10-day Mysuru Dasara festival comes to an end but palace to glow for next 9 days
MYSURU:
The curtains came down on the 10-day Dasara festival here on Friday with the spectacular ‘Jamboo Savari’ procession of elephants marking the grand finale.
However, the Mysuru royal palace will continue to shine at night for the next nine days with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ordering to light up the palace for the tourists.
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ: ಸಚಿವ ಎಸ್.ಟಿ.ಸೋಮಶೇಖರ್ ರಿಂದ ಡೋಲು ಬಡಿತ, ವೀರಗಾಸೆ ಕುಣಿತ
Held under the shadow of COVID-19, there were many restrictions due to which the usual gathering of large number of people was missing as the administration had restricted visitors and issued limited passes.
However, in keeping with the centuries-old tradition, all the rituals were held abiding by the COVID norms.
At the auspicious hour, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru in-charge minister S T Somashekar and Mysuru mayor Sunanda Palanetra offered floral prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari.
The key attraction was the Jamboo Savari, a procession of caparisoned elephants, of the city’s presiding deity Goddess Chamundeshwari, an incarnation of Goddess Durga.
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ: ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ದೀಪಾಲಂಕಾರವನ್ನು ಒಂಬತ್ತು ದಿನಗಳವರೆಗೆ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ- ಸಿ.ಎಂ
The gigantic Abhimanyu, a caparisoned elephant, carrying the presiding deity on the 750 kg golden howdah, marched and other decorated pachyderms too walked behind it.
Unlike marching for five kilometres, this time the length of the Jamboo Savari procession was reduced to just 800 metres within the Palace, authorities said.
“Earlier the parade used to take place for five kilometres. For the past two years, it is restricted within the palace due to COVID-19. The tableaux and cultural troupes were less compared to previous years this time,” a Mysuru resident told PTI.
Wadiyar’s family members too attended the celebrations, which is designated as Naada Habba (state festival).
While greeting the people of Karnataka on Vijayadashami, Bommai announced extending the lighting of Mysuru city and palace for the next nine days so that tourists from other parts of the state and country can enjoy the scenic beauty of the royal city bathed in light at night.
ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSBommai ಅವರು ಇಂದು ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಾಯಿ ಚಾಮುಂಡೇಶ್ವರಿಗೆ ಪುಷ್ಪಾರ್ಚನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) October 15, 2021
ಮೈಸೂರು ರಾಜವಂಶಸ್ಥ ಯದುವೀರ್ ಒಡೆಯರ್, ಸಚಿವ @STSomashekarMLA, ಹಿರಿಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.#ನಾಡಹಬ್ಬದಸರಾ #Dasara2021 #ಜಂಬೂಸವಾರಿ pic.twitter.com/rbK3w7lgEi
ನಾಡಹಬ್ಬ ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾ ಅಂಗವಾಗಿ ಇಂದು ವಿಶ್ವವಿಖ್ಯಾತ ಜಂಬೂಸವಾರಿಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSBommai ರವರು ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿದರು. ಅಂಬಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿರಾಜಮಾನರಾದ ನಾಡದೇವತೆ ಚಾಮುಂಡೇಶ್ವರಿ ತಾಯಿಗೆ ನಾಡಿನ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನತೆಯ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ಪುಷ್ಪಾರ್ಚನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು.#ನಾಡಹಬ್ಬದಸರಾ #Dasara2021 #ಜಂಬೂಸವಾರಿ pic.twitter.com/civsCs9Lnb
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) October 15, 2021
The traditional Dasara procession is held on Vijayadashami, signifying the victory of good over evil.
The rulers of Mysuru or the Wadiyars had been worshippers of Durga and had established their family Goddess atop a hillock, which has been named as Chamunda hills.
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ: ಚಾಮುಂಡಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಚಾಮುಂಡೇಶ್ವರಿ ಉತ್ಸವ ಮೂರ್ತಿಗೆ ಸಚಿವ ಎಸ್.ಟಿ.ಸೋಮಶೇಖರ್ ಚಾಲನೆ
Raja Wadiyar I (1578-1617), first ruler of independent Mysore kingdom in 1610, had started the Dasara festivities which are held in all its glory since then.
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