Around 100,000 bulbs illuminated the royal Mysore Palace alone — and many more were used to light up the rest of the city during Dasara.
Lots of tourists came to the palace to see the Mysore Dasara.
King Krishnaraja Wodeyar III began holding a special Durbar (court) as part of the festival celebrations and the tradition exists to this day.
Raja Wadiyar inaugurated the Dasara Festivities. The royal family has celebrated the festival ever since.
The records of the Persian ambassador Abdur Razzaq contain descriptions of Dasara celebrations in Mysore during this period.