Visits Chamundeshwari Temple with several Cabinet colleagues Chairs review & COVID third wave preparedness meeting at ZP Mysore/Mysuru: In his maiden visit to Mysuru after taking over the administration of the State, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill this morning and offered special pujas to the presiding deity. The…
Hill temple open for devotees
August 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the Ashada month ending on Sunday (Aug.8), the District Administration has lifted the ban on devotees visiting Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill and Sri Jwalamukhi Tripura Sundari Amma Temple at Uttanahalli in the taluk, with effect from today (Aug.9). On account of COVID-19 pandemic, the two famed temples were shut for devotees on…
‘Ashada’ rituals atop Chamundi Hill conclude
August 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Curtains came down on the month-long ‘Ashada’ puja atop Chamundi Hill yesterday. This time, the rituals were restricted due to COVID-19 pandemic and held within the premises of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple. The hill top that was bustling with devotees every year, wore a deserted look this time with restriction on devotees. The special puja…
Leopards spotted at Lalithadripura?
August 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A photo of a leopard, said to have been spotted in Lalithadripura at the foot of Chamundi Hill, is doing rounds on social media and the Forest Department officials have said that they do not have any information about it. The photo of the leopard on social media with a message stating that three…
Devotees throng Hill Temple
August 3, 2021Last Tuesday of Ashada month Mysore/Mysuru: Today, Aug. 3 being the last Tuesday of the auspicious month of Ashada, nearly 10,000 devotees thronged Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill in city to have a Darshan of the Goddess. It is for the first time during this year’s Ashada month that such a crowd is being…
Despite devotee ban, Hill temple sees rush on Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Day
July 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the ban orders prohibiting entry of devotees and other members of the public to the famed religious shrine Chamundi temple as a COVID-19 precautionary measure, the Hill temple saw a big number of devotees visiting the temple for Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti and third Ashada Friday today, as visiting the temple on an Ashada…
‘Let Chamundi Hill be a Bio-diversity Zone’
July 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Bio-diversity Board Chairman Ananth Hegde Ashishara has directed the authorities to develop Chamundi Hill into a heritage Bio-diversity Zone. He was speaking at a programme organised as part of Bio-diversity Day at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Hall here on Thursday. Stressing on the need for coming up with a sustained greenery project for…
Ropeway needed ?
July 24, 2021A few days ago Minister for Tourism, Environment and Ecology C.P. Yogeeshwar directed the Department officials to draw a plan of action for the Chamundi Hill ropeway project. And with that the scarring of Chamundi Hill begins, again. In 2019, there was a landslide on Chamundi Hill. About 50 ft. of road connecting the Nandi…
Chamundi Hill temple shut for devotees on public holidays too
July 23, 2021MysoreMysuru: Following a Government direction in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham has ordered a ban on devotees visiting Chamundi Hill temple, Chamundi Hill and Jwala Tripura Sundariamma temple at Uttanahalli in the taluk on Amavasya Day (New Moon Day), Fridays, Chamundi Vardhanti Day, all Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays…
Pandemic shadow on second Ashada Friday
July 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 crisis continued to cast its shadow on the second Ashada Friday too, with the District Administration banning entry of devotees either by road or through steps to Chamundi Hill. In normal times, devotees from the city and across the State, used to throng the temple throughout the day in thousands on Ashada…
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