Udupi: Following a Mangalore Kannda Charit which is now in Dharmasthala on way to Belgaum, an Udupi cultural chariot not to be left behind started from the temple town today (March9) to the same destination to reach there by March 11.
Katapady Shankara Poojary chairman of Udupi ZP flagged off this new Chariot depicting Udupi cultural traditions and arts. Children and Yakshgana Artistes added color to the farewell function to the Udupi Chariot on wheels and on roads. State anthem was sung in high spirits.
The Chariot depicted Udupi Dt. Tourist spots and showed portraits of national poet M.Goalakrishana Adiga, Koata Shivaram Karant, the Jnanapeeta award winning novelist, Nagamandala, Bhootha Kol,Yakshagana and Kambala among sports and art forms of the region.