Dasara 2026: The grandeur of Karnataka’s Naada Habba
A collection of stories on the celebration of Navaratri and Dasara from Mysuru, Mangaluru, Kodagu, Shivamogga and other districts of Karnataka.
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A collection of stories on the celebration of Navaratri and Dasara from Mysuru, Mangaluru, Kodagu, Shivamogga and other districts of Karnataka.
Liquor depot sales rose 37% over last year, with supplies worth ₹303.40 crore recorded on October 19 alone as retailers stock up ahead of the festival
A resident of the Dubare elephant camp, Prashanth, who has 18 years of experience as a Dasara elephant, emerged as the successor to veteran tusker Abhimanyu
SCR provides extra ticket counters at busy stations, Automatic Ticket Vending Machines and deploys women staff to assist female passengers
Several temples across Hyderabad, particularly those dedicated to goddess Durga, witnessed heavy footfall on Tuesday morning
Kings stopped riding it in 1969. The elephants never stopped carrying it. This year, Mysuru has picked the next elephant.
The victim belonged to a family from Kalaburagi that had come to Mysuru during Dasara to sell balloons and toys
During last year’s Dasara celebrations, the division recorded a total passenger footfall of 6.95 lakh, with a daily average of 69,523 passengers, and earned ₹5.43 crore from ticket sales
Hoteliers say most devotees return home by evening without staying in the city
Over 265 women from across State participate in competition at Mysuru palace
146 km of roads illuminated for 21 days
Chief Minister tells officials to ensure hassle-free darshan and minimise traffic disruptions during VIP visits; reviews arrangements for Vijayawada Utsav 2.0 and National Saras Mela 2026
As part of the festivities, ‘Thirumanjana Seva’ was performed at Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Ahobilam, while rituals such as ‘Yagashala Pravesham’, ‘Ganapathi Puja’, ‘Deeksha Sankalpam’, ‘Kankana Puja’ and ‘Kankana Dharana’, and ‘Ritvigvaranam’ were held at Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam
The singers sang the entire national song, although the State government has restricted it to the first two stanzas at its programmes
Goddess to appear as Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Devi on first day; over 3,000 police personnel deployed for bandobust
Over 200 religious heads invited; celebrations to begin with traditional lamp-lighting ceremony on Sunday
Boyakonda Gangamma Thalli temple draws lakhs of devotees as jatara celebrations and traditional rituals mark the festival across Chittoor, Annamayya and Sri Sathya Sai districts