Chamarajanagar prepares for Chamrajeshwara Swamy Rathotsav
The car festival at the border town will take place in the Hindu month of Aashada, which is considered inauspicious. This festival is famous among newly married couples, as thousands of them will arrive from various parts of the state, including neighbouring Tamil Nadu, to offer Hannu Javana to the Chamarajeshwara Utsava Murthy along the car street.
The temple has a history of 200 years. It is the only temple that conducts car festivals during Aashada. Mysuru Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar built the Chamarajeshwara Temple in 1826 in memory of his father, Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar.
Devotees will pull the chariot along the car street after Mysuru Royal Scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar offers puja to the chariot's Utsava Murthy.
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