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Extended illumination expected to sustain tourist inflow; hotels record full occupancy during festive season

The speculation doing the rounds is that the intervention of a few over-enthusiastic elected representatives led to the chaos

The temple has distributed 39.84 lakh laddus to devotees since the commencement of Dasara festivities and annaprasadam has been served to 8,37,385 people so far, says temple EO

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As the city of palaces and royals, Mysuru is known for horse riding, and continued to keep that tradition alive this year.

Five pairs of additional trains were operated to cater to increased demand on key routes, including Bengaluru, Arsikere, Chamarajanagar and the Davangere–Hospet section.

The South Western Railway’s Mysuru division says 53.4% of departing passengers used Automatic Ticket Vending Machines and the UTS mobile application for ticketing, helping reduce rush

After routine weight checks and a customary puja at the Mysuru palace, the elephants, led by golden howdah-bearer Prashanth, were loaded onto separate trucks for their journey back to their respective camps.

The incident had drawn criticism, with the opposition BJP alleging caste prejudice

A collection of stories on the celebration of Navaratri and Dasara from Mysuru, Mangaluru, Kodagu, Shivamogga and other districts of Karnataka.

She was the runner-up for the prestigious ‘Mysuru Dasara Kishori’ title

The Vajra Mushti Kalaga is a centuries-old sporting tradition patronised by the Wadiyars of Mysuru.

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

Leading the procession as the ‘Nishane Ane’, Abhimanyu, was given a rousing welcome by a large number of people as he made his way along the procession route.

While 54-year-old tusker Prashanth carried the iconic golden howdah, veteran tusker Abhimanyu featured as the Nishane Ane, followed by eight other caparisoned elephants guided by their mahouts in the grand procession

From idol immersions to Ravana effigy burnings, visuals from across the country as communities mark the end of Navratri with Dasara, Vijayadashami and Durga Puja festivities

SCR provides extra ticket counters at busy stations, Automatic Ticket Vending Machines and deploys women staff to assist female passengers

The Goddess appears as Sri Bhramaramba Devi on the last day of the festival, while the presiding idols were taken out in a procession on the ‘Nandi Vahanam’

Prashantha to carry golden howdah for the first time; over 6,000 police personnel deployed