Mysore/Mysuru, April 19 -- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to confer 'Basavashri-2026' awards tomorrow

A grand and colourful procession marked the beginning of the two-day Basava Jayanti celebrations, organised under the joint aegis of Mysuru District Basava Balagagala Okkuta, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha and a host of other Veerashaiva-Lingayat Associations and organisations in city this morning.

Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti launched the procession at Basaveshwara Statue near JSS Mahavidyapeetha, in the presence of Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji and several other Seers.

The procession, in which hundreds took part, was accompanied by a host of folk and cultural troupes including Nand...