Kempegowda Jayanthi indiatimes.com |
Karnataka CM Sri Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister Sri DK Shivakumar planned to honor Nadaprabhu Kempegowda by celebrating his 516th birth anniversary on Friday (June 27, 2025)on a grand scale.
Kmbagowda statue Bengaluru deccanherald.com |
Floral tribute to Kembagowda by DCM D.K. siasat.com/ |
Matching his lasting contribution and legacy of the founder of Bengaluru, CM Sri Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the construction of Kembagowda Bhavan in Bengaluru. Being a visionary, an able administrator and ruler, late Kembagowda was instrumental in introducing growing city's infrastructure development, including the construction of reservoirs, temples, and forts. He had the Temples of Vinayaka and Anjaneya built at the Northern Yelahanka Gate of the fort (near the present head office of State Bank of Mysore).
Various events were organized by the state government to commemorate his memory and they include morning procession at 7 am with lamps held from the city’s four directions — Lalbagh, Mehkri Circle, Kempambudhi Lake and Ulsoor. A similar program is also planned at historical sites in Magadi Devanahalli, and Kunigal. C M Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, along with other guests, will receive the lamps at Summanahalli Circle on the Outer Ring Road, where the newly proposed Kempegowda Bhavan will be constructed. Other ministers and MLAs will participate in this procession.
Last year celebration included the unveiling of a 30-foot statue of Kempegowda, highlighting his lasting impact on the region.Futher a proposal was made to develop Kempegowda’s birthplace in Devanahalli and other significant sites linked to his legacy.
It was in April, 2017 official announcement was made of celebrating the Vokkaliga war hero and founder of Bengaluru Nadaprabhu Kempeafter Gowda after Basava, Valmiki and Tipu, thus fulfilling the demand of the entire community of Vokkaliga.
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