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Mysuru officials invite Karnataka leaders to Dasara 2026 celebrations

Source: The Hindu · 01 Oct 2026, 15:23 UTC
Mysuru officials invite Karnataka leaders to Dasara 2026 celebrations
Image: The Hindu · original report

Mysuru district Minister in-charge Yathindra Siddaramaiah and senior officials formally invited Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara to attend Mysuru Dasara 2026. The delegation also briefed the leaders on preparations and planned programmes for the festival.

Mysuru district Minister in-charge Yathindra Siddaramaiah and senior officials have formally invited Karnataka’s top constitutional and political leaders to attend the Mysuru Dasara 2026 celebrations. Dr. Yathindra met Chief Minister D.K.

Shivakumar at his residence in Bengaluru on Thursday and handed him an invitation to the festival. The delegation briefed the Chief Minister on preparations by the district administration and the programmes planned for the celebrations. The Minister also met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot in Bengaluru and invited him to attend the festival, described in the source material as the State’s premier cultural event and its ‘Nada Habba’.

In a separate meeting, he gave an invitation card to Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara. Ministers in the D.K.

Shivakumar Cabinet were also invited to the festivities. The meetings served both as formal invitations and as an opportunity to update senior leaders on arrangements for conducting the festival in a meaningful and grand manner. Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G.

Lakshmikantha Reddy, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S. Yukesh Kumar and City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar accompanied Dr. Yathindra, along with other officials.

The source material does not specify the dates, detailed programme or the attendance schedule for Dasara 2026. It says only that the district administration is preparing for the celebrations and that planned programmes were discussed with the invited leaders.

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