Balagangadhar Swamijee to flag-off Dasara festival

Saturday, October 6, 2007, 19:03 [IST]

Mysore, Oct 6 (UNI) Balagangadhar Swamijee of Adichunchanagiri will inagurate this year's ten-day Dasara festival which culminate with the gala 'Jamboo Sawari' and grand procession.

Deputy Commissioner, Mysore district Channappa Gowda, in a statement issued here today has informed that the Dasara celebrations was originally scheduled to be flagged off by Sidhaganga seer, 100-year-old Shivakumar Seer on November 11.

He said that the Sidhaganga Swamiji, in a communication to the district administration have expressed his inability to participate in the event due to health problem.

UNI

Topics: CULTURE-KARNATAKA-SWAMIJEE-DASARA

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