Chamarajanagar/Mysuru: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, accompanied by his wife Kalpana Das, made a private visit yesterday to Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple at B.R. Hills, located in Yelandur Taluk, Chamarajanagar district, where they offered special prayers. The couple arrived in Mysuru on Thursday evening via a special chopper at Mysore Airport from Bengaluru and…
Rationalist Prof. Bhagawan’s brush with wild elephants
June 5, 2023Chamarajanagar: Mysuru-based rationalist Prof. K.S. Bhagawan had a brush with a herd of wild elephants during a safari at K. Gudi Range of the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve. The rationalist and his team narrowly escaped. Recently, Prof. Bhagawan, along with his companions, went on a safari to the BRT Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar…
Sudha Murty visits B.R. Hills temple
November 16, 2021Yelandur: Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty on Monday visited Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple atop B.R. Hills in the taluk and sought the blessings of the deity. Sudha Murty, accompanied by some of her family members, arrived at the Hill temple at about 9.30 am and offered special prayers to the deity. She also sought information about…
Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple hundi records Rs. 22 lakh collection
July 18, 2021Yelandur: The famed Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple and Alamelu Ranganayaki Amma Temple atop B.R. Hills in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district has recorded a hundi collection (devotee offerings) of Rs. 22.35 lakh, even amid the COVID pandemic. The temple hundi (offering box) was opened after a gap of 6 months on Thursday and the offerings were…
Black leopard spotted at BRT Tiger Reserve
August 7, 2020Chamarajanagar: It was a delight for the Forest Department officials as for the first time, a black leopard was sighted in Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district. A camera trap, installed to count tigers has captured the photo of the black leopard walking near K. Dam in Bylur Forest Zone. Black leopards…
No entry to temple at B.R. Hills on Shravana Saturdays
July 21, 2020Chamarajanagar: In the wake of Covid pandemic and as a precautionary measure, the Religious Endowment Department has restricted entry of devotees on Saturdays to the historical Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple atop B.R. Hills in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district in the month of Shravana. A large number of devotees visit the Ranganatha temple of B.R. Hills…
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