Dasara

Happy Vijayadashami 2024

Why in North India, Ravana is burnt on Vijayadashami day?  Because, on this day, Lord Rama killed the 10 headed…

Happy Durgashtami 2024 – Durga Pooja – Dasara Durga Pooja

Ashtami during Dasara was exciting, because Ambode/dal vada/Lentil fritters were offered to Goddess Durga but eaten and savored by us!

Swathi Nakshatra Saraswathi Pooja 2024

As children, we would feel important on the day of Saraswathi Pooja during Dasara. Books were kept in front of Goddess…

Dasara Gombe – Doll arrangement – Golu – 2024

Ten days of festivities begins in India with great devotion.  Dasara is celebrated in different ways in various regions of…

Happy Vijayadashami – Veeragase Folk Dance of Karnataka – Guggla

Veeragase is a folk dance of Karnataka where the participants wear grand makeup and costumes and dance to folk music…

Dasara Gombe – Dolls Arrangement 2023

The best part of Navratri / Dushehra / Dasara celebrations in Mysuru was visiting neighbour's homes for the Gombe Arathi…

Saraswathi Prarthane – Prayer to Goddess Saraswathi

Today is Saraswathi Pooja, which is part of Navrathri celebrations.  This is a prarthane (prayer) to Goddess Saraswathi written by…

Gombe Arathi Haadu – Dolls Arathi Song – Golu Song – Dolls Arrangement Song

In Mysore, during Dasara festival, there is a tradition of arranging dolls on 7 steps or 9 steps. Various dolls…

King Raghu and Vijayadashami – Importance of Banni Tree – English Version

King Raghu of Raghuvamsha fame was a brave, generous, humble, and sensible ruler of Ayodhya. He had won many battles…

Goddess Sharadamba Utsava

Happy Saraswathi Pooja 2014.  In Sringeri, Karnataka, during Dasara festival, the utsava murthy (procession idol) of Goddess Sharadamba (Saraswathi) is…

Mysore State Anthem

The existence of Mysore State Anthem was bought to my notice by my uncle who in his primary school would…

Mysore Dasara Procession in Black and White

Wish you all a very happy Dasara! This Dasara procession photograph was part of my grandfather's collection.  The photograph was probably…

Ayudha Puja

Ayudha Pooja is a celebration during Dasara. On this day the weapons used during war were worshiped in the palace.…

Mysore Dasara Flower Show

Mysoreans love gardening and every house will have at least a Tulasi and Money plant growing in a pot.  To…

Navaratri Golu – Dolls Arrangement during Dasara

This is in continuation of the post “Traditional Dolls Arrangement”. The custom of arranging dolls during Navaratri / Dasara is…

Traditional Dolls Arrangement

Here are some Dolls that are handed over from generations to generations for arranging during Dasara. Traditional Dolls Arrangement includes…

Gombe Habba – Forest Arrangement

During Dasara, many households had the ritual of arranging dolls in the house for 9 days in Mysore region.  This…

Pattada Gombe Alankara

Pattada Gombe in Kannada means, the royal dolls and Alankara means decoration. Many households have a custom of arranging dolls…

Dasara Procession and Torch Light Parade during the reign of the Wodeyars

Picture1 - Illuminated Mysore Palace Mysore Dasara procession during the Maharajah’s rule used to be on a larger scale and…

Banni Tree

The botanical name of this tree is Prosopis spicigera. In Sanskrit it is known as Shami Vruksha. Banni tree is…