The Sampadak Express News Desk
The Navaratri celebrations of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family concluded on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with religious rites and the traditional Vijayadashami procession inside the Mysuru Palace, led by Mysuru MP and scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, according to The Hindu.
Marking the finale of the nine-day festivities, Yaduveer performed a puja to the royal sword before it was taken in a ceremonial procession to the Bhuvaneshwari Temple within the palace complex. He later offered prayers to the Shami, or Banni, tree and returned to the palace in procession, continuing a ritual associated with the Wadiyar dynasty for centuries.
Palace staff accompanied the rites alongside the ‘pattada ane’ (royal elephants), ‘pattada kudure’ (royal horses) and ‘pattada hasu’ (royal cows), which formed part of the concluding procession on the palace grounds.
The traditional ‘Vajramushti Kalaga’—a wrestling bout involving jattis and typically staged as part of the palace’s Vijayadashami observances—did not take place this year. Although arrangements were made in the palace courtyard and the match was scheduled before Yaduveer’s victory procession, the bout was not held and the reason for its reported cancellation was not immediately known.
The royal family’s Navaratri events are largely private, with participation limited to a select audience. A central feature is the ‘Khas Durbar’, during which Yaduveer ascends the golden throne to hold a symbolic royal court, a ceremonial observance that preserves the pageantry and traditions of a bygone era.
