Heritage Fest in Hubballi sees enthusiastic participation

The ISKCON Heritage Fest 2026 commenced in Hubballi on Tuesday, attracting over 1,500 schoolchildren to partake in various cultural and literary contests on the ISKCON temple grounds on Wednesday. The festival kicked off with a coloring competition for LKG and UKG students, with more than 400 youngsters participating. The kids colored Krishna-themed pictures, fostering creativity and introducing them to Indian cultural customs.

Nearly 280 students from Classes 3 to 6 joined a group vocal music competition, performing devotional compositions by Karnataka’s Dasa saints, including Mirabai and other devotees. This competition aimed to promote Indian classical music. A group classical dance competition for students in Classes 7 to 10 also took place, with 150 participants displaying their skills and receiving audience applause.

Around 200 students from Classes 3 and 4 engaged in the Puranic skit competition, portraying episodes and characters from Indian epics and Puranic literature. The Vedic quiz for Classes 5 to 7 garnered over 180 contestants.

The handwriting competition for students in Classes 8 to 10 drew the largest participation, with 484 participants. On the first day, the inaugural event was attended by Usha R. Hegde, vice-president of Nandu Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.; Roopa Puramkar, District Education Officer of Dharwad; Rajiv Lochana Dasa, president of ISKCON Hubballi-Dharwad; and V.S.V. Prasad, managing director of Swarnaa Group of Companies.