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Namaskaram! Wish you all a very happy Navaratri / Dasara 🙏🏻 Dasara Gombe / Navaratri Golu tradition has been passed on from two generations in the family. We have been arranging dolls at home for Navaratri for as long as I can remember. Traditional steps / Golu padi include all the gods and goddesses worshipped during Navaratri. This year I have taken a modern approach to showcase various life events on the steps and themed display includes vibrant celebrations of Dasara habba in Mysuru.

Gombe Habba is an integral part of Dasara celebrations in Mysuru. Mysuru comes alive with vibrant celebrations, cultural events and a grand procession. This festival is a celebration of tradition, culture and royalty that is considered one of the most spectacular events in India.

The theme for this year’s Dasara doll arrangement is dedicated to cultural capital of Karnataka and my hometown “Mysuru”. The display includes all the landmarks of Mysuru and captures vibrant celebrations during Dasara at every corner of the city.

Traditional steps display Dashavatara, Raja Rani Pattada Gombe, Kalasha, Lakshmi, Krishna, Shiva Parvathi and Sai Baba. We have also displayed major life events starting from Seemantha and all the marriage sequences including Gowri Pooje, Kashi Yatra till Shasti Poorthi.

Display of Mysuru Dasara includes major landmarks of Mysuru. The placement of these landmarks in the display is as seen on the map of Mysuru.

1. Amba Vilas Palace
2. ⁠Chamundi Hills and Chamundi Utsava during Dasara
3. ⁠World Famous “Jamboo Savari”
4. ⁠Mysuru Palace Khas durbar
5. ⁠Mysuru Dasara Exhibition
6. Jaganmohana Palace
7. Sadvidya High School
8. KrishnaRajendra Circle
9. Jayachamarajendra Circle
10. Clock Tower (Dodda Gadiyara)
11. ⁠Devaraja Market
12. ⁠Lalitha Mahal Palace
13. ⁠Big Bull of Mysuru
14. ⁠Sri Chamarajendra Zoological gardens
15. ⁠Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
16. ⁠Srirangapatna “Ganjam” Village
17. ⁠Nimishamba Temple
18. ⁠Cauvery River

The Display also includes Vajra Mushti Kalaga (wrestling with diamond knuckles) and Mysuru Hatha Yoga with Surya Namaskara sequence.

As an ode to my heritage, I have included a display of Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy temple with Pancha Pandava display during the Panguni Utsavam.

There is a display of Vidhana Soudha and travel to Toronto, Canada from Bengaluru completing the full circle of our journey so far.

Enjoy the display, thank you!