Madikeri and Gonikoppal Gear Up for Dasara Festivities

Madikeri, Oct 10: The 'City of Mist' is gearing up for the historic Madikeri Dasara festival. Preparations are in full swing as the celebrations kick off today (the 11th) with the Karaga Mahotsava.

The Madikeri City Dasara Committee is overseeing the preparations. Key landmarks, including the Fort and statues of prominent figures, have been adorned with electric lights, making the city dazzle with colorful illumination. Lighting arrangements have also been made along major roads and at the sites associated with the Karaga deities and the ten *Mantapas* (processional tableaux).

Karaga Procession

The Dasara festival will be inaugurated this evening (the 11th) at 5:00 PM near 'Pampin Kere' on Somwarpet Road, following the worship of the Karaga deities. The four principal Karaga deities will set out from there, enter the Kodandarama Temple, proceed via Mahadevapet to offer prayers at the Pete Rama Mandira, and finally return to their respective temples.

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