Mysuru: The stellar attraction of Mysuru Dasara, the grand Jumboo Savari procession, on Vijayadashami Day, concluded with flawless precision and resounding success last evening. From Mysore Palace to Bannimantap, the 5-km procession route drew an estimated five to ten lakh spectators. This timeless celebration of tradition and culture unfolded in all its splendour, showcasing royal…
Mysuru: The world famous Jumboo Savari saw a drastic decrease in the number of foreign tourists this year. While foreigners were seen in large numbers both inside the Palace premises and along the procession route in the previous years witnessing the grand spectacle and clicking photographs, this year they were not to be seen. Every…
Mysuru: Thanks to strict enforcement by the District Administration and the Police during Jumboo Savari procession, no one attempted the risky act of watching the Dasara festivities from dilapidated buildings. Unlike previous years, there were no spectators perched atop unsafe structures such as the Lansdowne Building, commercial complexes near K.R. Circle or Devaraja Market. Instead,…
Spectators secure spots with mats, threads and sacks, anchored with stones Mysore/Mysuru: As Mysuru gears up for the grand finale of the Dasara festivities, excitement is reaching fever pitch across the city. The Jumboo Savari procession, scheduled for Oct. 2, is the crown jewel of the celebrations and has already begun drawing crowds eager to…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Jumboo Savari, the grand finale of Dasara festivities to be held on Oct. 2 and almost all roads in city illuminated with colourful lights, besides hosting cultural events, Flower Shows, Food Mela and Dasara exhibition attracting tourists to city, many prominent roads in the heart of city are witnessing traffic jams since Saturday….
Mysore/Mysuru: With just three days left for the Jumboo Savari on Oct. 2, the Mysuru City Police and Forest Department officials conducted the first rehearsal of the Dasara procession inside the Mysore Palace premises this morning. As part of the exercise, Howdah elephant Abhimanyu, accompanied by Kumki elephants Lakshmi and Hemavathi, was brought near the…
Pattada Aane Srikanta panics on seeing bright lights, hearing loud sound Mysore/Mysuru: With Jumboo Savari to be held on Oct. 2, Vijayadashami Day, the final phase of weight carrying exercise ended yesterday with Dasara elephant Dhananjaya carrying the wooden howdah on Raja Marga from Mysore Palace till the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap under the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The tragic stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4, 2025, seems to have cast a dark shadow on the famed Dasara procession. In the wake of the tragedy where 11 youths died in the stampede that occurred at the stadium during RCB team’s IPL victory celebrations, the Mysuru District Administration is…
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to restrict the entry of visitors to the Mysore Palace to watch the grand Dasara procession on Oct. 2 in the wake of the tragedy where 11 youths died in the stampede that occurred at the stadium in Bengaluru during RCB team’s IPL cricket victory celebrations on June 4,…
Information Dept. tops in Departments, Boards and Corporations’ Category Mysuru: Dasara Tableaux Sub-Committee has announced prizes for the Best Tableaux that took part in Jumboo Savari procession held on Vijayadashami (Oct. 12). In the District section, Mandya district bagged the first prize for its tableau on ‘Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary and KRS Dam.’ Dharwad secured second…
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