Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu Districts SC/ST Industrialists Goods/ Equipment Transport / Sales Co-operative Society Ltd. will be holding its first General Body Meeting at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city on Oct. 29 at 10.30 am. Society’s Chief Promoter Vijayashankara has, in a press release, requested all its members to attend…
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Power disruption
October 28, 2020As L&T has taken up underground cable laying works, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow (Oct. 29) between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: Janatanagar, areas around Petrol Bunk, Keerti Convent, Duff and Dumb School and surrounding areas. Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow between 10 am…
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270-metre Dasara Procession covered in 23 minutes
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Curtains came down on Dasara-2020 with a simple yet traditional ‘Jumboo Savari’ procession taken out within the premises of Mysore Palace in presence of a handful of audience yesterday. The caparisoned elephants, led by the Golden Howdah carrying jumbo ‘Captain’ Abhimanyu, accompanied with four others, marched 270 metres inside the Palace to complete the…
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‘Vijaya Yatre’ reminisces past glory in Palace
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Although Dasara was a low-key affair this year in the wake of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the conduct of all important traditional rituals such as Vijaya Yatre and Shami Puja (Banni tree worship) ahead of the procession, added gaiety to the celebrations inside the Palace premises on Vijayadashami yesterday. Wearing the costume of Maharajas,…
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Mysuru COVID-19 Update: October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020Mysuru reports 188 new COVID-19 positive cases, 288 discharges and 2 deaths today.
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8-member team ties Golden Howdah on ‘Abhimanyu’ for his maiden show
October 27, 2020Responsibility to continue till 2027 Mysore/Mysuru: It only took 30 minutes for the eight-member team to secure the 750-kg Golden Howdah on Abhimanyu’s back in a safe manner. There have been instances where the howdah had tilted during the procession and to prevent it is a big challenge for the staff. At 2.10 pm yesterday,…
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Yaduveer performs traditional puja for Palace armoury
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking Ayudha Puja, titular head of royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, performed the customary pujas and homas, including Chandi Homa with Poornahuti, to the armoury of the Palace, including Pattada Katti, in the Palace premises on Sunday. On Ayudha Puja day on Sunday, Pattada Aane (State elephant), Pattada Hasu (State Cows), Pattada Kudure…
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City centre witnesses ‘undeclared bandh’ as cops erect barricades around Palace
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The cultural capital of the State Mysuru on Monday presented a picture of ‘undeclared bandh’ as Police had erected barricades all around the Mysore Palace for Vijayadashami procession inside the Palace premises and to prevent people from venturing anywhere near the Palace. On account of simple Dasara, the Government had restricted the Jumboo Savari…
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Lakhs witness virtual Jumboo Savari
October 27, 2020People can enjoy illumination till Nov. 1 Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that lakhs of people witnessed Jumboo Savari held in Mysore Palace premises, on facebook page of Department of Information and Public Relations on Monday. He told reporters this morning that tens and thousands of people have viewed the procession on…
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Stilt walkers steal show
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Among a few cultural troupes that participated in Jumboo Savari in Palace premises yesterday has been ‘stilt walking’ by Siddaraju of Thayur village in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district. Attired in Goddess Chamundeshwari costume, Siddaraju stole the show with 13-foot-long wooden pole tied to each leg, symbolically killing ‘Corona’ which has havocked the whole…
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