THE MYSORE PALACE ILLUMINATED FOR DASARA. THEDASARAINMYSORE. OHAL’TISKI. TheFestivalanditsName.

Mysore Dasara is a Royal festival celebrating victory of truth over evil. Legend has it that the Goddess Chamundeeswari or Durga slew the demon Mahishasuran on Vijayadashami.

Here an attempt is made to present the celebrations of Dasara throughout the Empire as described by the local poet. Key words: Mahanavami, Dasara, Vaibhava. The history of the Vijayanagara kings, …

At Devipuram, we celebrate the Dasara Navaratri as Brahmotsavam over 15 days - from Ashwiyuja Padyami to Pournami. These fifteen days are dedicated to the worship of the Primordial Mother …

What is Dasara? The celebration of Dasara festival is meant to purify the ac-tions performed by the dasendriyas (5 senses of action and 5 senses of perception).

Today festivities that take place during the period of Dasara which attract worldwide audience. An image of the Goddess Chamundeshwari is placed on a golden mantapa on the back of a decorated …

Indeed, the Dasara festival is a national one, and on it soldiers of every faith worship their arms; but beyond that, its significance and mode of observance are different in the different parts of the country.