The illumination of Mysuru palace as well as the main thoroughfares and landmarks in the city will continue till October 8.
While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the extension of the special illumination of the roads and landmarks in the city during the torch-light parade on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who is also the Executive Officer of Mysuru Palace Board, said the palace will also be illuminated from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. till October 8. The Chief Minister’s announcement was aimed at providing visitors and residents of the city another opportunity to witness and enjoy the visual treat the illumination offers. For, the city was lashed with rains on several evenings during the 10-day Dasara festival which concluded on Saturday. A large number of people, both visitors as well as residents, were unable to witness the illumination on account of the rains.
Prashanth B.S., an entrepreneur from the travel and tourism industry in Mysuru, met Mr. Siddaramaiah and Minister in-charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa on Saturday with a request to extend the illumination for another week from Sunday.
After the government’s decision to extend the illumination, Mr. Prashanth hoped that continued illumination of the roads in the city and the palace will help retain a large number of tourists post Dasara.
Ever since Dasara began on September 21, Mysuru had turned into a “City of Lights”. Several kilometres of the streets, circles, and junctions in the Central Business District and elsewhere sported dazzling lights.
The area around the palace, Sayyaji Rao Road, D. Devaraj Urs Road, Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road, Irwin Road, Nelson Mandela Road, Millenium Junction, among others were decorated with lights from 7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC) had also put up insignia and replicas of well-known monuments and personalities at key junctions.
