Mangalore : The renowned Odiyoor Swamiji Gurudevananda called a press conference on Friday (Jan 3, 2014) to tell the coastal people that as a part of the Silver Jubilee celebration due in February next, a colorful procession will be taken out from Jyoti Circle to Neharu Maidan on January 5 after noon( 3pm) this was disclosed by the Swamiji at AB Shetty hall in Bunts hostel in the city today.

People from 3 areas of Tulunad East- North and West will arrive at Jyoti circle with a float of Tulunadu from 3 sides and will assemble at Jyoti Circle were Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat (RSS) will Inaugurate the joint procession of thousands of Tuluvas walking to the venue of Central Maidan to reach by 3.30 pm.

Udupi Math Seer Pejavar Swamiji Vishvesha Thirtha will Inaugurate the proceedings of the convention to be Presided over by Dharnadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade in the Presence of the revered Odiyooru Swamiji himself, who will make the benediction speech.

A keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Chinnappa Gowda professor of Mangalore University on the subject of the `various aspects of Tulu Culture’.

Among the chief guests of the evening will be B.Ramanatha Rai DK In-charge Minister and President of the reception committee, Tulu writer Smt. Janaki Bhrahmavar, MN Rajendra Kumar of SKDCC Bank, CA Shanker Shetty of Mumbai Bunts Sangh and Ministers, MP’s, MLAs, MLC’s and office bearers of Tulunadu chariots committee from 3 sides.

Swamiji told the press persons that a lot of work had gone in to the preparations for Tulunadu Glory that we are celebrating on Sunday. He added that at the GP level a number of committees were formed all over Tulunad to spread the culture of Tulu in every corner of a the land.

Those presets at the press meet were Ajith Kumar Rai Malady of Bunts Sangh, Padnabha Kottari, Bhasker Rai Kukkuvalli, Shanthosh Bhandary and others.