Kushalnagar: 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…
To 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…
Mysore/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…
Bylakuppe: 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…
By 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…
Kushalnagar: Tibetans at Bylakuppe are celebrating their annual festival Losar under COVID-19 shadow with junior monks taking over the festival while all their senior counterparts have gone to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh to spend the New Year with their loved ones. As per the Tibetan calendar, this is 2148th year and Losar which began on…
Wood worth Rs. 1.20 lakh recovered Bylakuppe: Bylakuppe Police have arrested three persons for stealing Jungle Jack furniture wood and have recovered the stolen wood worth Rs. 1.20 lakh from them. The arrested are 48-year-old Srinivas and 47-year-old Ameer of Koppa Village and 46-year-old Faizoz of Girugoru village in Periyapatna taluk. One Murugesh of Madapatna…
Bylakuppe: As the number of COVID-19 positive cases are still on the rise, Namdroling Monastery (the Golden Temple) in Bylakuppe has decided to remain closed for the visitors until Aug.26, 2020, according to a press release from the Monastery General Secretary. “Our Monastery has taken this decision to ensure the safety for everyone from the…
Bylakuppe: The 25th of April, 2020 marked the 31st Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Jetsun Tenzin Gedun Yeshi Thrinley Phuntsok Palsangpo, a spiritual teacher of renown for all sentient beings. Marking the occasion, Tashi Lhunpo Cultural Society, Bylakuppe, had invited dignitaries from different places to take part in a Live Online…
Bylakuppe: In solidarity with the concerted efforts to fight COVID-19 by the Central and State Governments, the Abbot and Monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe donated a total of Rs. 2.5 lakh to the Prime Minister and Chief Minister’s Relief funds recently. While Rs. 1.5 lakh was donated to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund…
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