Mysuru’s Vijayadashami procession and torchlight parade are scheduled for October 21, with ceremonies planned at the palace complex, Bannimantap and several neighbourhood venues across the city.
The Nandidhwaja puja will be held at the Balarama Gate of the Mysuru Palace at 1.35 pm. The Vijayadashami procession will be inaugurated by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at 4.10 pm in the inner premises of the Amba Vilas Palace.
The torchlight parade, or Panjina Kavayathu, is scheduled at the Bannimantap grounds at 7 pm. Governor Sudha Yadav will offer the ceremonial salute, while Shivakumar will be present at the event, according to the schedule published by Prajavani.
The day’s programme also includes a series of Navaratri and Vijayadashami observances at religious and community venues in Mysuru. The Abhinava Shankaralaya of the Sringeri Shankar Math in Fort Mohalla will hold the Sharada Sharannavaratrotsava from 7 am, featuring Gajalakshmi decoration and a Dhanvantari homa.
The Nimbujadevi Temple Trust and Sadananda Subbajettappa’s Jettigara Garadi will organise a Sharannavaratrotsava at the Anjaneya Post Office Road in Nazarbad. The programme begins at 7 am, with the Poorna Ahuti, Mangalarati and distribution of prasada scheduled for noon.
The Prasanna Venkataramanaswamy Temple of Subbarayadasara Pratinama Gopala Wodeyar in Devaraja Mohalla will hold its Navaratri Brahmotsava and special puja at 7.30 am. The Chandramouleshwara Swamy Temple Charitable Trust will conduct a Sharannavaratrotsava, including special puja and Shakambari decoration, at the Chandramouleshwara Temple in Vanivilas Mohalla from 8 am.
The Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashram will hold its Navaratri celebrations at Nadamantapa on Ooty Road. Its programme begins at 9 am and includes special puja, a palanquin procession and a homa, followed by Mangalarati and Dolotsava at noon.
The Avani Sringeri Shankaracharya Mahasamsthana in Vidyaranyapuram will conduct the Sharada Sharannavaratri Mahotsava and special Dashami puja from 9 am. A bhajan programme by the Sharada Sangeeta Balaga is scheduled for 7 pm.
At the foothills of Chamundi Hill, the Sabarimala Ayyappa Puja Committee will conduct Saraswati puja and Vidyarambham at the Ayyappaswamy Temple from 8 am. The Mysuru Gujarati Samaj will hold its traditional Navaratri celebration, including Garba and Dandiya Raas, at its Yadavagiri premises from 7.30 pm.
A vintage and classic car exhibition organised by MGS Vintage and Classic Cars Collections is scheduled in Hebbal from 10 am. The published programme lists the palace ceremonies, the Bannimantap parade and the city’s other cultural and religious events as the principal public observances for the day.
