Janapada Parishat district president B G Anantashayana said that the Parishat museum and the office will soon be set up in the district.

He said this addressing the gathering at Grameena Janapadotsava folk festival in
Devanagiri in Virajpet taluk recently.

Rural art and games like Balopatt, Ummattatt, Kolata, Naropooda, Ajjappa, Tayavva, Kola, Dolpatt, Valagathatt, Ajjappa Kola, Buguri ata and Chilki were organised as part of the Janapadotsava, under the aegis of Kodagu Janapada Parishat Virajpet taluk unit, at Bairanadu Chembebeliyuru High School grounds atDevanagiri in Virajpet on Thursday.

B C High School chairman Sunil Nanaiah inaugurated the festival. Karnataka Janapada Parishat honorary secretary H R Rajegowda said that more such festivals should be held to preserve local folk art and culture.

Patron of folk art Puggera Poovamma Karumbaiah was felicitated on the occasion.

Kodava Sahitya Academy president Biddatanda S Thammaiah, Parishat district convener Meriyanda Sanket Poovaiah, Akhila Kodava Samaja president Matanda C Monnappa, Zilla Panchayat Health and Education standing committee president Mookonda Shashi Subramani were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / Virajpet – DHNS, October 10th, 2016