Pandavapura: AICC Acting President Sonia Gandhi joined the Congress Party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra led by her son Rahul Gandhi in Pandavapura taluk as the Yatra resumed in Karnataka this morning after a two-day break on account of Dasara festivities. Today is the Yatra’s fifth day of the Karnataka leg. The Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari…
Mysore/Mysuru: The practice of bringing the ‘Utsava Murthy’ of Goddess Chamundeshwari from Chamundi Hill to the Mysore Palace in a procession is becoming a new tradition and a permanent feature in the future editions of Mysuru Dasara. It has been accorded a status of Mini Dasara procession and this year, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated…
Mysore/Mysuru: Except for minor incidents as lakhs of people had arrived to witness the historic Jumboo Savari, no untoward incidents took place during Dasara and the grand finale was held successfully yesterday. Thanks to the Police, who managed the huge crowd all along the Jumboo Savari route, Mysore Palace and the Torchlight Parade venue. Tourists…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ayudha Puja was held in a traditional manner in the Mysore Palace premises on Tuesday, with titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performing puja to various weapons, including the Pattada Katti and other equipment. As is the practice, the members of the Royal family performed Ayudha Puja at…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Khas Durbar’ held as part of Navarathri celebrations by the erstwhile Royal family in the Palace came to a close on Wednesday. It was a full-fledged event this year after two years of lowkey Dasara celebrations due to COVID pandemic. Bringing the curtains down on the 10-day festival, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed the…
Carries 1,100 kg as if it is a child’s play Mysore/Mysuru: The 57-year-old Abhimanyu, one of the longest serving members of the Dasara jumbo squad, carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah and successfully completed his third Jumboo Savari. In doing so, he became a hat-trick hero and the cynosure of all eyes. The veteran elephant took…
Mysore/Mysuru: This year’s grand Dasara witnessed huge crowds from across the world who came to watch the world famous Jumboo Savari. A total of 62 art troupes were a part of procession portraying the culture, art, folk and heritage of Karnataka. The procession showcased the diversity of the State with folk teams from across the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Jumboo Savari procession held yesterday featured a record 48 tableaux and 73 cultural troupes. The tableaux included one each from 31 districts of the State, four from the Tableaux Committee and 13 from various Government Departments and Institutions. The first tableau that passed in the procession was from Bagalkot district, which showcased Mudhol…
Mysore/Mysuru: While it was a rare feast as the magnificent cultural extravaganza that unfolded at the Mysore Palace yesterday signalling the culmination of the 10-day Dasara festivities, known for its grandeur and impressive Jumboo Savari, the Torchlight Parade was nothing short of a carnival where troops literally played with fire. Though there was no show…
Cleaning process, removal of shamiyanas and chairs begin at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: The cleaning process of the Jumboo Savari route where lakhs witnessed the grand finale yesterday was taken up after the conclusion of the Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap last night and by today morning, the entire Jumboo Savari route was clean and tidy. Thanks…
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