You don’t have any Active Subscription.

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one.

Your active subscription(s)

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription

Products you've access to

Additional Subscription Benefits

Need help with your subscription?

Updated - October 19, 2026 07:17 am IST - Belagavi

This year, elephant Rupavathi, carrying the ceremonial howdah, will lead the procession through the major roads of Dharwad. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

The annual Dasara Jamboo Savari procession will be held in Dharwad on Tuesday.

It will be organised at the Eshwar Temple in Gandhinagar as part of the Navaratri celebrations.

The procession will begin with the ceremonial worship of the goddess and the howdah at the Bandemma Temple.

Elephant Rupavathi, carrying the ceremonial howdah, will lead the procession through the city’s major roads.

The procession will pass through Gandhinagar, Vidyagiri Toll Naka, Bagalkot Petrol Pump, Kamanakatti, Gandhi Chowk, Subhas Road and the bus stand before reaching Kala Bhavan.

The procession, covering around four kilometres, is expected to continue for more than three hours and conclude at Kadapa Maidan.

Various competitions and activities have also been organised for women and children, including cooking, rangoli, dandiya, fashion shows, painting and bhajan competitions.

Sri Shivananda Raja Yogendra Swami of Kodimutt Mahasamsthan will perform the howdah puja, organising committee convenor Gururaj Hunasimarad said.

Sri Gurusiddha Raja Yogendra Swami of Moorusavir Math, Sri Shivananda Shivayogi Raja Yogendra Swami of Kodimath, Sri Fakir Dingaleshwar Swami, Sri Mallikarjun Swami of Murugha Math, Sri Veereshwar Shivacharya Swami and others will be present.

Published - October 18, 2026 08:43 pm IST

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.