| With a new emphasis and added features this year, Dasara festivities committee officials are confident that the celebrations could be a harbinger to year-long tourist promotion programmes spread over Christmas, New Year and festival season of April-May. |
| Keeping this in mind, they are making all efforts to ensure that the celebrations are a big success, attracting over 15 lakh tourists. |
| With additional features like the drama festival at Town Hall, music programmes at Veene Seshanna Bhavan, a veterinary show at Kuppanna Park, adventure sports at Mandakalli airport and a 'heritage walk' to showcase the rich historical and architectural heritage of Mysore, the organisers want to make the visitors "carry the message of Dasara with them" and give tourism a boost. |
| It is not only puts Mysore and its rich culture in the spotlight, but also highlights the architectural, historic and religious centres like Somanathapur, Srirangapattana and Nanjangud with three-day Dasara programmes there. |
| The Madikeri Dasara coincides with Mysore Dasara and is gaining in prominence. "These can add up to a tourist circuit promotion," says Dasara festivities deputy special officer and Mysore City Corporation commissioner A B Ibrahim. |
| With great interest both at the government and private levels in organising a grand Dasara, the local industry, including the hospitality industry, is not lagging behind. About 25 hotels and 40 commercial establishments have decided to offer discounts during the tourist season. |
| TVS, Nanjangud, has promised to keep up their tradition of sponsoring music programmes in the palace. |
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