Mysore is 144 Kms from Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka. The word Mysore is a corrupted version of “mysooru”, which is derived from the word “Mahishasurana Ooru”,
which means the town of Mythological Demon Mahishasura in Kannada.
There is mention of Mysore in Sri Devi Bhagavatham. According to the
story in the Sri Devi Bhagavatam, Mysore was ruled by the demon King
Mahishasura was a buffalo-headed monster. In response to the prayer by
the Gods and Goddesses to save them from the wicket demon, Goddess
Parvathi, took the form of Chamundeshwari and killed the demon on top of
the Chamundi hill near Mysore. After killing the demon the Goddess
stayed on top of the hill, where she is worshipped with great devotion
even to this day. Mysore Dasara is in honour of the Goddess
Chamundeshwari and is celebrated as the victory of good over evil.
There is an inscription on Chamundi Hills that was done in 950AD during the reign of the Gangas of Talkad who ruled Mysore. The Cholas defetead the Gangas and ruled Mysore for over a century. Then Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra (Halebidu, Hassan) drove Cholas away from Mysore in the 10th century. After the Hoysalas came the Vijayanagara Kings and then Mysore was under Yadu dynasty who were feudatories of the Vijayanagara Kings. After the fall of Aliya Rama Raya of Vijayanagara, Mysore was ruled by Wodeyars.
Dasara festival was started by Vijayanagara Kings but it was continued Raja Wodeyar I in the year 1610 at Srirangapatana which was their capital then. The festivities begin with the Wodeyar royal couple performing a special puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari in the Chamundi Hill. This would be followed by a special durbar (royal assembly)...
Further reading http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/seekers/faith-and-rituals/the-world-famous-mysore-dassara
If you plan on visiting Bangalore or the surrounding areas don't forget to check us out at www.thalassasuites.com
There is an inscription on Chamundi Hills that was done in 950AD during the reign of the Gangas of Talkad who ruled Mysore. The Cholas defetead the Gangas and ruled Mysore for over a century. Then Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra (Halebidu, Hassan) drove Cholas away from Mysore in the 10th century. After the Hoysalas came the Vijayanagara Kings and then Mysore was under Yadu dynasty who were feudatories of the Vijayanagara Kings. After the fall of Aliya Rama Raya of Vijayanagara, Mysore was ruled by Wodeyars.
Dasara festival was started by Vijayanagara Kings but it was continued Raja Wodeyar I in the year 1610 at Srirangapatana which was their capital then. The festivities begin with the Wodeyar royal couple performing a special puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari in the Chamundi Hill. This would be followed by a special durbar (royal assembly)...
Further reading http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/seekers/faith-and-rituals/the-world-famous-mysore-dassara
If you plan on visiting Bangalore or the surrounding areas don't forget to check us out at www.thalassasuites.com
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