Mangaluru Dasara procession to begin at 4 p.m. on October 21, end at 6 a.m. on October 22

A file photo of the procession that will begin at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha temple in Mangaluru. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH MANGALURUThe Mangaluru Dasara procession, with deities and the tableaux, will begin from the Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple at 4 p.m. on October 21 and end at 6 a.m. on October 22 in the temple premises. Mangaluru Dasara procession route | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On October 20, the police issued a traffic advisory in connection with the procession.Procession route Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple Mannagudde Junction Narayana Guru Circle (Lady Hill) Lalbagh Ballalbagh P.V.S. Junction Navabharath Circle City Centre mall Hampankatta K.B. Katte Car Street New Chitra Junction Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple Traffic congestion and disruptions are expected on city roads starting from 2 p.m. on October 21.Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said that, for public safety, people are advised to avoid this route and use alternative routes. “Furthermore, please refrain from parking vehicles along the sides of the roads through which the procession will pass,” he said.Traffic diversionsAll vehicles arriving in Mangaluru city from the Kottara Chowki Junction via Lady Hill must take an alternative route via Kuntikana – KPT – Nanthoor route to reach the city centre.Vehicles traveling on M.G. Road from Bunts Hostel via PVS Junction should proceed via the Bunts Hostel – Bharat Beedi – Battagudda – KPT route, or the Bunts Hostel – Bharat Beedi – Mallikatta route.Vehicles arriving from the KSRTC Junction towards Lalbagh should proceed via the KSRTC Junction – Kapikad – Kuntikana route, or the KSRTC Junction – Bejai – Battagudda route.All KSRTC buses should travel via the KSRTC Junction – Kapikad – Kuntikana route or the Bejai – Battagudda route. A pili vesha group performing the famed tiger dance in front of a house at Kottara during the Dasara celebrations in Mangaluru on October 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: H S Manjunath All vehicles traveling from the Hampankatta side towards PVS Junction — via KSR Road and Navabharath Circle — should instead proceed via the Hampankatta – LHH – Ambedkar Junction route.All vehicles traveling from New Chitra Junction towards Navabharath must take an alternative route.Vehicles traveling from Lady Hill (Brahmashri Narayana Guru Circle) towards Mannagudde Junction, Durga Mahal, and Kudroli temple must take an alternative route.Designated parking locationsPeople arriving to witness the Mangaluru Dasara procession are requested to park their vehicles at the designated parking locations, he said. Karavali Ground Alake Market Urwa Market ground Urwa Canara School ground Canara School Dongarakeri ground Pompei church Durga Mahal hotel parking Kudroli Narayana Guru College BEM School Government Girls’ High School, Car Street Hotel Vimalesh parking Published - October 20, 2026 05:13 pm IST