Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah showered flowers on the statue of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at K.R. Circle in city this morning to mark Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Jayanti celebrations, jointly organised by the District Administration, Kannada and Culture Department, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Ursu Jayantotsava Samiti and Federation of Ursu organisations. District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, MP R. Dhruvanarayan, MLAs M.K. Somashekar and Vasu, Corporator Prashanth Gowda and others were present.
Marking the celebrations, a grand procession, accompanied by folk teams, Police band and Mounted Police, will be taken out later in the afternoon from City Palace to Kalamandira where a stage programme is scheduled to take place at 5 pm. The event will be followed by the enactment of a play ‘Praja Raja’ on the life of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar by artistes from Prajna Samskrutika Trust, Mysuru, at 6 pm.
This post was published on June 4, 2017 6:55 pm