Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 9 -- The first-ever Chamaraja Constituency Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in city yesterday.

As part of the meet, a colourful procession was flagged off by Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda and former MLC D. Madegowda in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate. The procession, accompanied by a host of folk and cultural troupes, passed through K.R. Circle, D. Devaraj Urs Road, JLB Road, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Hotel Circle) and Vinoba Road before reaching Kalamandira where the stage programme took place.

Sammelana Chairman Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat Chairman Maddikere Gopal and City Unit President K.S. Shivaram were brought in a horse drawn chari...