The Cultural city, City of Palaces Of Karnataka Mysore is all set to celebrate 9 days long Navarathri which is also called as “Naada habba Dasara” (State Festival Dasara).
Paramapoojya Jagadguru Dr Sri Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji, Seer of Siddaganga Math, Tumkur, will be inaugurating the celebrations today at Chamundi hills.
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Entire state celebrate this historical festival which dates back to 15th Century. Mysore Wodeyars takes the fame of continue this wonderful religious celebration since 1610 when Raja Wodeyar was on thrown.
Jamboo Savaari is one of the biggest attraction of this festival. People come from all around the world to see the celebrations in Mysore and we are all proud of this. Elephants with the Goddess Chamnundeshwari on a golden mantapa in the procession which will be held on the 10th day of Dasara is a real beauty and the main attraction. In the older days Raja used to sit in that Golden Mantapa and participate in the procession, now we take Godess Chamnundeshwari who is worshiped by the royal family and the city of Mysore. Procession which starts from Mysore palace culminates at Banni mantapa where in a banni tree (Prosopis spicigera) is worshiped.
Dasara festival ends with a mind blowing “Panjina Kavayathu” (torch-light parade) on the same day at Banni mantapa Grounds.
There are lots of stories behind this festival and there is lot that I can keep on writing here.
Lets celebrate Dasara and get blessings from Mathe Chamundeshwari who killed Mahishasura for the good.
Happy Darasa!
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