Mysuru, Oct. 19 -- D.K. Shivakumar to take part as CM for first time

With just 48 hours left for this year's Jumboo Savari, preparations are in full swing at Mysore Palace, where workers are erecting podiums and pandals for VVIPs, Gold Card holders and other invitees to watch the procession from close quarters.

This year's Jumboo Savari will begin between 4.10 pm and 4.35 pm in the auspicious Meena Lagna. CM D.K. Shivakumar, who is taking part in the Dasara festivities for the first time since assuming office, will shower flower petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed inside 750-kg Golden Howdah atop the elephant Prashantha.

The ritual will take place on a specially erected podium at the Palace, where 11 other dignitaries w...