Madikeri Dasara
madikeri dasara kannada ಮಡಿಕೇರಿ ದಸರ dasara festival celebrated city madikeri indian state karnataka history hundred year madikeri dasara tenday celebration beautified karagas mantapas depicting killing asura demon sura godgoddess preparation madikeri dasara start month money celebration collected people kodagu mantapa committee member mantapa comprises idol height foot set front lighting board cost building mantapa ₹ lakh folklore people madikeri suffered disease many year ago king madikeri decided start mariamma festival mariamma festival said celebrated festival start day mahalaya amavasya hence dasara start four karagas secondmost famous dasara festival india mysore dasara mariamma temple town dandina mariamma kanchi kamakshamma kundurumotte sri chowti mariamma kote mariamma mariamma temple karaga start first day navaratri four karagas represent shakthi devathas town temple decorated light whole madikeri look beautiful day karaga mean carrying vessel shaved head filled rice type grain navadhanya holi water vessel decorated attractively karagas roaming around city madikeri day dasara karagas devoted household madikeri first day navarathri priest four temple carry tool required build karaga head make way place called pampina kere member temple committee also join puja pampina kere team volaga type band kodagu also accompany karagas volaga give people indication karaga coming also give rhythm karaga dance priest take karaga dressed yellow coloured kacche also priest head shaved hold knife one hand wooden stick called bettha kannada priest start build karaga using flower like jasmin kanakambara sevantige etc building karaga pooja four karagas temple priest take karaga head pooja go many temple rathabeedi street chariot late night head towards temple karaga dance attractive watch people madikeri offer puja karagas till ayudha pooja puja weapon household material karagas visit almost every home madikeri take pujas city dasara committee organizes cultural programme day first day program kaveri kalaskhetra town hall madikeri cultural program held rest three day program conducted stage near raja seat known gandhi maidan day vijayadashami orchestra night pm till morning program concludes price distribution cermoney top mantapas recent day madikeri dasara gaining attraction compared mysore dasara mysore dasara held day light madikeri dasara begin midnight vijayadashami part dasara celebration variety programme child held called makkala dasara first time history madikeri dasara main attraction madikeri dasara procession mantapas ten temple procession start th night vijayadashami end th morning vijayadashami mantapa height foot studio setting also done mantapas nowadays movement idol attractive watch idol prepared many place karnataka idol mantapa movement regard story adopted particular mantapa band set front every mantap youth dance whole night lakh people away house watch procession mantapa depict mythological story hindu mythology idol mantap given movement match story top three best decorated mantapas given prize madikeri dasara committee pertaining movement special attraction mantapa lighting effect hopefully madikeri dasara one festival organized indian subcontinent graced unified state india like tamil nadu kerala karnataka tamil nadu lighting board band set kerala band set considered madikeri dasara origin development madikeri dasara celebration closely linked bheem singh rajasthani came madikeri settled bheem singh prime mover first dasara mantapa procession made first mantapa tractor making wooden pallet mantapa bheem singh’s forefather migrated rajasthan settled mysore later shifted madikeri bheem singh’s father arjun singh settled madikeri earn livelihood bheem singh inspired father god fearing person learnt art carving kalol deity bheem singh’s daughter sharadha bhai say father used spend pocket take idol head go house another sharadha bhai also recall four mantapas bheem singh’s mantapa second mantapa sri rama mandira two decor rama mandira balaka rama mandira also recall sanctity attached dasara celebration fact even today bheem singh’s grandson ravi kumar singh pwd contractor said compared day today’s dasara termed hitech dasara one look way grown year also recalled site house identified told temple like structure hence thought building temple called raghu rama mandira ravi kumar recalled effort bheem singh bringing toy maker mysore use tractor carry idol first idol sri chamundeshwari carried tractor appreciated deputy commissioner coorg c subbaiah awarded appreciation saga madikeri dasara complete without remembering bheem singhs contribution madikeri dasara official website videomantapa madikeri dasara