Celebrate Durga Puja With Fervour In Karnataka
Celebrate Durga Puja With Fervour In Karnataka
:The Mysore Palace is decorated like a royal bride with more than a lakh lights on the day of Vijay Dashami – a sight that draws hoards of people from far and wide to witness the delightful scene. A grand Dussehra procession called Jumboo Savari, featuring bejewelled elephants, is held on the streets of Mysore city. Fairs are held in the honour of the Goddess.
Mayshor dashara is the Nadahabba (state-festival) of the state of Karnataka in India. It is a 10-day festival, starting with Navaratri (Nava-ratri means nine-nights) and the last day being Vijayadashami. The festival is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.
The Hindu festival of Dasara, Navratri and Vijayadashami celebrates the victory of good over evil. It was the day in the Hindu legends when Goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) killed the demon Mahishasura. Mahishasura is the demon whose slaying by the Goddess gave the city the name Mysuru. The Mysuru tradition celebrates the warriors and the state fighting for the good during this festival, ritually worshipping and displaying the state sword, weapons, elephants, horses along with Hindu Devi goddess in her warrior form (predominantly) as well as the Vishnu avatar Rama. The ceremonies and a major procession is traditionally presided by the king of Mysuru.
The city of Mysuru has a long tradition of celebrating the Dasara festival with grandeur and pomp to mark the festival. The Dasara festival in Mysuru completed 400th anniversary in year 2010, while evidence suggests the festivities were observed in Karnataka state by the Vijayanagara Empire kings in the 15th century.
Celebrate Durga Puja With Fervour In Karnataka
Although the main Bengalee Association has its building on the Assaye Road in Ulsoor, the Bengalees spread over various parts of the city have formed their own local groups and puja committees.
The Bengalee Association had for long functioned in Malleswaram before it was shifted to Ulsoor.
The Durga puja was celebrated in at 31 centres in city, which speaks of the Bengalee presence in the city.
One of the older associations of Bengalees in the city, Prabaasee Association celebrated the Durga puja at the Canara Union in Malleswaram.
Special clay
It was of interest that Durga idols, which were immersed on Monday, had been made out of special clay brought from the banks of the river Ganga in West Bengal.
P.K. Saha, vice-president of Prabasee Association and former defence scientist, said they had hired an artisan from Kolkata, Sudhir Pal to make the idols of Durga and the demons.
He and association president, J.P. Bhattacharjee, who is an ENT specialist in the city, said their association had its members from among Bengalees residing in the northern and western parts of the city.
The Durga Puja celebrations comprised Maha Shasthi Puja, Maha Sapthami Puja, Maha Ashtami Puja and Maha Navami Puja.
The highlight of the celebrations conducted by Prabaasee was the staging of the dance drama, "Mahishasuramardhini".
Celebrate Durga Puja With Fervour In Karnataka
In each state there were competitors that means who make very good idol of Maa durga and make very beautiful tent and make neat and good they got price and there were 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Temples you can visit: Chamunda Temple:-
1. Vijay Foundation Ground, South Bangalore
2. Mangala Kalyana Mantapa, Ganapathi Temple Rd, Koramangala 7th Block, Koramangala,
Bengaluru
3. RBANM School Ground, St John’s Rd, Sivanchetti Gardens, Bengaluru
4. Sri AG Ramaiah Reddy Charitable Trust Ground, Adjacent to Jain Heights, Sarjapur Road,
Bangalore
5. Shree Kala Kalyana Mantapa, #70, 15th Cross, Phase III, J P Nagar, Bangalore
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