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Mysuru Dasara 2026: Gavi Swamiji Inaugurates Festival With Inspiring Speech
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News18•11-10-2026, 14:55
Mysuru Dasara 2026: Gavi Swamiji Inaugurates Festival With Inspiring Speech
- •Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji of Koppal Gavi Mutt inaugurated the 416th Mysuru Dasara festival by performing special prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari.
- •During his inaugural address, the Swamiji praised Mysuru as a city of culture, knowledge, and palaces, describing Dasara as a festival of the earth.
- •He emphasized that the nation should be built on morals and love rather than castes, recalling the teachings of Basavanna and great saints.
- •Paying tribute to the erstwhile Maharajas and Queen Mother Kempananjammanni, he highlighted their sacrifices in building dams and prioritizing public welfare.
- •He urged mothers to instill moral values in children instead of letting them get lost in social media, calling upon all Kannadigas to make a resolution for a model state.
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The 416th world-renowned Mysuru Dasara festival was inaugurated by Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji of Koppal Gavi Mutt. He performed the prime worship of Goddess Chamundeshwari during the Dhanur Lagna.
Gavi Swamiji highlighted that the Maharajas brought light to Shivasamudram, opened schools for girls, built universities, and noted that Queen Mother Kempananjammannii even mortgaged her gold to construct the Krishnarajasagara (KRS) dam.
The Mysuru Dasara state festival is scheduled to be held from October 11 to 21, 2026.
