Kannada festival
Mysuru Dasara — ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾ
maisūru dasarā
September–October · ten days
Mysuru Dasara is Karnataka's 400-year-old royal festival. The palace is lit with 100,000 bulbs, and on Vijayadashami the famous Jamboo Savari procession carries the goddess on a golden howdah atop an elephant.
Greetings in Kannada
ದಸರಾ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು
dasarā śubhāśayagaḷu
"Happy Dasara!"
universal
Customs & traditions
- ✦Mysuru Palace illumination
- ✦Jamboo Savari procession
- ✦Doll arrangement at home (gombe habba)
Traditional foods
ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆ ಬಾತ್
bisibēḷe bāt
Karnataka's signature rice-lentil one-pot meal
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