Mysuru: Attributable to alleged excessive safety measures and checks, empty chairs greeted the dignitaries as Nadoja Dr. Hampana (Ham.Pa. Nagarajaiah) inaugurated the 10-day Dasara-2024 festivities atop Chamundi Hill right here this morning within the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.Okay. Shivakumar, different Cupboard Ministers and a bunch of Legislators and different folks representatives.
Although the District Administration had made seating preparations for about 1,000 folks by placing chairs in rows in entrance the dais, there have been hardly a couple of folks current for the inauguration, most likely due to the strict measures of the District Administration in permitting native folks to attend the occasion.
Many native folks and others, who had been denied entry for the inaugural occasion, had been heard questioning whether or not this was a Individuals’s Dasara or a Dasara just for the officers and bureaucrats.
In the meantime, the titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal Household Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who can be the Mysuru-Kodagu MP, was absent for the inauguration, as he had to participate within the 10-day Dasara Khas Durbar that started within the Palace premises this morning.
The complete stretch main from Mahishasura Statue to the Chamundi Hill Temple was adorned with ‘Taliru-Torana’ for the grand Dasara inauguration and the complete Hilltop wore a festive look.
For most people, this Dasara gave the impression to be a particular one because the State obtained copious rainfall for the previous couple of months, leading to a wealthy harvest of crops.