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Mysuru Dasara preparations: Captain Abhimanyu returns, golden throne assembled
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Where does the Mysuru Jamboo Savari end? The Nada Habba detail Karnataka culture questions test
Mysuru readies for Dasara.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2015; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Preparations for Mysuru Dasara are under way, with the lead elephant Captain Abhimanyu back in Mysuru and the Palace's golden throne assembled for the Sharannavaratri celebrations.
Dasara is celebrated as the Nada Habba, the State festival, and its Jamboo Savari procession ends at Bannimantap.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- Mysuru Dasara is celebrated as the Nada Habba, the Karnataka State festival
- Captain Abhimanyu, the lead elephant, is back in Mysuru for the Dasara preparations
- The Palace's golden throne is assembled for the Sharannavaratri celebrations
- The Jamboo Savari procession from the Mysuru Palace ends at Bannimantap
- A torchlight parade is held at Bannimantap after the procession
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- Mysuru Dasara is celebrated as the Nada Habba, the State festival of Karnataka.
- The Jamboo Savari procession from the Mysuru Palace ends at Bannimantap.
- Sharannavaratri is the nine-night festival period during which the Palace's golden throne is used for the celebrations.
મેઇન્સ
GS Paper 1 (Indian culture) and Karnataka heritage: State-sponsored festivals like Mysuru Dasara preserve living traditions, royal heritage and local crafts. They also drive cultural tourism and local livelihoods, though crowd management, conservation of heritage sites and animal welfare in processions need attention. The way forward is sustainable tourism, welfare norms for elephants and wider documentation of the traditions.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Who among the following first began the Mahanavaratri, that is the Dasara festival, at Mysore?
- Krishnaraja Wodeyar
- Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar
- Raja Wodeyar
- Chamarajendra Wodeyar
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: C
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Answer before you reveal
In the Jamboo Savari of Mysuru Dasara, the procession from the Mysuru Palace ends at:
- Chamundi Hills
- Srirangapatna
- Kukkarahalli Lake
- Bannimantap
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: D — Correct: Bannimantap — The Jamboo Savari from the Mysuru Palace ends at Bannimantap, where the torchlight parade is held. • Chamundi Hills — wrong: Chamundi Hills houses the temple of the presiding goddess, but the procession does not end there. • Srirangapatna — wrong: Srirangapatna hosts its own Dasara celebration, but the Mysuru Jamboo Savari does not end there. • Kukkarahalli Lake — wrong: Kukkarahalli Lake is a well-known lake in Mysuru and not the end point of the procession.
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