Drone show lights up the night sky of Mysuru

A replica of an elephant carrying a golden howdah, created using drones, lights up the sky during a drone show organized by CESC at the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Mysuru on Saturday evening. | Photo credit: MA Sriram

A spectacular drone show lit up the Mysuru night sky on Saturday and mesmerized a large number of spectators gathered at the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap.

Drones form an aerial light display extending Dasara greetings during the Mysuru Dasara Drone Show at the Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds in Mysuru on Saturday evening. | Photo credit: PTI

The mesmerizing display featured Goddess Chamundeshwari, a lion, a giant peacock and an elephant carrying a golden howdah. 3,500 LED-equipped drones moved in perfect sync, transforming the night sky into a canvas of light and color, showcasing the grandeur and glory of Mysuru Dasara.

The confluence of heritage, art, culture and modern technology has turned the sky into a dazzling spectacle, with 12 colorful formations appearing one after the other in the night sky.

Adding a touch of high-tech to the Dasara celebrations, the drone show began with a visual showing Chief Minister DK Shivakumar welcoming people to the festivities.

A drone show organized as part of the Dasara celebrations at the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Mysuru on Saturday stunned the audience with a series of spectacular formations in the night sky. | Photo credit: MA Sriram

Show highlights included a galaxy, a soldier, a butterfly, a peacock and a lion. Religious images including the Sudarshana Chakra and Shiva Tandava enthralled the audience, while spectacular formations depicting Mysuru’s heritage, including the golden howdah, goddess Chamundeshwari and the Nandi statue, added to the grandeur of the spectacle.

Singers Indu Nagaraj, Sri Harsha, Vyasaraj, Divya Ramachandra and Aishwarya Rangarajan entertained the audience with their performances before the drone show.

District in-charge minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah launched the drone show in the presence of MLAs including Tanveer Sait and Ramesh Bandisiddegowda, CESC chairman and actor Anusha Rai and others.

Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy, Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, CESC Director General MS Archana and others were present.

A record attempt

The drone show marked an attempt by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), which organized the spectacle, to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by creating a spectacular peacock formation in the sky using thousands of drones.

Published – 18 Oct 2026 13:38 IST