Dasara

Ayudha Puja

Ayudha Pooja is a celebration during Dasara. On this day the weapons used during war were worshiped in the palace.…

Mysore Dasara Flower Show

Mysoreans love gardening and every house will have at least a Tulasi and Money plant growing in a pot.  To…

Navaratri Golu – Dolls Arrangement during Dasara

This is in continuation of the post “Traditional Dolls Arrangement”. The custom of arranging dolls during Navaratri / Dasara is…

Traditional Dolls Arrangement

Here are some Dolls that are handed over from generations to generations for arranging during Dasara. Traditional Dolls Arrangement includes…

Gombe Habba – Forest Arrangement

During Dasara, many households had the ritual of arranging dolls in the house for 9 days in Mysore region.  This…

Pattada Gombe Alankara

Pattada Gombe in Kannada means, the royal dolls and Alankara means decoration. Many households have a custom of arranging dolls…

Dasara Procession and Torch Light Parade during the reign of the Wodeyars

Picture1 - Illuminated Mysore Palace Mysore Dasara procession during the Maharajah’s rule used to be on a larger scale and…

Banni Tree

The botanical name of this tree is Prosopis spicigera. In Sanskrit it is known as Shami Vruksha. Banni tree is…

Dasara Procession in Mysore

Vijayadashami being the last day of the celebrations, a grand Jamboo Savari/procession passes through the streets of the city. The…

Mysore Dasara – Mysuru Dasara Celebrations – Mysuru Dussehra – Mysuru Navratri

Mysore looks its best during the 10-day Dasara celebration where all the major roads in the city, heritage buildings, palaces,…

Dasara – Celebration of Dussehra in different regions of India – Navratri Celebrations

In Mysore, we always looked forward to Dasara, which is the Nada Habba (festival of Karnataka state) and it is…