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Elephant, Sagar, carrying the howdah with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari during Jamboo Savari procession successful Shivamogga. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh
The procession began astatine Shivappa Nayaka Palace premises aft offering prayers to Nandi Dhwaja
A colourful and vibrant Jamboo Savari, a procession of howdah connected an elephant, marked the culmination of Dasara celebrations successful Shivamogga connected Thursday. Hundreds of radical witnessed the procession successful the city.
The procession began astatine Shivappa Nayaka Palace premises aft offering prayers to Nandi Dhwaja. The howdah was placed connected the elephant, Sagar, connected the temple premises.
Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa, MLA for Shivamogga S.N. Channabasappa, and others offered flowers to the idol.
The time began with preparing the elephants – Sagar, Bahaddur, and Balanna - for the procession. Jeevan, an artist, exhibited his skills connected the elephants and made them attractive. The elephants were brought from Sakrebailu elephant campy for the procession.
Sagar carried the howdah for the sixth time. He has been participating successful Shivamogga Dasara celebrations for the past 15 years. The mahouts placed the howdah that weighed astir 450 kg, on with an idol of Chamundeshwari.
The procession was colourful arsenic it included tableaux and artists. A radical of tiger dancers were peculiar attraction.
The radical who stood on the procession took pictures arsenic the dancers exhibited their skills. Besides them, determination were a fewer people troupes, including performers of Veeragaase and Keelu Kudure. Interestingly, the idols of deities from Shivamogga and villages connected the metropolis outskirts besides took portion successful the procession.
The procession concluded astatine Allama Prabhu Park, aft covering salient streets including Gandhi Bazar, B.H. Road, A.A. Circle, Nehru Road, and Durgigudi Road. The rituals astatine the parkland was witnessed by a lage gathering. Elected representatives, including Lok Sabha subordinate B.Y. Raghavendra and elder officials besides attended.
The constabulary made information arrangements for the creaseless procession. Shivamogga City Corporation, successful relation with different departments and assorted organisations, conducted assorted activities successful the past days. The activities included competitions for the public, theatre performances, music, movie festival, thoroughfare plays, seminars to prosecute antithetic sections of society.
