Festivals of India

The Dasara Festival

© K. L. Kamat

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.

Table of Contents

• Ceremonial Lamp Parade of Bastar Dasara
• The Elephant Mounted King
• Goddess Durga's Family
• The Mysore Dasara Procession
• A thatched roof temple with Dasara Greetings
• Vendors Selling Dolls for Navaratri Festival

See Also:

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