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2 days · 1 night · From Bengaluru

Dasara Weekend

Rehearsals, backstage and the best vantage points of the festival.

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For ten days a year Mysuru becomes a stage. We take you behind it: performers getting ready, the palace lit up at night and a place to watch the procession without fighting the crowd.

Duration2 days · 1 night
Group4–6 guests
WhenDasara weekends, Sep–Oct
StartBengaluru, 7:00

Ideal for: Festival lovers and photographers

Day by day

Saturday

Before the curtain

  1. Drive to Mysuru, lunch
  2. Meet the Performers: Yakshagana, Kamsale and classical dancers getting ready
  3. The palace illuminated
Sunday

Inside Dasara

  1. Exhibitions and cultural programmes
  2. A reserved vantage point for the day's celebrations
  3. Drive back to Bengaluru

Encounters depend on the artists’ schedules. Your curator confirms them before you pay.

Included

  • Car from Bengaluru and back
  • 1 night in Mysuru, twin sharing
  • Spirited Compass curator
  • Meals and snacks
  • Entries and festival passes where needed
  • GST

Not included

  • Shopping
  • Tips

Hosts on this trip

Santosh KalavidaNaatya dance academyPhoto coming soon

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