<p>Last year, five women international tourists had scaled a wall to get a glimpse of the famed Dasara procession. Not only did they not get to see the procession, they attracted so much attraction and eve-teasing that the experience left them unsettled.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This is a common experience for most foreign tourists during Jamboo Savari, men and women alike. Their travails have gone unnoticed by the authorities. This year, however, a voluntary organisation has come up with a noble gesture to provide them a hassle-free opportunity to watch Jamboo Savari on October 14.<br /><br />Kalpavriksha Trust in the city has begun to issue free passes to foreign tourists to watch the procession seated at a dedicated gallery. The Trust, headed by Dr Rajashekar, intends to distribute 2,000 passes for the gallery to be created opposite the Government Ayurvedic Hospital on New Sayyaji Rao Road.<br /><br />To make it easy for the foreigners to follow the attractions of Jamboo Savari with ease, running commentaries in both Spanish and English languages have been organised. Merita Shantaraj, a Spanish teacher, at the Bangalore University and Mahadev, HoD, English, University of Mysore, have been roped in for the job, administrator of the Trust A G Devaraj told Deccan Herald. The organisers will also distribute water bottles and a packet of biscuits to visitors at the gallery. <br /><br />Arrangements have been made to distribute booklets containing related information to the foreign tourists at hotels and also through travel agents. A Bangalore-based travel agent has already promised to bring in 200 tourists, Devaraj said, adding that over 500 enquiries had already come in. <br /><br />The passes have been bar-coded to ensure that they are not misused or sold for a price to guileless tourists.<br /><br />Quiet ceremony <br /><br />On Sunday, Revenue and district incharge Minister V Sreenivas Prasad released the passes at a quiet ceremony at the Government Guest House.<br /><br />The passes will be issued from October 7 to 13 at: SRS Travels, Gandhi Square, contact - 0821-2441939, 2441913; Greenlife Technologies, No 765, ‘B’ Block, 8th Main, Vijayanagar, 3rd Stage, Mysore, contact 0821 - 2416 923. Contact: 91648 37773, 91616 06455, 98444 05624, 99161 52889, 99000 93152, for details.</p>
<p>Last year, five women international tourists had scaled a wall to get a glimpse of the famed Dasara procession. Not only did they not get to see the procession, they attracted so much attraction and eve-teasing that the experience left them unsettled.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This is a common experience for most foreign tourists during Jamboo Savari, men and women alike. Their travails have gone unnoticed by the authorities. This year, however, a voluntary organisation has come up with a noble gesture to provide them a hassle-free opportunity to watch Jamboo Savari on October 14.<br /><br />Kalpavriksha Trust in the city has begun to issue free passes to foreign tourists to watch the procession seated at a dedicated gallery. The Trust, headed by Dr Rajashekar, intends to distribute 2,000 passes for the gallery to be created opposite the Government Ayurvedic Hospital on New Sayyaji Rao Road.<br /><br />To make it easy for the foreigners to follow the attractions of Jamboo Savari with ease, running commentaries in both Spanish and English languages have been organised. Merita Shantaraj, a Spanish teacher, at the Bangalore University and Mahadev, HoD, English, University of Mysore, have been roped in for the job, administrator of the Trust A G Devaraj told Deccan Herald. The organisers will also distribute water bottles and a packet of biscuits to visitors at the gallery. <br /><br />Arrangements have been made to distribute booklets containing related information to the foreign tourists at hotels and also through travel agents. A Bangalore-based travel agent has already promised to bring in 200 tourists, Devaraj said, adding that over 500 enquiries had already come in. <br /><br />The passes have been bar-coded to ensure that they are not misused or sold for a price to guileless tourists.<br /><br />Quiet ceremony <br /><br />On Sunday, Revenue and district incharge Minister V Sreenivas Prasad released the passes at a quiet ceremony at the Government Guest House.<br /><br />The passes will be issued from October 7 to 13 at: SRS Travels, Gandhi Square, contact - 0821-2441939, 2441913; Greenlife Technologies, No 765, ‘B’ Block, 8th Main, Vijayanagar, 3rd Stage, Mysore, contact 0821 - 2416 923. Contact: 91648 37773, 91616 06455, 98444 05624, 99161 52889, 99000 93152, for details.</p>
