This year Mysore has used only LED lights, making it an <a href="http://ecepub01.kslnd6.thehindu.co.in:8080/thehindu/news/national/karnataka/mysore-dasara-2013-brighterand-greener-than-ever/article5226008.ece"> eco-friendly </a> Dasara. Photo: M.A. Sriram.
The historic city of Bidar has <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bidar-only-south-indian-monument-to-figure-in-latest-world-monuments-fund-list/article5218440.ece"> figured </a> in the 2014 World Monuments Watch list released by the World Monuments Fund.
The discovery of a square kalyani (stepped tank) on the premises of the famed <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/the-kalyani-that-holds-a-1000year-history/article5222113.ece"> Someshwara temple </a> in Ulsoor created much curiosity among the history enthusiasts. File photo
More than five thousand dolls were on display as part of an <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cricket-matches-come-alive-at-doll-exhibitions-in-karnataka/article5222189.ece"> exhibition </a> at Rangayana in Mysore as part of Dasara festivities. Photo: M.A. Sriram
A fire <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/guests-evacuated-as-fire-breaks-out-in-mysore-hotel/article5216665.ece?homepage=true"> broke </a> out at Hotel KVC International in Mysore forcing the authorities to evacuate all the guests. Photo: M.A. Sriram
Dasara Kite Festival was <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kiteflying-competition-in-mysore/article5226006.ece"> conducted </a> in Mysore recently. It was introduced as part of the festival to revive the practice of kite-flying. Photo: M.A Sriram
Two widows <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/women-priests-perform-puja-at-kudroli-temple/article5207349.ece> performed </a> puja to the presiding deity of Gokarnanatheswara temple at Kudroli. Photo: H.S.Manjunath
At the ‘Ane Utsav’, an <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tuskers-and-their-tricks-on-the-field/article5207357.ece> event </a> to mark Wildlife Week, elephants in their finery were seen playing football. Photo: Vaidya