Colourful procession marks culmination of Hampi Utsav

Nov. 5 Ballari Karnataka: 'Hagalu veshagararu' performing a scene from Ramayana during the Janapada vahini procession taken out on concluding day of Hampi Utsav on Saturday (Photo credit B.M. Siddalingaswamy)

‘Janapada Vahini’, a colourful procession of folk artistes, was taken out on the concluding day of three-day Hampi Utsav on Saturday.

Thousands of people from within and outside the district witnessed the procession that began from Uddhana Veerbhadra Temple.

A large number of artistes of 40 folk forms, drawn from across the State, including “nandi dhwaja”, “nadaswara”, “urime halige”, “tamate”, “thasha ram dhol”, “dollu”, “karadi majalu”, “huli vesha”, “karadi kunita”, “kahale”, “sindhola dance”, and “pata kunita” performed enthralling the audience.

Vijaya Mahantesh Danammanavar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, flagged off the procession. Avinash Menon, Assistant Commissioner, and B. Nagaraj, Assistant Director, Kannada and Culture, were present.