Mysore: “The Jumbo Savari procession was just magical. I absolutely loved it. I was particularly fascinated by the caparisoned elephants which formed part of the procession,” These were the words of ...

MYSURU, India (AP) — The spectators were getting restless after hours of waiting when a drizzle began. But an announcer over scratchy loudspeakers urged them in Kannada, the language of India's ...

In 2025, Mysore’s Dasara 2025 festival started at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, 22nd September, and the grand climax, Vijayadashami, falls on Thursday, 2nd October. Image Source : X/@thalassophile09/Pixabay ...

On the eve of Jumbo Savari, the finale of Mysore Dasara festivities, elephants participating in the festivities take blessings at 250 years old Hazrat Imam Shah Wali Dargah on Krishna Vilas road in ...

Mysuru Dasara 2025: Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap Grounds is the highlight of the Mysore Dasara festival's grand finale (Image source: X) The ten-day celebrations this year began on September 22, ...

The 14th-century Delhi Sultanate’s expansion into the Deccan led to the collapse of major Hindu kingdoms, marked by massacres, forced conversions and imposition of discriminatory practices like Jiziya ...

Every year, as the sun sets on the day of Vijayadashami (Dussehra), grounds across India fill with the crackling energy of anticipation. Towering effigies of Ravana, often accompanied by those of his ...

Animal activists have long objected to ceremonial uses of elephants, citing distress in the animals caused by crowds and noise. MYSURU, India — The spectators were getting restless after hours of ...