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    International Kullu Dussehra and Himachal's devta tradition

    Why in news: The International Kullu Dussehra Committee has invited 347 deities to this week's festival, up from 332 in 2025, reported on 19 October 2026.

    International Kullu Dussehra, Himachal Pradesh's week-long deity festival, begins on Vijayadashami, the day Dussehra ends elsewhere. Village devtas travel in palanquins to Kullu's Dhalpur ground to honour Lord Raghunath, the valley's presiding deity since Raja Jagat Singh's 17th-century reign. The festival committee has invited 347 deities this year, up from 332 in 2025.

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    Pattanam and Muziris: India's ancient port trade with Rome

    Pattanam, a village on the Periyar delta in Kerala's Ernakulam district, holds an early historic port settlement that excavations since 2007 link to Muziris, the Chera port known from Sangam poems and Greco-Roman texts for its pepper trade. Whether Pattanam was Muziris itself is still debated, and its digs have faced ASI licence disputes since 2015.

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    Mysuru Dasara: Karnataka's Nada Habba and the Jamboo Savari

    Why in news: Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swami of Gavi Mutt, Koppal, inaugurated Mysuru Dasara 2026 on Chamundi Hills on 11 October; the Jamboo Savari is on 21 October.

    Mysuru Dasara is Karnataka's state festival, the Nada Habba. Raja Wadiyar I first held it at Srirangapatna in 1610, continuing the Vijayanagara rulers' Mahanavami celebrations at Hampi. It ends on Vijayadashami with the Jamboo Savari, an elephant procession carrying Goddess Chamundeshwari in a golden howdah. The 2026 festival opened on Chamundi Hills on 11 October.

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    Asian Games and the Olympic Council of Asia: India's founding role

    Why in news: The 20th Asian Games ended in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 4 October 2026; India won 85 medals, including 21 gold, the Government said on 6 October.

    The Asian Games, held every four years, are Asia's largest multi-sport event, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia, headquartered in Kuwait City. India proposed the Games after the Second World War and hosted the first edition in New Delhi in 1951. The 20th Games closed at Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 4 October 2026, with India winning 85 medals.

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    National Film Awards and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    Why in news: The President presented the 72nd National Film Awards, for films of 2024, at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat on 22 September 2026.

    The National Film Awards, instituted in 1954, are India's top state honours for cinema, given by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in three sections: feature films, non-feature films and writing on cinema. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, added in 1969, is the highest. The 72nd awards were presented at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on 22 September 2026.

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