These Karagas go around Madikeri on all nine days of Dasara festival. His sister Dilshad said they were happy to be part of the state festival.Siddarmaiah said he had suggested that the authorities make the celebration special planning the Dasara procession along the lines of the Republic Day parade. He described Dasara as a people's festival and not that of kings. The priests wield a long knife in one hand a wooden stick called the 'bettha' on the other during the performance. There is no religious barrier and the festival portrays essence of Kannada culture," he said after paying floral tributes to the temple deity Chamundeshwari.Ahmed recalled cultural traditions of the Mysuru Maharajas and their contribution to Mysuru.
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