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Hassan gears up for Chennamma's last rites with full state honours

Hassan, July 19 (UNI) Hassan district on Sunday turned into the focal point of elaborate preparations for the last rites of Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, with the Karnataka government gearing up to accord full state honours at her funeral on Monday.
Authorities made extensive arrangements at the foothills of Ranganathaswamy Betta near Mavinakere, close to the Gowda family's native Haradanahalli village, where the cremation will take place. Barricades, public viewing enclosures, parking facilities and traffic diversions were put in place as thousands of mourners, political leaders and JD(S) workers are expected to attend.
Security has been significantly tightened, with senior police officers overseeing crowd management and law-and-order measures at the funeral venue and along the route through which the cortege will pass.
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