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MAY 2020

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DASARA

#festivalsofindia #religionsofindia #hoysalaarchitecture #templesofsouthindia #mysorepalace #palacesofindia A 10 -day festival starting with nights) and the last day being Highlights is lighted daily with celebrates the victory of good over evil, famously — The known as As per theMysore Hindu legendsDasara Myoreor Dushera. Dasara is celebrated(means nine nearly 100,000 light bulbsVarious from cultural 7 pm andto 10 religious pm on all days of the festival. on the day when programs highlighting the are dance, performed music inand front culture of the of killed the demon same day is celebratedGoddess with fall of Ravana (the demon) the State of Chamundeshwari by Lord . illuminated Palace. - A Popular shrine located about . While i Somnathpur Temple The festival is celebrated with grandeur and ()pomp across  n North the 35 km from Mysore. This temple stands majestically the city with a grand parade ( as one of the finest exemplary of Hoysala day. A food carnival and various exhibits take place at the Architecture. It was also nominated for the status of grounds. Thousands of people participate in the grand - UNESCO World Heritage Site. procession in which the idol ofJumbo Goddess Safari Chamundeshwari — Coorg & Ootacamund () Nearby Hill towns is placed on a beautifully decked up elephant.) on the tenth  Within 3 –4 hrs drive you can visit one of the most The evening is followed by a torch beautiful hillltown of India. Coorg is known as skirts of the city. The celebration also includes fire- Darjeeling of and home for coffee,-inspiring works, daredevil stunts on motorcycles, and a laser show. orange and honey. The Queen of Hills, Ooty is -light parade on the out- dotted with magnificent sights of the awe Nilgiri hills, tea gardens, and serene waterfalls.

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