The three-day Srirangapatna Dasara got underway in the ancient island town on Monday and was inaugurated by Ms. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile royal family.
The event is significant as Dasara came to be celebrated in the present form when the capital of the Mysore Kingdom was Srirangapatna and Raja Wadiyar ordained that Navaratri be celebrated on a grand scale. The events shifted to Mysuru with the shifting of the capital from Srirangapatana after the 4th Anglo-Mysuru war.
Ms. Pramoda Devi made floral offerings to the idol of goddess Chamundeshwari which was hoisted on the caparisoned elephant Mahendra which was accompanied by Varalakshmi and Vijaya.
