Mysuru: With the grand Dasara procession set to take place on Sept.30, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep, who is also the Dasara Special Officer, this morning announced the seating arrangements for Dasara gold card, ticket and pass holders at the Palace premises and Torchlight Parade Grounds at Bannimantap on Sept. 30. Addressing a press meet…
Dasara Air Show rehearsal held
September 28, 2017The Indian Air Force personnel rehearsed for Dasara Air Show at the Bannimantap Grounds in city this morning. The personnel carried out rehearsals for petal drop, slithering operations, skydiving and other adventurous acts. Later, the Army personnel rehearsed various stunts using the Royal Enfield Motorcycles. The Dasara Air Show will be held tomorrow (Sept. 29)….
Nagamma’s herbal medicine is a super hit this Dasara too
September 27, 2017Mysuru: If the tribal delicacies including Bamboo Biriyani and crab curry are making news at the Dasara Aahara Mela at Bharat Scouts and Guides Grounds, one woman is silently drawing crowds where she sells herbal medicines and medicines to cure skin diseases. Nagamma, a nature therapist or Naati Vaidya, has come all the way…
Dasara Air Show to thrill spectators on Sept. 29
September 27, 2017Mysuru: Mysureans and also tourists will get a chance to enjoy colourful metal birds fly in the skies in city on Sept. 29. The Defence Ministry has given a go ahead for Air Show. CM Siddharamaiah has tweeted on the Air Show. The show is expected to thrill the spectators and introduce them to the…
Open Street Festival on World Tourism Day: Carnival atmosphere pervades D. Devaraja Urs Road
September 27, 2017Mysuru: Today is World Tourism Day and the theme is ‘Sustainable Tourism — a Tool for Development.’ But, what a day it has turned out to be for the Heritage City. Even as all preparations for holding ‘Open Street Festival,’ organised by the District Administration and the Tourism Department on D. Devaraja Urs Road to…
Yaduveer performs Saraswathi Puja
September 27, 2017Mysuru: As part of the 407th edition of Dasara, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the titular head of Mysore Royal Family today performed special pujas to Saraswathi, the Goddess of Knowledge inside the Mysore Palace between 9.15 am and 9.45 am. Yaduveer offered puja to books, Veena, musical scriptures, copies of epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata etc….
Nalli Saaru, Mudde next popular delicacy after Bamboo Biriyani
September 27, 2017By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Bamboo Biriyani at the Dasara Food Mela has been the most popular dish. But, another tribal cuisine has been quietly gaining popularity that has forced the food connoisseurs to throng both Bharat Scouts and Guides and MUDA grounds next to Lalitha Mahal Palace, the venues of food mela, to taste the…
Divya Kumar, Shifali mesmerise audience at Yuva Dasara
September 27, 2017Bollywood Youth Group’s Divya Kumar (left) and Shifali performed at Yuva Dasara at Maharaja’s College Grounds here yesterday. Despite heavy rains in city, the singers made the audience dance to the tunes rendering some peppy numbers. They also rendered popular Marathi, Punjabi songs apart from Hindi songs. Prior to their concert, students performed contemporary dance,…
Karthik Kate is ‘Dasara Kanteerava’
September 27, 2017Dasara Traditional Wrestling Championship ended with Karthik Kate of Davanagere being crowned as ‘Dasara Kanteerava’. The intense bout between Karthik Kate and Shivaprasad of Belagavi went on for about 30 mins during which both wrestlers were involved in just pushing each other. Later, the organisers organised point wrestling to decide on the winner in which…
Jumboo Savari rehearsal held at Mysore Palace
September 26, 2017Mysuru: The first rehearsal of the Jumboo Savari inauguration, where the Chief Minister will shower flower petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed inside the Golden Howdah carried by elephant Arjuna, was held at the Mysore Palace this morning. The rehearsal was performed by a team of forest officials and all the 15 elephants…
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