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This event is in the past.It took place on April 12, 2026 at Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple.

Bengaluru Karaga Festival 2026 1
Dance Show
Bengaluru Karaga Festival 2026 2
Bengaluru Karaga Festival 2026 3
Bengaluru Karaga Festival 2026 4
Bengaluru Karaga Festival 2026 5

Bengaluru Karaga Festival 2026

At Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple

Chikkapete

Watch a priest in a trance balance a towering flower pyramid on his head and dance through midnight streets. The 800-year-old Karaga Festival transforms this quiet temple into the pulsing heart of Bangalore's most ancient tradition.

Ancient 800-year tradition
Grand midnight procession
Flower-laden pyramid ritual
Thigala community celebration

Tips

🏛️probably only temple in India built for Pandavas
🌙procession happens late at night
🍚try the temple prasadam: panakam and sweet pongal

Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple

1041 1st Cross, Nagarathpet Main Rd, Thigalarpet, Ganigarpet, Nagarathpete, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560002, India

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