president Keshav Kamath were taken in an open vehicle in the grand procession.
Women bearing kalashas, members of various self-help groups, students of schools and colleges took part in the procession.
The scorching sun did not harm the participants’ enthusiasm. Voluteers supplied plenty of butter milk to the participants. |
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source: http://www.deccanherald.com/ Home > District / by DH News Service / Mar 06th
