Mysore Dasara website up!

Website launched as a prelude to Nada Habba from September 28

Addressing media, medical education and district in-charge minister S A Ramdas said that the website contains information pertaining to the history of Dasara- starting from the period of Raja Wadiyar in 1610, besides photos and video of the festivities- including that of Jamboo Savari, the last leg of Dasara. That apart, the famed products of Mysore that have obtained geographical index (GI) tag, followed by tourist spots, events though in preliminary level, telephone numbers of the officers among others are available.

Photographs of Dasara in the period of erstwhile Wadiyars and palaces have also been uploaded. Plans are afoot to include animated tourist guide map, besides making changes once the final draft of the festivities beginning from September 28, is ready.

Taking a cue from the circuit transport facility to check traffic woes during ‘Ashada masa’ connecting Chamundi Hill from the foot of the shrine, the district minister said that there are plans to replicate the same during Dasara too. Three to four km of the core area would be brought in the circuit. As announced earlier one ticket system would be launched.

The benefit here is- the buyer would get access to all the programmes during the event. The tickets will be a part of gold cards, the earlier facility where exclusive seating facility for the card holders were made at the select venues. A total of 6,000 such tickets would be printed and it would be made available for online buyers too, the minister added. To ensure the website is rid of errors, the related committee has also invited corrections if any from  the public. It can be mailed to karmys.nic.in

Governor H R Bhardwaj, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and a host of dignitaries would be invited for the festival on September 8. Official order regarding the sub-committees would also be announced on Thursday. Posters of a few events like that of kite festival, wrestling and others was also released.                                                                                                                                                           

In black and white

The website has nearly six minutes (five minutes and 43 seconds to be precise) video of Dasara festivities during the rule of 25th and last maharaja of Mysore Jayachamaraja Wadiyar.

Entirely shot in black and white, besides English commentary, it takes the viewers on a journey of the past, where the maharaja in the golden howdah the main attraction of ‘Jamboo Savari’ was the cynosure of all eyes.