Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji to be invited to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara
The Mysuru district administration is preparing to invite Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji to inaugurate the 2026 Mysuru Dasara festival. Officials have already performed traditional rituals at the Chamundi Hill temple to seek blessings for the event.
Why it matters
The Dasara festival is a major cultural and religious event in Karnataka, and the selection of the inaugural figure is a significant local administrative process.
The Mysuru district administration will formally invite Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji of Gavimath, Koppal, to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara - 2026 on October 11.
Mysuru district In-charge Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Deputy Commissioner and Dasara Special Officer G. Lakshmikantha Reddy and members of the Dasara Welcome Committee will visit Gavimath at 11 a.m. on October 3 to personally extend the invitation to the seer.
The delegation will request the seer to inaugurate the Dasara festivities, the district administration said.
Meanwhile, the administration on Monday offered the invitation card for Mysuru Dasara-2026 to Goddess Chamundeshwari at the Chamundi Hill temple, seeking her blessings for the successful conduct of the festival.
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