Shravanabelagola, October 22, 2005: The religious Jain flag and the Kannada flag were hoisted before the beginning of the All Kannada Jain Literary Conference. The president of the conference Dr.Hampana, Sri H.L.Chandraprabhu president of the Hassan Digambar Jain Samaj and Sri G.A.Mahendra Kumar president of the Hassan Digambar Jain Samaj were welcomed to the flag post by the women with the traditional arati. The chanting of Gommata Vandana by the students of Sri Ambika School was an added attraction to the hoisting ceremony. – Jain Heritage Centres News Service (JHCNS)