Srirangapatn: The historical three-day Srirangapatna Dasara was celebrated in a grand manner yesterday. Thousands of people, including commuters from Mysuru to Bengaluru, were a witness to the gala event as the Jumboo Savari, accompanied by folk troupes, passed through the main thoroughfares of the Fort Town.
Chief Minister H.D. Kuma-raswamy inaugurated the event by offering flowers to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed in a wooden Ambari on the caparisoned elephant Abhimanyu at Bannimantap near Kiranguru Circle off Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. Accompanying Abhimanyu were Varalakshmi and Cauvery. The elephants were sent to Srirangapatna by Mysuru Dasara Committee. Ministers C.S. Puttaraju, D.C. Thammanna, Bandeppa Kashampur, MLAs M. Srinivas, Suresh Gowda, MLC Appaji Gowda and film director T.S. Nagabharana accompanied the CM. MLA
