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 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.

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 ...

Sitting in the office of a publicity and information officer in Mysore, I was amazed by the respect she commanded, a dimunitive woman who looked to me no older than 20. She held court confidently, ...

BENGALURU: Booker prize-2025 winner Banu Mushtaq will inaugurate Mysore Dasara festivities atop Chamundi Hill in Mysuru on September 22, announced Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and stated an invitation ...

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 ...

Mysuru: A stunning wooden replica of the Old Mysore Palace, along with a wooden golden throne, has become a major attraction at the Dasara exhibition at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Mysuru. Set up ...

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced litterateur Dr Hampa Nagarajaiah (88), popularly known as Hampana, to inaugurate the forthcoming Mysore Dasara atop Chamundi Hill on October ...