ರಥಗಳು ವರ್ಣರಂಜಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಕುದುರೆಗಳು ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ, ಆದರೆ ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಈ ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಮಾಲೀಕನ ಜೀವನ ಅಷ್ಟು ಸುಲಭವಲ್ಲ. ದಸರಾದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಜೀವನ ಹೇಗೋ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತೆ. ದಸರಾ ನಂತರ ಅವರ ಜೀವನ ಭಾಳ ಕಷ್ಟ. ಸ್ವತಃ ಟಾಂಗಾ ವಾಲಾ ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹೇಳ್ತಾರೆ. ನೀವೇ ನೋಡಿ
The chariots are colorful, the horses are sturdy, but not so, the life of the owners of these horse drawn carriages, or ‘Tongas’ as they are popularly called. Their business rises with the Dasara tide and ends thereafter. And that’s when their problems start. Dasara has history of four centuries, and what adds to its grandeur and the experience of tourists, is the continuation of the age old tradition of riding in a Tonga to visit the nearly 150 heritage sites in Mysore.
The chariots are colorful, the horses are sturdy, but not so, the life of the owners of these horse drawn carriages, or ‘Tongas’ as they are popularly called. Their business rises with the Dasara tide and ends thereafter. And that’s when their problems start. Dasara has history of four centuries, and what adds to its grandeur and the experience of tourists, is the continuation of the age old tradition of riding in a Tonga to visit the nearly 150 heritage sites in Mysore.
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