Yuva DasaraYuva Sambhrama
Cultural programme by young artists and students.
- Date
- 28 September – 5 October · 5 – 10 PM
- Venue
- Manasagangothri Open Air Theatre
Live Telecast
UpcomingGrand Procession — Live
Telecast begins · 21 Oct, 1:00 pm
Palace Illumination
Every evening, 7 PM
Gallery
Celebrations since 1610 AD
MysuruDasara
11 October – 21 October 2026
Countdown to Jumboo Savari
Latest News:
Past Inaugurators
Banu Mushtaq
Writer · International Booker Prize 2025
Live Traffic & Route Diversions
Route diversions for procession day will be published here by the City Police.
Control room · 1077
Social Feed & Latest Posts
Dasara 2026 dates and programme outline announced
High Power Committee, Vidhana Soudha · September 2026
Inaugurator for Dasara 2026 named
Dasara Secretariat · September 2026
Gaja Payana: first batch of elephants to leave Nagarhole
Forest Department · August 2026
Programme 2026
Six things not to miss
Dates, timings and venues as announced by the Dasara Committee.
- Yuva Dasara
FoodAahara Mela
Food festival with a variety of cuisines.
- Date
- 11 – 25 October · 11 AM – 10 PM
- Venue
- Maharaja's College Ground
Flower ShowFlower Show
Dasara Fruit & Flower Show 2026 on the theme “Prajaprabhutvada Habba”.
- Date
- 11 – 21 October · 9 AM – 9 PM
- Venue
- Kuppanna Park
Sports
ProcessionPanjina Kavayathu
A grand display of military and police bands — the Torchlight Parade.
- Date
- 20 & 21 October · from 7 PM
- Venue
- Bannimantap Ground
ProcessionJumboo Savari
The grand finale of Mysuru Dasara — the golden howdah procession from the Palace to Bannimantap.
- Date
- 21 October · after the 4:10 PM Pushparchane
- Venue
- Palace to Bannimantap
Live Telecast
Watch Mysuru Dasara live
The Jumboo Savari, cultural stages and palace illumination, streamed free of charge.
Upcoming
Grand Procession — Live
Mysuru Palace · Camera 1
Telecast begins · 21 October 2026, 1:00 pm
Media Centre
Latest press notes
September 2026
Dasara 2026 dates and programme outline announced
High Power Committee, Vidhana Soudha
September 2026
Inaugurator for Dasara 2026 named
Dasara Secretariat
August 2026
Gaja Payana: first batch of elephants to leave Nagarhole
Forest Department
August 2026
Dasara Ticket 2026 — categories and tariff
Dasara Secretariat
July 2026
Sub-committees constituted for Dasara 2026
District Administration
July 2026
Procession-day traffic plan: consultation opens
City Police
Gaja Payana 2026
The Dasara elephants
Twelve elephants selected by the Karnataka Forest Department for Dasara 2026.
Salaane (rank) elephant last yearMahendra
- Age
- 42
- Weight
- 4,764 kg
- Height
- 2.75 m
Balle camp · Male
Nishane elephant last yearDhananjaya
- Age
- 45
- Weight
- 5,280 kg
- Height
- 2.8 m
Dubare camp · Male
Third DasaraEkalavya
- Age
- 41
- Weight
- 5,800 kg
- Height
- 2.88 m
Bheemanakatte camp · Male
18 DasarasPrashantha
- Age
- 54
- Weight
- 5,100 kg
- Height
- 2.61 m
Dubare camp · Male
Naupath elephant last yearGopi
- Age
- 43
- Weight
- 5,150 kg
- Height
- 2.5 m
Dubare camp · Male
Fifth DasaraSriram
- Age
- 41
- Weight
- 4,640 kg
- Height
- 2.68 m
Dubare camp · Male
Second DasaraSrikanta
- Age
- 57
- Weight
- 5,860 kg
- Height
- 2.86 m
Mattigodu camp · Male
KumkiLakshmi
- Age
- 54
- Weight
- 3,438 kg
- Height
- 2.52 m
Balle camp · Female
KumkiKaveri
- Age
- 46
- Weight
- 3,060 kg
- Height
- 2.4 m
Dubare camp · Female
KumkiRoopa
- Age
- 50
- Weight
- 3,500 kg
- Height
- 2.75 m
Doddaharave camp · Female
Salaane elephantSugreeva
- Age
- 44
- Weight
- 5,800 kg
- Height
- 2.95 m
Dubare camp · Male
KumkiChaitra
- Age
- 55
- Weight
- 2,988 kg
- Height
- 2.47 m
Ramapura camp · Female
Public Information
Help, close at hand
All helpline numbers are free of charge and operate round the clock during the festival.
When is Mysuru Dasara 2026?
Dasara 2026 runs from 11 to 21 October — the nine nights of Navaratri and Vijayadashami on the tenth day. The Jumboo Savari is on 21 October. See the day-by-day schedule.
What is Dasara, in a sentence?
The Nada Habba — state festival — of Karnataka: ten days marking the goddess Chamundeshwari’s victory over Mahishasura, celebrated in Mysuru since 1610 with a royal Durbar, cultural programmes and the grand elephant procession. The history page has the long version.
Is the festival free to attend?
Almost all of it. The Palace illumination, the street procession, the cultural stages, the Torchlight Parade from the public enclosure, the Flower Show and most events are free. Gallery seats for the procession, the Exhibition and a few concerts are ticketed — see Dasara Ticket.
Is the Palace illuminated every evening?
Through the festival the Palace is lit from 7 to 10 PM every evening, weather permitting. On ordinary Sundays and public holidays outside the festival it is lit from 7 to 7:45 PM. See Illumination.
What are the festival timings for the Palace?
The Palace opens 10 AM to 5:30 PM for visits; the forecourt opens separately for the evening cultural programmes and the illumination. Palace entry tickets are separate from Dasara Tickets.