By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Parasurama is the sixth avatar of Vishnu, also one of the most controversial ones. This is why we do not see many temples dedicated to him. If we do, we find them along the Konkan coast and Karnataka, as a subsidiary shrine, in temples related to…
Sir, Recently I went to Hosa Kannambadi to visit the Venugopalaswamy temple in KRS backwaters. Looks like the temple is closed since covid-induced lockdown. Even though other temples are opened for devotees, this temple is still shut. Just 2 kms before reaching the temple there is a board which says the ‘Temple is closed for…
The engagement ceremony of Aishwarya, daughter of former Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar, with Amartya Hegde, son of Cafe Coffee Day Founder late V.G. Siddhartha, was held at a private hotel in Bengaluru this morning. The formalities of ‘gatti maatu’ (loosely translated as ‘confirming a marriage’) was held at Shivakumar’s…
Vidyavardhaka Sangha (V.V. Sangha) recently held elections to the Board of Management for a five-year term. Picture shows the new team members (sitting from left) Abdul Jameel, Secretary P. Viswanath, President Gundappa Gowda, Vice-President B. Shivalingappa, Treasurer Sreeshaila Ramannavar and Swamilingappa; (standing from left) Shivalingaiah, MSM Sharma, Gopal Reddy, T. Nagaraju, Thammana and Chandrashekar.
Jayamma (75), a resident of 7th Cross in Paduvarahalli, passed away yesterday evening following heart attack. She leaves behind her son K.H. Chandru, a photo journalist and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Chirashantidhama in Gokulam this morning.
Shashikala (68), wife of retired teacher Raghavendra and a resident of Vivekanandanagar, passed away yesterday morning in city. She leaves behind her husband, two sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill yesterday evening.
Karnatak Classical Violin Concert by Vid. M. Sumanth, accompanied by Vid. Nikshit Puttur on mridanga, Vid. Sharath Kaushik on ghata, [Endowment Programme in memory of Rukmini Ammal and Ramaswamy Iyengar instituted by their children], Mysore K. Vasudevacharya Bhavan, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, 6 pm.
‘Samskruti-2020,’ a Special Handloom Expo, District Minister S.T. Somashekar inaugurates, MLA G.T. Devegowda presides, 4 pm; Expo, JSS Mysore Urban Haat premises, Hebbal, up to 9 pm. [City Bus No. 117 from KSRTC Bus Stand]
‘Silk India-2020’ expo, Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, Vinoba Road, 10.30 am to 8.30 pm.
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