Mangaluru :  Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader inaugurated the grand procession of  annual Karavali Utsav at Neharumaidan Mangaluru on Friday, December 22.

The procession go on through Clock Tower, Hampankatta, K.S. Rao Road, Navabharat Circle, P.V.S Circle, M.G. Road and Lalbagh.

As many as 74 teams including Chande players, Dollu Kunita team, Mahila Veeragase team from Chikkamgaluru, Jaggali Mela from Dharwad, Somankunita team from Tumakuru, Suggi Kunita team from Karwar, Huli Vesha teams and Shanka Dasaru and folk artistes from different parts of the State took part in the procession.

District in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai inaugurated  the exhibition and Actor Prakash Raj inaugurated the 10 day Karavali Ustav .

The district administration also to organise beach utsav at Panambur beach on December 30 and 31.

MLA Mohiudeen Bava, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, ADC Kumar, Zilla panchayat CEO Dr M R Ravi, MCC commissioner Mohammed Nazeer and others were present.