M Jinaraja Hegde from Shimoga has bagged second place followed by Nagesh Panathale in third place. There were about 47 participants in the competition. The prizes will be handed over to the winner on July 19 at Chikmagalur Rotary hall at 10 am. Sudhakar Yermal (Mangalore), Sudheendra S Kulkarni (Bijapur), Dinakar V Gowda (Nandanagadda) and L Narayana Rao (Mysore) will be given consolation prizes.
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