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Miscreants threaten youth atop Chamundi Hill, flee with bike
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Miscreants threaten youth atop Chamundi Hill, flee with bike

September 9, 2020

Attempt to snatch gold chain at K.R. Mohalla foiled Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, miscreants have made away with a bike of a youth after threatening him atop Chamundi Hill last evening, while an attempt was made to snatch a gold chain from a woman at K.R. Mohalla in the night and the scooter-borne miscreants escaped…

Mysore Memories: The House Next Door
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Mysore Memories: The House Next Door

September 9, 2020

By Girija Madhavan Houses have personalities. Repositories of the memories, life experiences, even dreams of those who lived in them, they acquire an aura of their own. The building next to my family home in Yadavagiri, Mysuru, was one such. From a wrought iron gate at road level, steep steps led up to a L-shaped…

Temple entry timings relaxed
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Temple entry timings relaxed

September 5, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has relaxed timings enabling devotees to visit Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill and Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple in Nanjangud with effect from today. However, the ban on entry of devotees to these two temples would continue on Government holidays and Sundays, said DC B. Sharat, in a press release….

City temples to restart Sevas from tomorrow
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City temples to restart Sevas from tomorrow

September 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government giving conditional nod for restoration of daily sevas at all Muzrai temples across the State, all Muzrai temples of the city, including Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill are all set to restart sevas from tomorrow (Sept.3), after over five-month break. Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in March, the State Government had…

Kannada Classical Studies Centre to come up at Chamundi Foothill
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Kannada Classical Studies Centre to come up at Chamundi Foothill

August 8, 2020

Bengaluru/Mysuru: Ending the confusion over allotment of land for the establishment of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) by CIIL (Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru), the State Government on Friday decided to allot 10 acres of land belonging to University of Mysore (UoM) at the foot of Chamundi Hill. This decision…

Last Ashada Friday rituals held amid absence of devotees
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Last Ashada Friday rituals held amid absence of devotees

July 17, 2020

MP Shobha Karandlaje climbs steps to seek blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the ban on entry of devotees as a crowd-control measure in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the Fourth and last Ashada Friday was celebrated in a simple and symbolic manner at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill this morning. The rituals…

Pramoda Devi prays for people’s welfare  on Chamundeshwari Vardhanti
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Pramoda Devi prays for people’s welfare on Chamundeshwari Vardhanti

July 14, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Mahotsava was celebrated atop Chamundi Hill without much fanfare yesterday as only Temple staff and a few devotees were allowed to attend the traditional rituals, in view of COVID-19. Marking the Vardhanti (birthday) Mahotsava, special rituals began early in the morning with priests performing Sankalpa, Panchamrutha Abhisheka, Sahasranamarchane, Ashtothara etc. The ritual…

Third Ashada Friday: VIPs, devotees throng Hill Temple
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Third Ashada Friday: VIPs, devotees throng Hill Temple

July 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Despite a ban on devotees to Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill on all Ashada Fridays, VIPs  and a few devotees were present inside the Hill Temple this morning for darshan on the third Ashada Friday which was celebrated in a simple manner. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa led the netas…

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