Religious rites, ceremonial traditions mark Wadiyars’ Dasara

Unlike the State-sponsored festival, which is more of cultural events and sports, the Navaratri, as celebrated by the Wadiyars, entails rigorous observance of religious rites as prescribed in sacred texts under the supervision of trained priests

​Unlike the State-sponsored festival, which is more of cultural events and sports, the Navaratri, as celebrated by the Wadiyars, entails rigorous observance of religious rites as prescribed in sacred texts under the supervision of trained priests