Today Dasara in Mysore has become the state festival of Karnataka.The city of Mysore has a long tradition of celebrating the Dasara festival. The Dasara festivities were first started by the Vijayanagar Kings in 15th Century. After the fall of Vijayanagar Kingdom, the Wodeyar's of Mysore continued the Dasara Festival in the year 1610 at Srirangapatna. Dasara is celebrated to commemorate the victory of truth over evil as it is believed that this was the day when the Goddess Chamundeshwari killed the demon Mahishasura. Mahishasura is the demon from whose name Mysore has been derived.
The famous Mysore Palace, the epicenter of all Dasara festivities, is illuminated. As part of the celebrations renowned musicians of Karnataka and from outside perform in front of the illuminated Palace. The Palace is open to the public and the royal throne is displayed. Another major attraction is the Dasara exhibition, which is held in the exhibition grounds opposite to the Mysore Palace.
Other special programmes held as part of Dasara are Yuva Dasara, where inter-college and inter-University cultural and fine arts competitions are held, the wrestling-bout attract wrestlers from all around India. Women in every household draw rangoli in front of their houses and decorate the houses with buntings and arrange Dasara dolls during the week-long "Mane Mane Dasara" to relive the past glory when all the residents of the city celebrated the festival actively.
The high point of the Dasara celebrations is the Vijayadashami procession held on the tenth day. The Vijaydashami ''Jumboo Savari'' or elephant parade is the main attractions that carry the principal deity of the Mysore City Sri Chamundeswari in a Golden howdah, in a colorful procession. The procession led by elephants goes winding through the gaily-decorated streets of the city. Musical bands belonging to State Police, folk dancers form a part of the procession. Colorful tableaux created by different Government departments participate in the procession. The procession begins at the Mysore Palace and ends at the Banni Mantapa grounds, traveling a distance of about 2.5 miles. The culminating program of the Dasara festivities is the ‘Panjina Kavayatthu’ or a torch light parade that takes place in the evening followed by a massive firework display and much jubilation on the streets.
The famous Mysore Palace, the epicenter of all Dasara festivities, is illuminated. As part of the celebrations renowned musicians of Karnataka and from outside perform in front of the illuminated Palace. The Palace is open to the public and the royal throne is displayed. Another major attraction is the Dasara exhibition, which is held in the exhibition grounds opposite to the Mysore Palace.
Other special programmes held as part of Dasara are Yuva Dasara, where inter-college and inter-University cultural and fine arts competitions are held, the wrestling-bout attract wrestlers from all around India. Women in every household draw rangoli in front of their houses and decorate the houses with buntings and arrange Dasara dolls during the week-long "Mane Mane Dasara" to relive the past glory when all the residents of the city celebrated the festival actively.
The high point of the Dasara celebrations is the Vijayadashami procession held on the tenth day. The Vijaydashami ''Jumboo Savari'' or elephant parade is the main attractions that carry the principal deity of the Mysore City Sri Chamundeswari in a Golden howdah, in a colorful procession. The procession led by elephants goes winding through the gaily-decorated streets of the city. Musical bands belonging to State Police, folk dancers form a part of the procession. Colorful tableaux created by different Government departments participate in the procession. The procession begins at the Mysore Palace and ends at the Banni Mantapa grounds, traveling a distance of about 2.5 miles. The culminating program of the Dasara festivities is the ‘Panjina Kavayatthu’ or a torch light parade that takes place in the evening followed by a massive firework display and much jubilation on the streets.
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