With Dasara just a few days away, the traditional pethas to be worn by the scion of the erstwhile royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, during the ten-day festival are readied at the main Amba Vilas palace in Mysore. Here, Paramesh, a haberdasher whose family has handled the the onerous duties for decades, goes about
Photograph: Karnataka Photo News
Tags: Amba Vilas, Churumuri, Dasara, Mysore Dasara, Mysore Palace, Mysore Royal Family, Sans Serif, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar
12 September 2008 at 10:04 pm
None of the petas shown in the picture appears to be meant for Mr. Wadiyar ! Any keen observer can make out, these are worn by either the courtiers or his loyal servants !
13 September 2008 at 11:36 pm
Becomes uneasy for the head to ber the burden of peta, moreso Mysore Peta. For the head has been accustomed to wearing caps of different hues and …Topi, makmal topi, Gandhi topi….