Mysuru, Oct. 3 -- Thanks to strict enforcement by the District Administration and the Police during Jumboo Savari procession, no one attempted the risky act of watching the Dasara festivities from dilapidated buildings.

Unlike previous years, there were no spectators perched atop unsafe structures such as the Lansdowne Building, commercial complexes near K.R. Circle or Devaraja Market.

Instead, people chose to watch the procession from designated seating areas.

A few enthusiastic youths did climb trees to capture better photographs, but such incidents were limited.

Last year, hundreds of people had scaled these very buildings to view the Dasara procession, widely reported in the media. In response, the Police had warned that such beha...