Scion Family Ertstwhi of Mysore Yadveer Krishhnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performing banni puja in the Temple of Bhuneshware | Photo Credit: Ma Sriram
Yadveer Krishhnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar attended ceremonial events held as part of Vijayadashmi in Mysuro on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Ma Sriram
Dasara of the Wadiyar, which fills the touch of the royal gloss to Naada Habba and is marked by religious ceremonies and rituals, closed on Thursday at the palace.
Unlike the state of the sponsored festival, which is rather cultural events and sports, Navaratri, as celebrated by Wadiyars, involves strict adherence to religious ceremonies, as prescribed in sacred texts under the supervision of trained priests.
The tradition, whose origin has a past, Wadiyars from Mysuro began to celebrate Navaratri since 1610 NL, when Raja Wadiyar performed on the throne in Srirangapatna.
He inherited the practices of the rulers of Vijayanagar Empire, and it continued to Mummmadi Kršnaraja Wadiyar after 4. Therefore, historians reflect that Mysuru Dasar, as Wadiyars celebrated, is at least 415 years old.
The Scion of the Erstwhile Royal Family and Mp for Mysuru Yaduveer Krishhnadatt Chamaraja Wadiyar Conduited the Religious Rites and Rituals Over the Last 10 Days Durbar, Ascending The Throne etc., Amidst Chanting of Hymns and Rendering “Kayo Sri Gowri”, the official anthem of the princely Mysore.
The latest ceremonies also included watching Vajra Muhsti Kalaga, which went in the parade to the Temple of Bhuvaneshware for worshiping the Banni tree, symbolizing the process of winning the last era. In addition to the royal grandeur, the integration of liquid elephants, horses and cows were added, except for the staff of the palace staff dressed in traditional garments who were part of the procession. A set of musicians playing devoted numbers added to the festive and grace of this occasion.
Dasara in Mysore: Its origin and meaning created by C. Hayavhan Rao and published in 1936, immerses deep into the history and origin of the festival and mention of the sophisticated description of DaSary, as Kanthirava Narasaraja Wadiyar celebrates in 1647.
The grandeur from Dasary, as celebrated during the Nalwadi Krishhnaraja Wadiyar (1902-1940), was his apogee and was captured in the murals of Dasara, the ceremonial hall or the Klayan Mantap at Ambo Vilas.
The public or social face of DaSara, as Wadiyars celebrated, was Durbarbar and the procession of Vijayadashami until the end of the 1960s. At present, however, religious aspects have been inherited, which were inherited and passed on by the then, which ensure the continuation of the gloomy tradition. On the social side, Khas Durbar is only symbolic, because the Maharajas have ceased to exist, and at present the state is a sponsored Jamboo Savari known as Vijayadashmi.
Wadiyars, however, did not withstand changes, through their patronage of art and culture for four centuries, granted Mysura Dasaru a clear cultural identity and referred the legacy that he finds every year in the celebrations.
Published – October 2, 2025 20:18
