The stage is set for the palace flower show that begins in the sprawling gardens on the palace premises from Friday. This is one of the popular year-end events that is awaited by tourists who throng the city of palaces ahead of the New Year.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be inaugurating the flower show on Friday at 5.30 p.m. Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa, Animal Husbandry Minister K. Venkatesh and other dignitaries will be present.
Before the inaugural event, there will be a procession of the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari along with the Lancers bearing the Royal Emblem at 5.15 p.m. The flower show will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from December 22 to 31. The palace will be illuminated from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on all days of the flower show.
