Festivals & Celebrations
From the grandeur of Dasara to the quiet devotion of monthly Amavasya — the sacred calendar of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple.
Karnataka's Grand Festival
For ten sacred nights, Chamundi Hill blazes with illuminations as Navaratri puja reaches its crescendo. Thousands gather at the temple for the royal Vijayadashami procession — the Mysuru Dasara — witnessed by lakhs across Karnataka.
Sacred Calendar
Ten nights of celebration — the grandest festival of the temple and Karnataka. Nightly puja, hill illumination, and the royal Vijayadashami procession.
Special all-night darshan and abhisheka at the Nandi shrine and associated Shiva temples. The hill glows with diyas through the night.
Kannada New Year brings thousands to the temple for the first darshan of the year. Special puja and prasadam distribution throughout the day.
On each new moon, the temple extends darshan hours and performs special ancestral rites. Extended crowds — book special darshan well in advance.
The birthday of the goddess. Abhisheka, special puja, and grand decoration of the sanctum. One of the most auspicious days of the year.
The seventh day of Magha — symbolic of the sun reaching its northern peak. Special surya pooja and chariot procession around the temple complex.