Mysuru: What has Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill got to do with sandals? If one says that there is no relation between the temple and footwear, he/ she might be wrong as hundreds of pairs of footwear are discarded at the temple by devotees who come there to pray, making it a gargantuan task for…
Last Ashada Friday tomorrow: Diversion of City buses
August 9, 2018Mysuru: In order to facilitate smooth flow of traffic on the last Ashada Shukravara (Ashada Friday) tomorrow (Aug.10), the route for the buses from the City Bus Stand (CBS) moving towards Chamundi Hill has been diverted. The city buses that leave the CBS have to take a left turn near Kurubarahalli Circle and K.C. Layout…
Ashada Fridays atop Chamundi Hill: VVIP culture overshadows devotion
August 8, 2018Mysuru: With two days left for the auspicious last Ashada Shukravara (Friday) where thousands of devotees are expected to throng the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill, devotees are shuddering at the thought of standing in long queues to have a darshan of the Goddess. Last three Ashada Fridays were a bitter experience for the devotees,…
Ashada Friday begins
July 20, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of devotees from across the State thronged Chamundi Hill on First Ashada Friday this morning to offer puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari. CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, accompanied by his wife Anitha, arrived at the temple at around 1.35 pm and offered prayers to the presiding deity. After performing puja at Talacauvery, the birthplace of River…
Ashada Friday at Chamund Hill Temple
July 19, 2018Chief Minister to offer prayers tomorrow Entry tickets available at Lalitha Mahal Helipad and Chamundeshwari Temple Private vehicles banned on four Ashada Fridays Free bus service from Helipad Mysuru: With thousands of devotees from across the State expected to visit Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill on first Ashada Friday tomorrow, the authorities have made all…
Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Badam Burfis and Ladoos for devotees on July 20
July 18, 2018Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi, 100 ft. Road, Mysuru, will distribute badam burfis and ladoos to devotees during Anna Santharpane (mass feeding) atop Chamundi Hill as part of first Ashada Friday on July 20. Samithi Director Arun Kumar Jain said that preparation of 20,000 burfis and 10,000 ladoos was going on at Nityananda Kalyana Mantapa in…
Ashada hundi collection at Chamundeshwari Temple touches Rs. 1.74 crore
July 28, 2017Mysuru: After a record entry ticket collection of Rs. 1,03,83,030 during the four Ashada Shukravaras (Fridays) and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti (birthday of Goddess Chamundeshwari) this year, the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill has recorded an Ashada hundi collection of Rs. 1,74,32,412. The hundis were counted on July 26 and 27. Interestingly, the hundi collection this…
Ashada Friday: MP Shobha Karandlaje among hundreds who climbed Chamundi Hill steps
July 14, 2017Mysuru: MP Shobha Karandlaje, who climbed the Chamundi Hill steps on account of Ashada Friday, said that the Home Department in the State was weak and there was no measures taken to maintain the Law and Order which had led to the murders of RSS workers. Stating that CM Siddharamaiah was afraid of taking the name…
Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundi Temple on the first Ashada Shukravara.
July 2, 2017The pujas to the presiding deity of the erstwhile royal family, Chamundeshwari, began at 3 am led by Chief Priest Shashishekar Dikshit, Devi Prasad and Jayram.
Ashada rush at Hill Temple
June 30, 2017Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundi Temple, atop the landmark of the City, Chamundi Hill, since morning, on the first Ashada Shukravara that began today. Even as people alighted from the buses ferrying them free of cost from the Helipad, the more faithful who had made vows, climbed the thousand-one steps to pray for…
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