Dasara Festival

Mysore Dasara is the “Nadahabha” or the state festival of the state of Karnataka.It is celebrated for 10 days and concludes with Vijayadashami. COVID-19 was the running theme of this year’s mysuru Dasara.

• The world famous Jamboo Savari (Mysore Dasara procession)is held on the street of Mysore city on Vijayadashami. It starts from the Mysore palace and culminates at a place called Bannimantap.
• The idol of the Goddess chamundeshwari, which is placed on a golden mantapa on the top of a decorated elephant.
• The first Dasara for tusker Abhimanyu in Mysuru, in the company of ‘Kumki’ elephants Kaveri and Vijaya,was a short affairs as he had to travers just 270m rather than the usual 5KM.
• Jamboo savari was limited to the palace in the past too. In 1994 due to the surat plague and in 2002 due to the severe drought.
• There is a special music concert performed by the Yuva or Youth icons during Dasara.
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