The cultural programmes, planned as part of the Mahamastakabhisheka of Gomateshwara, to be held in February 2018, will begin at Shravanabelagola on Thursday. The first cultural event will be Gamaka recitation at Chavundaraya Sabha Mantap. Jain Mutt, headed by Charukeerti Bhattaraka Swami, has invited Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Manu Baligar to preside over the programme. The organisers have invited many cultural personalities from different parts of the State and outside to present performances in the run-up to the mega event, a release from the mutt said. – News & Image Courtesy: The Hindu