<p>The state-level folk festival<em> Kalabyreshwara jana pada mela</em> that was held every year at Adichunchanagiri, in Nagamangala taluk, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br /><br />Adichunchanagiri Mutt's general secretary Prasannanatha Swami said, the Mutt has been organising the folk festival since the last four decades to encourage folk art and the artists.<br /><br />More than 20,000 people from across the state used to participate in the festival every year. However, as Covid-19 cases are rising in the state, the festival has been cancelled as safety precautions.</p>
<p>The state-level folk festival<em> Kalabyreshwara jana pada mela</em> that was held every year at Adichunchanagiri, in Nagamangala taluk, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br /><br />Adichunchanagiri Mutt's general secretary Prasannanatha Swami said, the Mutt has been organising the folk festival since the last four decades to encourage folk art and the artists.<br /><br />More than 20,000 people from across the state used to participate in the festival every year. However, as Covid-19 cases are rising in the state, the festival has been cancelled as safety precautions.</p>