Imagine Thor and Hulk visiting Dasara celebrations in Mysuru. That is exactly what Marvel India's social media page has done with a post showing Thor and Hulk visiting Dasara celebrations.
"Whether its Ragnarok or Dasara, the power of Good remains! Dasara Habada Subhashayagalu", Marvel India's official social media account posted on Tuesday wishing its fans a Happy Dasara.
Whether its Ragnarok or Dasara, the power of Good remains!
— Marvel India (@Marvel_India) October 8, 2019
Dasara Habada Subhashayagalu.#VijayaDashami #HappyDussehra2019 #MysuruDasara2019 pic.twitter.com/c2wDZYGYMo
Wow this is Mysore Palace, my City. Happy Vijaya Dashmi
— Supriya (@D_Supriya) October 8, 2019
Wow! Thanks a lot for your wishes in Kannada. Hope you'll soon release your movies in Kannada language too.
— ನಾರಾಯಣಭರತ್ (@ArasuBharath) October 8, 2019
The post comes after the Karnataka government earlier invoked Avengers: Endgame in an advertisement to woo visitors for the Mysuru Dasara celebrations. The ad, which was published on the front page of newspapers in the state read, "A shapeshifting demon, an angry goddess, The Avengers Endgame retold. You don't want to miss this, do you?"
Read : K’taka govt ad cites ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to bring in more visitors for Mysuru Dasara
This is not the first time Marvel is highlighting Indian festivals through characters from the Avengers series. Earlier, Marvel India shared on its social media handles a photo of Hulk, with neriya mundu draped over his shoulder, sitting ready to gorge on delicious looking sadhya set on a banana leaf.
The superhero film Avengers: Endgame released earlier this year after an extensive marketing campaign. It was the finale in a story told through a series of 22 films and broke box office records including becoming the highest grossing film of all-time by overtaking the 2009 film Avatar.