Bengaluru Karaga kicks off tonight

A priest performs pooja at the Dharmaraya swamy temple on the eve of Bengaluru Karaga utsava. Credit: DH Photo

Bengaluru Karaga, the city’s most prominent festival, kicks off at the Shri Dharmarayaswamy Temple in Thigalarpet on Friday night, marking a full-scale return after two years.

Rituals will begin with a ‘rathotsava’ (chariot procession) at 10 pm on Friday while flag-hoisting will take place at 3 am on Saturday. The rituals may go on until 5 am on Saturday. The festival will conclude on April 18, the organisers said.

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