Gajapayana Mysore Dasara (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾ ಹಬ್ಬ) Royal Reception For Jumbos Mysore tourism Karnataka tourism Nadahabba, the state festival of Karnataka. Gajapayana, the traditional march of the caparisoned elephants from the jungle camps to the City of Palaces ahead of Dasara festival. Gajapayana signals the countdown for the Dasara festivities which will be held from Sept.29 to Oct.8 .
The jumbos will take part in the Vijayadashami procession (Oct.8) The jumbos will take part in the Vijayadashami procession (Oct.8) The first batch of six among 14 elephants are: Arjuna, Abhimanyu, Varalakshmi, Dhananjaya, Eshwara and Vijaya.
Gajapayana is an ancient practice that was in vogue during the days of the maharajas. The elephants participating the festivities would march the entire stretch from the jungle camps to Mysuru. The practice was disbanded and it had slipped out of public memory until it was revived about 15 years ago. However, the traditional march is now only symbolic as the elephants march a short distance after which they are brought to Mysuru by trucks. Once in Mysuru, they will be housed on the sprawling grounds of the Mysuru palace along with the families of the mahouts and the kavadis, for whom temporary structures are established.
With just a month for the grand Dasara to begin, the first batch of six Dasara elephants were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace this morning 26 August 2019. Accompanied by the traditional ‘Mangala Vaadya’ and the cultural troupes, the elephants marched the two-kilometre distance from the Aranya Bhavan to the Mysore Palace.
Captain and Howdah Elephant Arjuna (59) from Balle Elephant Camp, Vijaya (62) from Dubare, Abhimanyu (53) from Mathigodu, Dhananjaya (36) from Dubare, Varalakshmi (63) from Mathigodu and Eshwar (36) from Dubare Elephant Camp marched into the Palace along with their mahouts, kavadis and families. The rituals began in the Abhijin Lagna at 12 noon and the ceremonies were led by priest cwho has been tasked with performing pujas to the Dasara elephants and Chamundeshwari Temple Chief Priest Dr. Shashishekar Dixit.
A team of officials including the Palace staff and the Police band waited for the jumbos to arrive through the Jayamarthanda Gate to the main Palace complex and they were welcomed with a traditional Aarati followed by a round of prayers and chanting of hymns.
The Police band played traditional tunes while folk artistes danced to the beats of the drums and cymbals. A ‘guard of honour’ was accorded by City Armed Reserve (CAR) Police personnel. Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna, under whose leadership this Dasara will be held, arrived from Bengaluru at 12.26 pm and the traditional Pushparchane was performed by the Minister at 12.23 pm.
At 12.36 pm, the elephants entered the Jayamarthanda Gate and they reached the traditional Aane Bagilu at 1 pm where another guard of honour was accorded. Mysore Palace Board led by its Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya distributed welcome kits to the mahouts and kavadis that contain all the daily essentials and toiletries.
Mysore Dasara 2019 ದಸರಾ ಹಬ್ಬ Mysuru Dasara | mysore Dussehra | Navratri | Naada habba | Nadahabba of the state of Karnataka | State festival Karnataka. Mysuru Dasara is the Nadahabba (state-festival) of the state of Karnataka in India. Mysore tourism karnataka tourism . 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. Dasara festivities which will be held from Sept.29 to Oct.8 .
The elephants will take part in the Vijayadashami procession on Oct.8. Mysore Dasara, a 10-day festival endowed with distinct culture, tradition and heritage is a Royal Festival Celebrating victory of Truth over Evil. In Karnataka, Dasara is observed as State festival - Nadahabba.In Karnataka, Dasara is observed as State festival - Nadahabba, because of the celebration of the festival is steered by the Royal Family of Mysore. The royal family of Mysore performs special pooja on the occasion of Dasara. During Dasara, the entire City is gaily decorated and illuminated. The Palace and other important buildings are illuminated. Cultural programmes by famous artists are arranged in the Palace along with Sports, Wrestling, Poet's meet, Food Festival, Film .The illuminated Mysore Palace during the Dasara celebrations draws tourists from all over the world. Nearly Rs. 1 crore every year is spent towards maintenance of its illumination alone and more than 25,000 bulbs are replaced every year just before the Dasara festivities.The elephants for the Dasara processions are also undergoing training for the grand day. 12 Dasara jumbos will march on the procession route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap twice a day.
Legend has it that the Goddess Chamundeeswari or Durga slew the demon Mahishasuran on Vijayadashami day.
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