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.
Ten nights of celebration — the grandest festival of the temple and Karnataka. Nightly puja, hill illumination, and the royal Vijayadashami procession.
Maha Shivaratri
ಮಹಾ ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ
Feb 26
Special all-night darshan and abhisheka at the Nandi shrine and associated Shiva temples. The hill glows with diyas through the night.
Ugadi
ಯುಗಾದಿ · Kannada New Year
Mar 30
Kannada New Year brings thousands to the temple for the first darshan of the year. Special puja and prasadam distribution throughout the day.
Amavasya
ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆ · Monthly
Monthly
On each new moon, the temple extends darshan hours and performs special ancestral rites. Extended crowds — book special darshan well in advance.
Chamundeshwari Devi Jayanti
ಜಯಂತಿ
Jul 18
The birthday of the goddess. Abhisheka, special puja, and grand decoration of the sanctum. One of the most auspicious days of the year.
Rathasapthami
ರಥಸಪ್ತಮಿ
Feb 4
The seventh day of Magha — symbolic of the sun reaching its northern peak. Special surya pooja and chariot procession around the temple complex.