71 cultural troupes & 45 tableaux take part
Mysore :
Nearly five lakh people from across the globe yesterday converged on the Royal Route from the Palace to Bannimantap to witness Jumboo Savari, the spectacular event of the 404th edition of grandiose Mysore Dasara which ended on a colourful note.
The regal procession, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah by offering puja to Nandi Dhwaja in front of the Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple adjacent to the North Gate of the Palace at about 1.05 pm in the auspicious Dhanur Lagna, comprised of as many as 71 cultural troupes including 12 troupes from States like Assam, West Bengal, Tibet, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Chattisgarh, along with 45 tableaux passing through the Royal Route with elephant Balarama leading Gajendra, Gopi, Prashant, Harsha, Vikram, Varalakshmi from the front to reach Bannimantap at about 4.45pm.
Cultural troupes: As many as 71 cultural troupes highlighting the cultural features of many districts in the State and other States were part of the attractive Jumboo Savari.
Arjuna’s hat-trick: The majestic howdah elephant Arjuna, who carried the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari from the Palace to Bannimantap during the Jumboo Savari yesterday for the third year successively, achieved a hat-trick.
Three-tier security for Howdah: About 40 personnel, armed with AK-47 assault rifles provided a three-tier security to the 750 kg Golden Howdah, along with personnel from KSRP.
Commandant Ramdas Gowda, speaking to SOM, said that Assistant Commandant Mahadevaiah, Inspector Basavanna who are trained by Commandos of National Security Guards (NSG), supervised the security arrangements around the Howdah which has been insured for Rs. 15 crore.
The caparisoned Arjuna, at his majestic best, flanked by Kumki elephants Mary and Kaveri, carried the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysore, placed inside the 750 kg Golden Howdah to the accompaniment of recital of classical music by Palace artistes, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah inside the Palace premises at 3.16 pm, who showered floral petals to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home>General News / Friday, October 05th, 2014