Helicopter ride to be highlight of Budanur festival in Karnataka this year

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Deputy Commissioner Kumar inspected a tract  astatine  Chikka Mandya, connected  the outskirts of Mandya, successful  transportation  with the motorboat  of the chopper  thrust   for the upcoming Budanur festival, connected  February 4, 2026.

Deputy Commissioner Kumar inspected a tract astatine Chikka Mandya, connected the outskirts of Mandya, successful transportation with the motorboat of the chopper thrust for the upcoming Budanur festival, connected February 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: File photo

The Mandya territory medication is readying to present chopper rides astatine affordable outgo for 3 days from February 20 during the yearly Budanur festival this year.

The Budanur festival, an yearly spiritual and taste solemnisation successful Karnataka centered astir 13th period Hoysala-era Ananthapadmanabha temple and the Kashi Vishwanatha temple, draws a ample fig of radical to Budanur village, situated adjacent to Mandya town.

On February 4, Deputy Commissioner Kumar inspected a tract astatine Chikka Mandya, connected the outskirts of Mandya, successful transportation with the motorboat of the chopper thrust for the upcoming Budanur festival.

“During the visit, the Deputy Commissioner Kumar reviewed arrangements related to security, nationalist safety, postulation management, and required infrastructure, and issued indispensable guidelines to the officials concerned,” according to section authorities.

The Deputy Commissioner said that each indispensable measures would beryllium taken successful accordance with regulations, and keeping nationalist involvement successful mind.

During a preparatory gathering connected the behaviour of Budanur festival, MLA P. Ravi Kumar, who represents Mandya Assembly constituency, said the festival volition beryllium celebrated successful a expansive mode this year.

Seeking the co-operation of radical successful the behaviour of the festival, Mr. Ravi Kumar said summons prices for the chopper thrust volition beryllium kept affordable truthful that visitors tin bask an aerial presumption of the Budanur festival.

Describing the beingness of Ananthapadmanabha and Kashi Vishwanath temples successful Budanur arsenic a substance of pridefulness for Mandya district, Mr. Ravi Kumar compared them with the temples successful Belur and Halebid portion pointing retired that the upcoming festival volition service to showcase and sphere the affluent temple architecture.

Proper transport and parking facilities volition beryllium made for visitors attending the Budanur festival, helium said.

As portion of the festival, a procession featuring assorted taste troupes volition commence from Hale Budanur. A full of 37 Pooja Kunitha troupes volition enactment successful the procession.

A rangoli contention has been planned for households successful the region. Cash prizes volition beryllium presented to the apical 3 winners portion each the participants volition person peculiar gifts sponsored by the MLA.

A drafting contention for children volition beryllium conducted, with currency prizes for winners and gifts for each participants.

A nutrient festival volition beryllium organized arsenic portion of the celebrations.

The taste programmes organised arsenic portion of the festival volition dispersed implicit 2 days, and precedence volition beryllium fixed to section artistes.

He said assorted committees, including a reception committee, had been formed arsenic portion of the preparations. “Traditional agrarian sports volition beryllium organized for locals, and accumulation stalls volition beryllium acceptable up. Greater accent volition beryllium placed connected agrarian games. Rangoli and drafting competitions, a tug-of-war, kabaddi games, and different events volition beryllium organized to promote women and the wide public,” helium said portion calling upon the villagers and section elders to enactment unneurotic to marque the festival a success.

Published - February 04, 2026 03:45 p.m. IST

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