It is 7 am and Mysore is still stirring awake. Peacocks call from the zoo. I walk around and watch a trio of spotted owlets on a tree. Their eyes are fixed on me as they fight sleep. It is the ...

Mysore Dasara 2025, a magnificent ten-day festival, will run from September 22 to October 2, celebrating Goddess Chamundeshwari's triumph. The grand event features three major processions, including ...

Mysore Dasara 2025 is the 416th year of the festival, continuing a tradition that was started in the 14th century during the reign of the Vijayanagara kings. The festivities this year last for 11 days ...

Mysore Dasara has a rich history dating back to the 14th-15th century Vijayanagara Empire, where it was celebrated with grandeur, athletic competitions, music, dance, and a royal military parade.

Mysore Dasara 2025 falls on Thursday, October 2. It’s the tenth day of Navratri. Mysore has celebrated this for centuries, and every year it still feels new. The whole city turns golden under the ...

Vajramushti Kalaga, a traditional wrestling event, took place at the historic Mysore Palace, today, as a part of the ongoing Mysore Dasara festivities. Vajramushti Kalaga is an ancient martial art, ...

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 ...

Mysore Dasara 2025: One of the most magnificent and auspicious festivals observed during Navratri is Mysore Dasara. Beginning on the first day of Navratri and concluding on the day of Vijayadashami, ...