Cannon firing drill from September 1st week Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar performed traditional puja to the 11 Palace cannons in Mysore Palace premises yesterday afternoon. These cannons are used to give 21-round cannon salute before the commencement of Jumboo Savari on Vijayadashami Day (Oct. 5). At a programme held near Aane Baagilu in Mysore…
Mysore/Mysuru: The firing of 21 shots from the cannons will take place tomorrow and the time of the firing will be decided later in the day today. The cannon firing will be held to acclimatise the five Dasara elephants to the booming sound of the cannons so that the elephants do not panic on the…
With just 12 days left for the commencement of Dasara, ‘dry talim’ or rehearsal with unloaded cannons began at Mysore Palace this morning. The dry drill is undertaken to train members of ‘Pirangi Dala’ or Cannon Unit involved in this ritual of cannon firing. All 30 members of the Cannon Unit, supervised by R-ASI Siddaraju…
City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta, along with DCPs Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda and M.S. Geetha Prasanna, City Armed Reserve (CAR) DCP Shivaraj and ACP Sudarshan, offered traditional puja to Palace Cannons this morning. The dry training in firing the cannons will commence tomorrow and for the first time, the Dasara elephants will stay inside the…
Mysore/Mysuru: A team of 30 City Armed Reserve (CAR) personnel of the Cannon Unit today began cleaning of seven Palace cannons for Dasara, which is just 17 days away. A 21-round cannon salute will be offered before the commencement of Jumboo Savari on Vijayadashami Day (Oct. 26). The Cannon Unit team is led by CAR…
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