Four-day Shettara Santhe begins in Shivamogga

A four-day Shettara Santhe, a cultural festival organised by Arya Vysya Snehitara Balaga, was inaugurated at Allama Prabhu Park in Shivamogga on Thursday.

The event includes the exhibition-cum-sale of home-made products unique to the Arya Vysya community and a music programme by well-known singers. The exhibition has over 125 stalls, and many feature food items including snacks, sweets, spices.

Legislators D.S. Arun, S.N. Channabasappa, Dhananjay Sarji, and others participated in the inauguration of the event. The inaugural ceremony was followed by a music programme- titled Panchama Veda- Premada Nada. Many singers of Shivamogga presented popular Kannada and Hindi songs.

As part of the event, Srinivasa Kalyanotsava will be held on Friday at 5 p.m. The organisers have invited people to take part in the event in large numbers. On Saturday, several competitions will be held for women and children to mark the 50th anniversary of Vasavi Mahila Sangha of Shivamogga.

On Sunday, the last day of the event, Vasu Dixit will present Bhajana Jamming.