World · South & Central Asia · 2 days ago
Mysuru Dasara preparations near completion at Chamundi Hill
Mysuru Dasara, an 11-day state festival, is set to begin Sunday in Mysuru, Karnataka.
Its inauguration will take place on Chamundi Hill, at the Chamundeshwari Temple.
Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swami of Gavimath in Koppal will light the traditional lamp to open the festivities.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other officials are also expected to attend.
The state government has invited more than 200 religious leaders, and arrangements are being made for about 2,000 people to watch the ceremony.
Temple rituals will begin early on Sunday, and the inauguration is scheduled between 11:50 a.m.
and 12:15 p.m.
The celebrations will continue for 11 days, with the temple idol decorated in different forms during Navaratri.
Mysuru is preparing to begin its 11-day Dasara celebrations with an inauguration on Chamundi Hill on Sunday.
Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swami of Gavimath, Koppal, will formally open the festivities by lighting a traditional lamp.
More than 200 religious heads have been invited to attend the ceremony.
Around 2,000 people can witness the inauguration, with seating arrangements being made on the hill.
The ceremony is scheduled to take place between 11.50 a.m. and 12.15 p.m.
- Who
- Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swami of Gavimath, Koppal, will inaugurate the celebrations. State and district dignitaries and more than 200 religious heads are expected to attend.
- What
- Mysuru’s 11-day Dasara celebrations will be formally opened with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony.
- When
- Sunday, the first day of Navaratri. The inauguration is scheduled between 11.50 a.m. and 12.15 p.m.
- Where
- Chamundi Hill in Mysuru, including the Chamundeshwari Temple.
- Why
- To mark the traditional start of Mysuru Dasara, the State festival.
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Preparations for the inauguration on Chamundi Hill and special temple rituals were nearing completion.
Special rituals at the Chamundeshwari Temple are due to begin.
The Dasara inauguration is scheduled to take place.
- Celebration length
- 11 days
- Inauguration site
- Chamundi Hill, Mysuru
- Chief guest
- Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swami of Gavimath, Koppal
- Religious heads invited
- More than 200
- Ceremony audience capacity
- Around 2,000
- Inauguration time
- 11.50 a.m. to 12.15 p.m.
What people are saying
We have received confirmation regarding the participation of nearly 200 religious heads in the inaugural event. Accordingly, seating arrangements are being made on the hill. Around 2,000 people can witness the inauguration, and arrangements have been made to accommodate them,
There will be Sapthamatruka alankara on the first day of Navaratri on Sunday. The Dasara inauguration will take place between 11.50 a.m. and 12.15 p.m.
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