Nanjangud: A large number of devotees thronged Srikanteshwara Swamy temple at Nanjangud, popularly known as Dakshina Kashi, on account of last Karthika Somavara (Monday), in the town yesterday. Beginning from the early morning hours at 4 am, the devotees started descending on the shrine. They took a holy dip in the Kapila river and waited…
Deepotsava at Nanneshwara temple pond
November 26, 2024Mysuru: The ninth annual Kalyani Deepotsava was celebrated with gaiety at Sri Nanneshwara Swamy Devara Kalyani (pond), as part of Karthika Masa on Monday. Sri Nanneshwara Swamy Devara Kalyani and Hinkal Village Development Committee had organised the ritual that saw the participation of thousands of devotees, who lit the lamps, paying their obeisance to the…
Butterfly Park to come up at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
November 26, 2024Mysuru: Minister of Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre has directed his department officials to establish a Butterfly Park on one acre of land within Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, akin to the one at Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru. After visiting and inspecting Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya District yesterday, the Minister…
Mysuru lad makes it to IPL
November 26, 2024City’s Manvanth Kumar drafted to Delhi Capitals; becomes first player from Mysuru Zone to play IPL By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Mysuru: The dream of any budding cricketer is to put on the ‘Blue Jersey’ and play for the Indian Cricket Team in international tournaments but now there is another dream too, to be part of…
Folk artiste Kamsale Kumaraswamy no more
November 26, 2024Mysuru: Kamsale Kumaraswamy (74) of ‘Kolumande Jangumadeva’ fame from the Kannada film ‘Janumada Jodi’ and a resident of Bandikeri, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind sons Kamsale Ravichandra and Kamsale Madev Kumar, daughters Roopa and Parvathi and a host of relatives and friends. Kumaraswamy had composed the Kamsale musical dance sequence for the…
Wins Best Artwork Award
November 26, 2024Mysuru: City artist L. Yogananda’s art work titled ‘Arjuna Na Nenapu’ was awarded best artwork in the Professional category of the State-level Dasara Art Exhibition organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee at Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) in Siddarthanagar in the month of October. The award was presented by noted sculptor…
Theppotsava at Paduvarahalli temple
November 26, 2024Mysuru: Theppotsava (coracle festival) of Sri Varasiddhi Mahadeshwara Swamy temple at Paduvarahalli (Vinayakanagar) was conducted at the pond in the temple premises, in the presence of a large number of devotees here on Monday. The devotees hailed the presiding deity with a slogan ‘Ughe Madappa…’ paying their obeisance to the Lord. With the ritual of…
‘Keep tab on female foeticide’
November 26, 2024Mandya: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara has instructed the officers to check the recurrence of female foeticide cases, by keeping a tab on scanning centres and medical stores, along with conducting frequent inspections. He was chairing a meeting of District-level Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act – District Advisory Committee…
Hindustani Concerts in city on Nov. 29, 30
November 26, 2024Mysuru: Acclaimed Hindustani vocalists, Vidu. Apoorva Gokhale and Vidu. Pallavi Joshi, will be performing in city on Nov. 29 and 30. On Nov. 29 (Friday) at 6 pm, they will be singing for Gayana Sabha, Mysuru, at Ganabharathi’s Veene Seshanna Bhavana. On Nov. 30 at 6 pm, the sisters are singing for ‘Ninaada Griha Sangeet’…
Odissi, Bharatanatyam at Champaka Utsava
November 26, 2024Mysuru: Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust, Mysuru, hosted the ‘Ashwayuja’ edition of its monthly series ‘Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava’ on Nov. 9 at Champaka Academy in Ramakrishnanagar. This edition showcased Odissi and Bharatanatyam by accomplished artistes from Mysuru. Dr. Pradhan Gurudatta, renowned littérateur and retired Professor of Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Mysuru, who…















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