KSRTC to run free buses for devotees from Lalitha Mahal grounds to Chamundeshwari Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: With thousands of devotees from all parts of the State and elsewhere expected to visit Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill during Ashada Fridays (June 23, June 30, July 7 and July 14), the District Administration is fully geared…
Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Samithi to distribute Mango Burfi to 25,000 devotees
June 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: This year, Mango Burfi awaits the devotees who visit Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill on the first Friday of Ashada month (Ashada Shukravara) that falls on June 23. Over 25,000 devotees will get the sweet that will be distributed by Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi and 8 teams of cooks are in the…
Don’t destroy Chamundi Hill in the name of development
June 20, 2023New constructions will erode religious sanctity; commercialise Hill: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa Mysore/Mysuru: The administrative approval from the Centre to the holistic development of Chamundi Hill under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.70 crore, has stirred up activists in the city, who are preparing…
Shaktidhama students get birding tips at Kukkarahalli Lake
June 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Over 50 students from 9th and 10th standards studying and residing at Shaktidhama at the foot of Chamundi Hill had a unique date with nature this morning as they were taken to the scenic Kukkarahalli Lake for a three-hour bird-watching session. Shaktidhama Chairperson Geetha Shivarajkumar, wife of actor Shivarajkumar, was present. There are over…
Chamundi Hill PRASHAD scheme gets Centre’s nod
June 16, 2023Development at a cost of Rs. 45.70 cr. under seven components Mysore/Mysuru: The Centre has accorded administrative approval to the holistic development of Chamundi Hill under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.70 crore. The proposal was resubmitted by Karnataka in 2022 and now the…
Ashada puja at Chamundi Hill: GP staff take up cleaning
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Ashada month puja at Chamundi Hill Temple, the staff of all Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Mysuru taluk have undertaken cleaning activities at the hill. The staff, led by Executive Officer (EO) of Mysuru Taluk Panchayat H.D. Girish, took up cleaning from the steps at the foot of the hill to the…
Fans mob actor Sudeep at Chamundi Hill Temple
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Multi-language star Kichcha Sudeep paid a visit to Chamundi Hill yesterday to seek the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari. As soon as news spread about the actor’s presence at the temple, a significant number of fans flocked to catch a glimpse of him, resulting in a large crowd that posed a challenge for the Police…
Use cloth bag, shed plastic: Greens’ call to devotees
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With a slogan ‘Plastic Bidi, Batte Bag Hidi’ (Leave plastic, carry cloth bag), an environmental awareness programme was conducted at the foot of Chamundi Hill here yesterday. Parisara Snehi Thanda, in association with KMPK Charitable Trust, spread the awareness message in a campaign, by handing over cloth bags to the devotees climbing the hill…
To make Chamundi Hill Plastic-free Zone: Abide by norms or cough up fine, EO warns traders
June 8, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Taluk Panchayat (TP) Executive Officer (EO) H.D. Girish has appealed to the traders, tourists and devotees of Chamundi Hill to cooperate in making the shrine ‘Plastic-free Zone.’ The traders have been given seven days window to incorporate the suggestions and if they are found violating the norms even after that, fine will be…
Construction of Chamundi Hill retaining wall: 10 months on, 40 percent work over; 3 more months needed
June 6, 2023New technology of fixing retaining wall to Hill’s rocky structure to prevent landslides Mysore/Mysuru: Works on constructing a retaining wall to restore the portions of the Nandi Statue Road atop Chamundi Hill that witnessed a series of landslides is still a work-in-progress project even after 10 months and till now, only 40 percent has been…
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