Curtains fall on Grand Mysuru Dasara

After two successive low-key festivities, a grand Dasara finale unfolded in the city of palaces on Wednesday as a sea of humanity watched the celebrated Jamboo Savari, marking the end of ‘Naada Habba’ celebrations. With this, the 10-day cultural extravaganza of Mysuru Dasara came to a close.

Crowds turned up in mammoth numbers to witness the iconic Vijayadashami procession which was confined to the palace in 2020 and 2021. The palace vicinity was jam-packed and the number of people exceeded the number of passes issued for the finale. The procession route from the palace to Bannimantap was also overcrowded as people thronged the city to glimpse the Jamboo Savari marching on the ‘Raja Marga’.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family and others making floral offerings to the idol of goddess Chamundeshwari carried by elephant Abhimanyu during Vijayadashami procession in Mysuru on Wednesday. (Source: M.A. SRIRAM)