Mangalore : Dharmasthala Dharmadikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade will be invited to inaugurate the Mysore Dasara celebrations, said Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa after discussing in the meeting held in Mysore on the Dasara celebrations.

He also said that, Central Minister for Tourism Shelja will be invited and Shikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wodeyar of the Mysore royal family will present the formal invitations.

Expressing his opinion on an opportunity to inaugurate the dasara festival, Dr. Veeranda Heggade said Dasara celebrations of Mysore represent state’s culture; he said that it is also a model for the entire nation.

Mysore Dasara is the only celebration reflecting the culture of Karnataka and therefore is a festival of Karnataka, he added.