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This is #Navaratri / #Dasara.
For long & even today, Dasara is synonymous with #Mysore. It is also the nADa-habba - the State Festival of Karnataka.
Dasara as the State Festival are a contribution of the #Wodeyar dynasty.
“May they prosper forever” - the Yadukula Santana.
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For long & even today, Dasara is synonymous with #Mysore. It is also the nADa-habba - the State Festival of Karnataka.
Dasara as the State Festival are a contribution of the #Wodeyar dynasty.
“May they prosper forever” - the Yadukula Santana.
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Vijayadashami as a Festival has a very long history. Many classical texts trace it back to Mahabharata, although the Vyasa Bharata does not say anything. It, of course, goes back to Ramayana.
In the Classical era & subsequently in the preBritish references are galore.
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In the Classical era & subsequently in the preBritish references are galore.
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The Vijayanagar Kings made Vijayadashami - Dasara a very big event, which is recorded by many travellers.
But its the Wodeyars alone who carried this festival to the Modern times. They transformed a cultural/religious event into a State/Civilizational Festival.
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But its the Wodeyars alone who carried this festival to the Modern times. They transformed a cultural/religious event into a State/Civilizational Festival.
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