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Ayudha
Pooja is also a part of the
Dasara celebrations. All vehicles and implements are worshipped on
this day. The nine-day celebrations culminate in the grand Dasara
procession on Vijayadashami, the clay of victory.
The Dasara procession
begins at the Palace with uniformed soldiers, horses, caparisoned
elephants, dancers and floats accompanied by brass hands playing
evocative Indian melodies. The Palace Guard and Mysore Lancers match
by as graceful folk-dancer twirl and swirl between the floats. The
majestic Elephant adorned by golden anklets, bell and chains carries
the city's Patron Goddess Chamundeshwari in a howdah. This
extravagant celebration comes to an end with a torchlight parade by
the State Police, as fireworks light up the night sky.
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