August baMditeMdare elleDeyU swAntaMtrOtsavada sambhrama. shAlegaLAlli paThasaMchalanada tayAri ArambhavAguva samaya. keMpu, hasiru, nIli, kEsari, haLadi, nEraLe baNNagala hesariniMda guMpugaLannu nEmisi, A A guMpinavaru adE baNNada samavastra toTTu, kai alli kEsari-biLi-hasiru bAvuTa hiDidu sAguvAga adEnu khushi, adEnO sambharama.

keMpu guMpinavaralli obbaLAgidda nAnu, August 15 randu beLigge 5.00 ganTege eddu, biLiya shirt noMdige keMpu skirt dharisi, eraDu jaDe heNedu keMpu tape kaTTi, kaigaLige keMpu band kaTTi, achcha biLupina canvas shoe-socks dharisi, shistiniMda paTha saMchalisi rAshTradhvajakke vaMdisuvAgina nenapu adeshTu madhura....

hAgeyE idE samayadalli dEsha bhakti geetegaLa spaRDheyalli ee hADu hADida nenapeshtu suMdara allavE....?

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hArutide hArutide namma bAvuTa
mUru bannadiMda naliva namma bAvuTa
muddu makkaLella hiDidu taruva bAvuTa
hArutide hArutide namma bAvuTa

gAndhi tAtA duDidu kotta divya bAvuTa
bhAratAMbeyannu smarisi biTTa bAvuTa
bhAratIyarella namipa namma bAvuTa
hArutide hArutide namma bAvuTa

hindu dEsha nammadeMdu mereva bAvuTa
satya dharma nitya kAva amara bAvuTa
gaganavEri bharadi kuNiva namma bAvuTa
hArutide hArutide namma bAvuTa

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beLagali bhAratha bhUmi