This year’s Dasara to convey Mahatma Gandhi’s message

This year’s Dasara festivities will convey the message of Mahatma Gandhi as the grand finale of festivities — Vijayadashami procession — is scheduled to coincide with Gandhi Jayanti, Minister in charge of Mysuru district, H.C. Mahadevappa, has said.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, he said the selection of the chief guest to inaugurate the Dasara festivities atop Chamundi Hills on September 22 has been left to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

“Ultimately, the Chief Minister will decide who inaugurates the festival,” he said.

Dr. Mahadevappa, who presided over a meeting of the Dasara Executive Committee at the Mysuru Palace Board on Sunday, reviewed the preparations for the festivities and released the poster of ‘Nada Habba Dasara 2025’ on the occasion.

Later, he told reporters that the Dasara illumination across Mysuru, which is expected to be more innovative and attractive this year, would be held for a total of 21 days as usual.

While reviewing the arrangements and preparations for the Dasara festival, Dr. Mahadevappa said instructions had been issued to the officials to ensure that online purchase of tickets for the Dasara festival should be enabled three to four weeks in advance.

Also, he said the price for the Dasara drone show, which was well received by the public last year, had been priced at ₹3,000 this year and added that an air show would also be held this year.

The Dasara Executive Committee meeting was also attended by Minister for Animal Husbandry K. Venkatesh; Tanveer Sait, G.T. Deve Gowda, T.S. Srivatsa and Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda, MLAs; D. Thimmaiah, MLC; chairman of Karnataka Exhibition Authority Ayub Khan; Deputy Commissioner Lakshmikant Reddy; Mysuru Zilla Panchayat CEO Yukesh Kumar; City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, and Superintendent of Police, Mysuru, N. Vishnuvardhan among others.