Mysore Dasara, the 10-day cultural extravaganza opened on Thursday
Chaduranga Kantharaj Urs carries the Royal Sword before placing it on the Golden Throne at the Durbar Hall in the Amba Vilas Palace to perform puja in Mysore on Thursday (Photo: KPN)
Mysore: The Mysore Dasara, the 10-day cultural extravaganza opened on Thursday, with noted litterateur Girish Karnad, inaugurating it atop Chamundi Hills, in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. When Dr Karnad, performed a puja to Goddess Chamundeswari, he was booed by BJP activists who called him an atheist.
Unfazed, the Jnanpith awardee went on to attack the Union’s government’s move to introduce astrology as a science just when ISRO had launched the Mars orbiter. His anti-superstition stance was endorsed by the CM.
( Source : dc )
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