Mysuru: With just 22 days remaining for Naada Habba Dasara festivities to begin, hectic last minute preparations are on to ensure that the celebrations are memorable. In the midst of preparations for the annual festival, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) took up the ashphalting, pothole-filling and beautification works on Raja Marga route, besides the key…
‘Palace-on-Wheels’ to roll on city roads
September 18, 2018Mysuru: The Dasara Executive Committee has planned to continue ‘Palace-on- Wheels’ for the Dasara tourists visiting the city this year too. The visitors will be exposed to history, tradition, culture and arts besides going around many Palaces, Museums and other heritage structures. The trip is scheduled from Oct. 10 till the completion of Dasara festivities….
Information Galore on Higher Education at Exhibition Stalls this Dasara
September 18, 2018Mysuru: This is the first time that information related to higher education will be reflected by opening stalls of different Universities in the State at the Dasara Exhibition. This is the first such example in the history of Dasara celebrations, said Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD). He was addressing the media after chairing a…
Mysore Varsity participated in 2015 Dasara procession for first time
September 18, 2018The University of Mysore (UoM) had participated in the Dasara celebrations for the first time in the history of the University, in 2015, when the tableau depicting the one-hundred years of the University, was part of the Dasara procession. The decision to participate was taken at a special meeting of the Centenary Celebrations Committee, chaired…
One lakh Dolls Show a major attraction this Dasara: Pramoda Devi
September 17, 2018Mysuru: Member of Royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar yesterday said that Andhra Pradesh-based Gayathri Seva Trust has come forward to exhibit one lakh dolls under a single roof at Jaganmohan Palace premises during Dasara-2018. Speaking to reporters here, she said that the Trust has already collected one lakh traditional dolls from various parts of the…
Vanishing Tongas…
September 17, 2018By M.B. Pavan Kumar Koi Haseena Jab Rooth Jaati Hai’ is one of the famous songs in that 1975 blockbuster movie Sholay, with Basanti (Hema Malini), the tongewali and Veeru (Dharmendra), the ex-convict trying to woo her. But Mysuru has always been known for its tongas and the old Mysureans have been familiar with ‘tak..tak..tak..’…
Mahouts, kavadis pampered with Panchakarma treatment
September 17, 2018By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Basically from forests, mahouts and kavadis believe in medicines that have been extracted from roots, tree barks, leaves and even tubers. And to cater to this particular requirement, the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, abbreviated as AYUSH, has established an exclusive Panchakarma unit inside the Mysore…
Trunk Shower…
September 17, 2018After a strenuous five-kilometre walk from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap, Dasara elephants led by Howdah elephant Arjuna cool their bodies at a special tank set up for the purpose at the Torchlight Parade Grounds. Apart from showering cold water on their own bodies, elephants quench their thirst too. Every time the elephants come here, hundreds…
Magnetic touch to Jumboo Savari route
September 16, 2018Mysuru: One of the highlights of the Mysuru Dasara procession is the march of bejewelled elephants down the Jumboo Savari Route from the Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds. The march is not smooth if extra care is not taken as the road is strewn with several stones, nails, glass, metal pieces and sharp…
Mahila Dasara: Entries invited for expo
September 16, 2018Mysuru: As part of Mahila Dasara-2018 to be organised jointly by Karnataka State Women Development Corporation and Department of Women and Child Welfare from Oct.10 to 14, an exhibition-cum-sale of products made by Sthree Shakti groups will be held at Scouts and Guides Grounds near the DC’s office here. Exclusive handicrafts, paintings, handloom and embroidery…
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