Mysuru, Sept. 27 -- Procession of cultural troupes adds colour to Dasara festival

World Tourism Day-2025 was celebrated with fanfare in city this morning.

The District Administration, in association with several other organisations and stakeholders of tourism industry, had organised a procession of cultural troupes from Mysore Palace premises to major thoroughfares across the city.

Artistes performing Dollu Kunita, Kamsale, Chande Maddale, Veeragase and various other forms of folk art, added colour to the procession, coinciding with ongoing Dasara festival that has been a major tourist attraction.

Men and women, especially youths dressed in traditional Kodava attire, performed Ummathat dance to the beat of native drums.

Prior to the ...