Dhamma Jyothi Yatra to be held in Kalaburagi on October 14

Rahul Yuvaka Sangha members and activists Suryakant Nimbalkar and Lakshmikant Hubballi, addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi city on Monday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI

The Rahul Yuvaka Sangha will organise a grand ‘Dhamma Jyothi Yatra–2026’ in Kalaburagi on Wednesday (October 14) to mark the 70th anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism.

Addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi city on Monday, sangha members Suryakant Nimbalkar and Lakshmikant Hubballi said the procession would begin at the Dr. Ambedkar statue at Jagat Circle and then proceed to Karuna Buddha Vihara in Basava Nagar in the city. A statue of the Buddha and Dhamma scriptures would be carried in the procession. He appealed to residents of all localities in the city, along with Buddhist followers, to participate in large numbers.