The celebration will be held at Kalamandira from 11.30 a.m., and thousands of people are expected to take part in it, says Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy.
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The birth anniversary of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar – who was born on June 4, 1884 and ruled from 1902 to 1940, will be a grand affair and marked by profound significance.
This was stated by Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy at a preparatory meeting held on Tuesday. He said the celebration will be held on June 4 at Kalamandira from 11.30 a.m. and thousands of people are expected to take part in it.
The celebration will be marked by a procession and a slew of events, and all community members will take part in it. P. Shivaraju, Additional Deputy Commissioner, said this year’s celebrations in Mysuru will be a State-level event as the Maharaja belonged to this region and made an immense contribution to its overall development.
The district administration will conduct the event in a manner so that the ideas and ideals of Nalwadi are imbibed by the public at large, he added.
The authorities said that the procession will commence from Venkataramanaswamy temple on the Palace premises and will conclude at Kalamandira, which is the venue for the stage function. The procession will comprise folk and cultural troupe while a portrait of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar will be taken in a procession on a silver chariot.
The mounted police and police band will be part of the procession to lend an air of solemnity to the procession, according to the authorities.
The procession route and the Kalamandira premises will be spruced up by the Mysuru City Corporation.
The attention of the district administration was also drawn to the low-key celebrations in 2024, as the model code of conduct was in place. Hence, it has been decided to make the event a grand affair.
The leaders of the Ursu community urged the authorities to celebrate Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s Jayanti in all districts of the State, while children in schools should be educated about his contribution and progressive views. They also suggested organising essay competitions at district and State levels on the life and contributions of the Maharaja, who was described by Mahatma Gandhi as a Raja Rishi.
Mysuru zilla panchayat CEO S. Yukesh Kumar and others were present.
Published – May 20, 2025 08:19 pm IST