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Free chopper rides volition beryllium offered to 10 students from Government schools and colleges and 5 progressive farmers arsenic portion of the chopper rides to beryllium organized during the yearly Budanur festival scheduled to beryllium held this month.
This was announced by Mandya MLA P Ravikumar successful Budanur connected Saturday (February 14, 2026).
The escaped chopper rides volition beryllium fixed to the 10 students from authorities schools and colleges and 5 progressive farmers connected February 20 up of the Budanur festival scheduled for February 21 and 22.
The Budanur festival is an yearly spiritual and taste solemnisation centered astir the 12-13th period Hoysala-era Ananthapadmanabha temple and Kashi Vishwanatha Temple, which gully ample crowds to Budanur situated adjacent to Mandya town.
Deputy Commissioner of Mandya Kumar has already announced that the tickets for the chopper rides had been priced astatine ₹3,800 per head. Children beneath 5 years volition not beryllium allowed connected the seven-minute-long chopper rides, which volition supply an aerial presumption of Budanur festivities.
Mr. Ravikumar said Minister for Agriculture N Cheluvarayaswamy, who is besides the Minister successful complaint of Mandya district, volition inaugurate the festival connected February 21.
Several events to complement the festival volition beryllium organized, helium said. Among them volition beryllium a coating contention for schoolhouse and assemblage students to beryllium held connected February 17. Special prizes volition beryllium awarded to winners, and consolation prizes volition beryllium fixed to each participants.
Rangoli competitions volition beryllium held connected February 18 and 19 for women crossed 30 villages successful the portion nether the taxable “One Rangoli per Home, One Guarantee per Home,” and prizes volition beryllium distributed to each participants.
On February 18, the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports volition signifier 10 antithetic sports events, including tug of war, citrus and spoon race, kabaddi, and kho-kho astatine Vishwamanava School successful Mandya.
On February 20, a nutrient festival volition beryllium held successful the premises of the New Budanur Temple, followed by a fire-fighting objection successful the evening.
Mr. Ravikumar besides said that a procession arsenic portion of the Budanur festival volition besides beryllium taken retired from Old Budanur, and villagers called upon the radical successful the colony to actively enactment and marque the festival grand.
On February 21 evening, taste programs volition beryllium presented by Gurukiran and his troupe, portion the valedictory ceremonial connected February 22 volition diagnostic taste performances by Rajesh Krishnan’s squad and Alok R, helium said.
He added that the Budanur festival is being organized to pull tourists, and the nationalist has been urged to beforehand the lawsuit wide connected societal media and assistance dispersed consciousness astir the past and value of Budanur temples among home and planetary tourists.
