The process of assembling the Golden Throne (Simhasana) in Mysore Palace before the start of Dasara is an elaborate one and has a religious significance too. An authority on the Mysore royal family, R. Raja Chandra, the son-in-law of late Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last ruler of Mysore, has highlighted the significance of assembling the Throne. Speaking to SOM, he said, “It is a religious process by which an ‘Asana’ metamorphoses to become a ‘Simhasana’.”
The process this year started on Oct.4, when the assembling of the Throne began between 8.55 am and 9.10 am at the Amba Vilas Durbar Hall and assembling of Bhadrasana at Kannadi Thotti. The fixing of Simha (Lion) to the Golden Throne was done on Oct.10 between 5.30 am and 6 am. Simha Visarjane will begin on Oct.18 after evening Durbar at Amba Vilas Durbar Hall, he said.
