Wadiyar traditions come alive as royal Navaratri ends

Wadiyar traditions come alive as royal Navaratri ends left Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP and scion of the erstwhile royal family, performing religious rituals as part of Vijayadashami in Mysuru on Wednesday (October 21). M.A. SRIRAM M.A. SRIRAM https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/q1j1pt/article71608326.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2303_21_10_2026_20_14_36_1_WADIYARDASARA.JPG SRIRAM MA KARNATAKA MYSURU 21/10/2026: Scion of erstwhile Mysuru royal family and Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performing religious rituals as part of Vijayadashami in Mysuru on Wednesday. However, the traditional ‘Vajramushti Kalaga’, a form of wrestling involving jattis and held as part of the palace’s Vijayadashami rituals, could not be conducted this year. MYSURU The Navaratri celebrations of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family concluded on Wednesday (October 21) with religious rituals and the traditional Vijayadashami procession on the Mysuru palace premises. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP and scion of the erstwhile royal family, participated in the rituals, carrying forward a centuries-old tradition of the Wadiyar dynasty.