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Grand Dasara Festivities Kick Off in Mysuru with Traditional Fervour
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News18•11-10-2026, 13:30
Grand Dasara Festivities Kick Off in Mysuru with Traditional Fervour
- •The famous 11-day Dasara celebrations commenced in Mysuru with religious and traditional fervour, inaugurated by Koppal Gavimath pontiff Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Mahaswamiji.
- •Celebrated as Nada Habba, the festival showcases Karnataka's rich culture and traditions with events like a food mela, flower show, cultural programmes, and a drone show.
- •Key highlights include the iconic Jumboo Savaari procession, Torch Light Parade, and aerial displays by the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force.
- •The Mysuru royal family will continue their traditions with Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar conducting the private durbar on the golden throne.
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The 11-day Mysuru Dasara festivities were inaugurated by Koppal’s Gavimath pontiff Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Mahaswamiji by showering flowers on the idol of goddess Chamundeshwari during the Dhanur Lagna.
The world-famous 'Jamboo Savaari' procession, featuring caparisoned elephants carrying the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari in a gold-covered Howdah, marks the culmination of celebrations on October 21.
After the tradition became a private royal family affair following the 1971 abolition of privy purses, the then-chief minister D Devaraja Urs revived the public Dasara celebrations in 1975.
