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Mysore Dasara 2022 - Mysuru

The second day in Mysore was the culmination day of Dasara. We went to our friends home for breakfast and from there left to the Palace for witnessing the Jumbo savari, where the Goddess Chamundi goes on procession on elephant followed by more elephants and various cultural activities in the form of dances and parades. To get a good seat we were asked to go in early. We managed to get a seat which was some 750m away from the Jumbo savari. The elephants were ready and came in by 12:30 PM. By 3 PM the event started with the Mysore Maharaja family kicking it off with the pooja. 

After the elephants started moving, the parade started. We saw different kind of dances, the parade was similar to the independence day or republic day parade that happens in Delhi. The highlights of the state of Karnataka were showcased in the parade. Its a well known fact that Kannada people are fond of Puneet Rajkumar. Today we could that when his photograph was carried over in the parade and the crowd erupted Appu.. 

    

Since we were all seated in the flat ground without much elevation, it was difficult for us to see when the people in front of us would stand up. But when we stood, the visitors behind us went crazy making it difficult to enjoy the event. After a couple of hours we decided to leave as the crowd was going berserk.

The Mysore Dasara festival is to be enjoyed for all the 10 days. Various events happen around the city. The ground opposite the Palace has a shopping festival with people across having put up their stalls. The main tourist spots like the zoo, museum and halls are all decked up for the festival providing events of different kind to the visitors. We were told that for these 10 days Mysore comes alive. But for this the city remains cool and calm. Awarded for the cleanest and greenest Mysuru is a most visit place especially for Dassara.


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Location: Mysuru, Karnataka, India

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