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President in Kodagu
February 6, 2021
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Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savitha Kovind arrived in Kodagu this morning. An Indian Air Force chopper carried the First Couple from the HAL Airport in Bengaluru to the temporary helipad at Cauvery College Grounds near Bhagamandala. Kodagu District Minister V. Somanna too accompanied the President in the chopper.
From Bhagamandala, the President’s cavalcade drove towards Talacauvery, the birthplace of River Cauvery, the lifeline of people of south Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The VVIPs were accorded a traditional ‘Poorna Kumbha’ welcome by the priests at Talacauvery. The First Couple performed special pujas at Talacauvery.