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The Dasara Festival


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The Mysore Dasara Procession
Mysore Dasara Procession

Dasara (a.k.a. Dusharah)  festival is celebrated typically in October. The mode and the fervor vary by a great deal across the subcontinent. Shown above is a painting of the Dasara celebration in Mysore.

Different parts of India celebrate the festival in different ways. Some celebrate it as Navaratri, some as Vijaya-Dashami, and some as Dussehra, in worship of Goddess Durga or celebrating Rama's victory over Rawana. The celebrations vary from a day to nine days (for Navaratri) to a month (for Mysore Dasara). The following pictures depict some of the celebrations.

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See Also:

  • Elephants of Mysore -- Interesting anecdotes and history of the majestic elephants employed during Dasara festivities of Mysore.

 

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Dasara Pictures
Vendors Selling Dolls for Navaratri FestivalA thatched roof temple with Dasara GreetingsCeremonial Lamp Parade of Bastar Dasara
Goddess Durgas Family The Mysore Dasara ProcessionThe Elephant Mounted King

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