The world famous Mysore Dasara celebrations-1997 & 1998.....the Academy added to the festivities by taking part in the legendary Dasara procession with its own tableau. The innovative tableau with Magic as its theme was the first ever of its kind to take part in the Dasara festival. Top class magicians performed amazing acts on and around the tableau. Probably the first Magical tableau watched live by millions at a time ! A first in the World of Magic ! The first attempt won us the Karnataka State Second Best Tableau Award ! Magicians K.S.Ramesh, Prof. Yona, Sanjay Subramanyam, Praveen Kumar, Prasad, Puttaraj, Siddaraju, Ram Murthy, Badari took part in the amazing project.