Curtains down on traditional Dasara of Wadiyars
The Hindu
It was a low-key affair owing to the pandemic
For the second year in a row, the private Dasara of the Wadiyars remained a low-key affair due to the pandemic and concluded with the Vijayadashmi procession held within the palace premises, here on Friday.
Bringing the curtains down on a hoary tradition being followed by the erstwhile royal family since 1610 CE when Raja Wadiyar ascended the throne at Srirangapatna, this is a practice inherited from the rulers of the Vijayanagar empire who celebrated it on a grand scale.
The religious rites followed by the Wadiyars were conducted over the last 9 days amidst the imperatives of maintaining social distancing and hence was out of bounds for all but those involved in the proceedings and immediate family members.
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