dasara festival

hi friends
i am now in mysore staying with my son who is working in infosys. we both husband and me r getting bored sitting here. so we are eagerly waiting for any one who can help us to give some details for viewing the desara festivals . we being keralites have the language problem also . we are staying in hebbal 2nd stage , kaver sircle. there r buses going infront of our house to city stand. also if any one can introduce me to a auot driver who can take us to see the palace at night time. we have a car but finds it difficult in parking and driving in the crowd .can we go in the morning time to see the palace and its chariot .will it be open in tje afternoon or morning times. please guide us .i heard that there will be processions on 8 th and 9th and hiw can we can see it and where we have to go .byeee

Hello Sudhasrk:

so we are eagerly waiting for any one who can help us to give some details for viewing the desara festivals .

When I googled for information on Mysore Dasara here is what I got - Mysore Dasara. This might be a good site for basic information. Check it out.

Sindhu

hi sindhurao
thank you for the information. i got many informations from he site.

Hi Sudarshk,

Did you happen to go to the celebrations? For the benefit of others, give an account of what all you saw. Do let me know if you happened to visit the famous Dussera exhibition. I would love to go to the exhibition to buy dolls...but wish somebody who has been there says how it was.

Happy Dussera,
Hema

Originally Posted by sudhasrk

hi sindhurao
thank you for the information. i got many informations from he site.

Hi Sudhasrk:

Most happy that I could be of help:)

Like Hemchi said, do give an account of your visit.

Sindhu

Originally Posted by hemchi

Hi Sudarshk,

Did you happen to go to the celebrations? For the benefit of others, give an account of what all you saw. Do let me know if you happened to visit the famous Dussera exhibition. I would love to go to the exhibition to buy dolls...but wish somebody who has been there says how it was.

Happy Dussera,
Hema

Hi Hemchi

Dasara exhibition is very beautiful.. though you may not find the dasara dolls for your collection. For such dolls you can go to 'Kaveri Emporium' on Sayyaji Rao Rd. In Dasara exhibition you will find more of textile shops, imitation jewelleries, bags, food court and games fair. If you are going to Mysore it is worth a visit.
You can still watch dasara procession on Mysore Dasara, Mysore, Dasara, Dasara Festival, Dasara Mysore, Gold Card, Dasara Events, Yuva Dasara, Mysore Kings, Places around Mysore, Mysore Palace, Mysore Zoo. Places in Mysore, Mysore Travel Guide, Mysore Info., Mysore India, KRS, Srirangapatan
hope you go to see exhibition

I am sorry, the link has become so long. bonk


It is mysoredasara2008.com

Thanks for this information Rekha. I guess those who visited Mysore during Dasara had a great time.
This year I'll not be able to go to Mysore during this time.

Regards,
Hema

hi hemch
though late to to reply i really enjoyed the daseera festival . the lightings at nite .also the palace at nite was also superb to view. also the vegetable carvings ,the flower show and above all the exihibition was also nice to visit.hope to meet u next time here for dassera

The Festival of Dasara concludes the festival of Navaratari and the holy day also commemorates the triumph of good over evil.^[2] Forms of celebrations can take on a wide variety of manifestations, ranging from worshipping the goddess Chamundeshwari to exhibiting colorful toys on the day of bombe habba in Karnataka.
There is a legend related to the exhibition of toys that is known as golu(spelled Kolu in some regions). Since the goddess Durga needed tremendous power, all other gods and goddesses transferred their power to Goddess Durga and they all stood still as statues. To respect the self-sacrifice of these deities during the festival days, Hindus revere morities (small statues representing gods and godesses) that are in shape of particular gods and goddesses.