As part of World Health Day, a cleaning campaign was held at Bylakuppe this morning. Over 300 students and 15 teachers of Tibetan Children’s Village School took part in the campaign on Tibetan 1st Camp Road and surrounding places. The students and teachers cleaned the drains and removed plastic covers and garbage which were strewn…
Losar Festival ends at Bylakuppe with fervour
March 19, 2022Bylakuppe: The Losar festival celebrated from the first week of March at the Tibetan colony at Bylakuppe in Mysuru District on the way to Kodagu, concluded yesterday with prayers and wishes of long and healthy life for everyone. Losar marks the beginning of the New Year as per the Tibetan calendar. The main festival of…
Golden Temple back on every tourist’s itinerary
March 10, 2022Bylakuppe: The Namdroling Nyingmapa Monastery (the Golden Temple) at Bylakuppe in Periyapatna Taluk is back in every tourist’s itinerary and every day, a minimum of 500 to 700 tourists visit here to spend some time inside the impressive architecture, landscapes of splendid colours and also a serene spiritual environment. The Golden Temple was thrown open…
Festive atmosphere at Bylakuppe for ‘Losar’
March 6, 2022Bylakuppe: It is celebration time at Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe of Mysuru district on the way to Kodagu now as it is their New Year — Losar. Losar 2149, the year of water tiger festivities, is observed from Mar. 3 to 6. The festival began on Mar. 3 and the entire settlement is wearing a…
Ladakh MP tours Buddhist Monasteries at Bylakuppe
March 5, 2022He was accompanied by nominated Councillor (Sangha) of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Bylakuppe: Ladakh Member of Parliament (MP) Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and nominated Councillor (Sangha), Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, Ven Konchok Tsepel visited various Buddhist monastic institutions at Bylakuppe in Mysuru district during their ongoing week-long tour of Karnataka. They visited…
After 700 days of closure: Golden Temple in Bylakuppe to open on March 3
February 17, 2022Kushalnagar: After being closed for over 700 days, the Namdroling Nyingmapa Monastery or the Golden Temple at Bylakuppe will open for visitors from Mar. 3. The Temple was shut ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began and it was out of bounds for visitors till now. In a communication yesterday, the Administrative Office of Namdroling Monastery…
COVID-19 SCARE: Bylakuppe Golden Temple to be closed till Nov. 11
July 29, 2021To open only if virus caseload comes down drastically in Mysuru and Kushalnagar Kushalnagar: The Golden Temple at Bylakuppe will be closed for tourists till Nov. 11. On July 27, the Temple completed 500 days of closure due to COVID-19 and till now, not a single case of virus infection has been reported in the…
Minister calls for total lockdown in Tibetan Colony at Bylakuppe
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Co-operation S.T. Somashekar, who is also the District in-Charge Minister, on Sunday said that there has been an increase in COVID cases in Tibetan Colony at Bylakuppe and asked the Mysuru District Administration to impose a lockdown. Speaking to press persons after visiting Health Centres of the Hunsur Constituency and the COVID…
Banning visitors for 400-odd days saved Bylakuppe from virus
April 30, 2021Bylakuppe: There is an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases across the country and even in a place like Mysuru that is considered relatively safe tier-2 city. However, the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, located at the border of Mysuru district towards Kodagu has not been affected by the virus. Thanks to the stringent measures taken by the…
Monk Art at Tibetan Spiritual Abode Monasteries, temples of Bylakuppe sport new look
March 7, 2021By P.V. Akshay Art has always worked to preserve history within its strokes. Even amidst the COVID-19 contagion as we live in restricted times confined to our homes and amidst global medical emergency, art has continued to provide a platform for people to indulge in creative work and inspire the community around them. At a…
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