Mysuru Dasara: Rehearsal of elephants for parade begins

Sep 06, 2019

Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 06 (ANI): Rehearsal for the elephants which will take part in a parade during 'Dasara festivities' began in Mysuru on September 06. ‘Mysuru Dasara’ is a 10-day festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. In 2019, ‘Mysuru Dasara’ gets underway on September 29 and concludes on October 08. In Mysuru, Dussehra honors the Goddess Chamundeswari (another name for Goddess Durga) of Chamundi Hill, who killed the powerful demon Mahishasur. Locals celebrate the festival with great pomp and show.