Mysuru, Oct. 3 -- Cultural troupes added colour to Jumboo Savari taken out on Vijayadashami Day yesterday, on the 11th day of the Nada Habba Dasara this year, that was witnessed by lakhs of people.

Following the traditional puja to Nandi Dhwaja during the auspicious time at the North Gate of Mysore Palace, over 90 cultural troupes involving hundreds of male and female artistes, danced along the 5-km Jumboo Savari route from Mysore Palace to Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap, keeping alive various art forms.

The artistes of Gowrishankara Nandi Dhwaja Troupe and Sri Gurumalleshwara Nandi Dhwaja Sangha, carried Nandi Dhwaja with precision, while the artistes of Abhinava Sri Veerabhadra Dance Troupe, K.R. Mohalla, dressed for the occ...