<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced that President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate this year's Dasara festival to be held in Mysuru from September 26 to October 5.<br />''<br />''He said that the Government has received a letter from the President accepting its invitation to inaugurate the World famous Dasara festivities on September 26th.<br />''<br />''The President will offer prayers at the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi hills on that day to mark the inauguration of a 10 days festival.<br />''<br />''The Chief Minister further informed that Dasara will be celebrated at a grand scale this year. He said that they were happy to receive the President's acceptance letter to inaugurate Dasara this year.</span><br />