Jumboo Savari on Oct. 12
CM Siddaramaiah to inaugurate
Jumboo Savari at 4 pm on Saturday
Drone Show at Torchlight Parade
Ground on Oct. 11 & 12 at 7 pm
Mysuru: With two days to go for Jumboo Savari on Vijayadashami, the 10th day after Navarathri on Oct. 12, festive mood has already set in, as the last-minute arrangements are being made at Palace premises.
The second round of rehearsal for Jumboo Savari was successfully conducted at Palace premises this morning, with howdah elephant Abhimanyu and kumki elephants Lakshmi and Hiranya taking part in the practice session. Mounted Police of Karnataka Armed Reserve Police (KARP) and Police Band also took part in the rehearsal.
As a prelude to Jumboo Savari, Nandi Dhwaja Puja will be performed at the Palace North Gate (Balarama Gate), during the auspicious Makara Lagna between 1.41 pm and 2.10 pm. The floral tributes will be offered to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari in Golden Howdah, during the auspicious Kumbha Lagna between 4 pm and 4.30 pm.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and a host of other dignitaries will be participating in both the programmes.
Final rehearsal: City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, who supervised the ongoing arrangements for the D-day, along with DCF Dr. I.B. Prabhu Gowda, also took part in the second and final rehearsal from the elevated platform built for offering a customary salute to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari kept in the Golden Howdah, with the elephants raising their trunks, as a mark of honour.
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