Celebrations of Dasara in Mysore palace cancelled following death in Royal family
All the private celebrations of Dasara in the Mysore Palace stood suspended following the unexpected demise of two members of the royal family. The unfortunate events were on 19th October 2018.
The first person was Puttarathnammanni (98), mother of Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who passed away early in the morning.
She died at a private hospital and later her body was brought to the Summer Palace adjoining the Mysuru Zoo, where it was kept for viewing to very close members of the royal family and others close to the family.
Puttarathnammanni was ailing for quite some time of age related diseases. She was the eldest daughter of Tripurasundarammanni and Sanjeev Raj Urs.
The sad news of the second demise has arrived as the funeral of Puttarathnammanni was completed, Vishalakshi Devi (56), the youngest daughter of the last ruler of Mysore, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar and the youngest sister of the last scion Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who was ailing for some time, passed away in Bengaluru at a private hospital around 4.30 PM.
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy paid his condolences on the demise of the royal family members; he tweeted “I am deeply saddened to hear about the death of Smt. Putta Chinnammani, mother of Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, Maharani of Mysuru Royal Family. May her soul rest in peace. May goddess Chamundeshwari give all strength to Pramoda Devi and her family to bear the loss. RIP”
Though the celebrations in the palace is cancelled, the Dassar procession in the city which begins from the Mysore Palace will take place as scheduled, as per local reports.
The Vijayadashami celebrations, which were to be held yesterday at the Mysore Palace by the royal family, were postponed following the death of two of their members on the same day.
The suspended Vijayadashami rituals of the palace will be held on Oct.22, as informed by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar.
“There seems to be some speculation regarding calling off the Vijayadashami rituals. This decision was taken in consultation with the family Guru Mutt and priests whose advice is sought at times and extraordinary circumstances such as this. The rituals will be concluded on October 22,” said Wadiyar.