Rescued and shifted to Koorgalli Rehab Centre Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans woke up this morning to dense fog and mist hovering over the city. The misty conditions remained till about 10 am until the Sun emerged. People, especially motorists and morning walkers, experienced poor visibility. Meanwhile, in a misty morn mishap, a four-and-a-half-year-old leopardess was seriously injured…
More misty mornings ahead
December 28, 2020Today morning, city records 12 degree Celsius Mysore/Mysuru: There was an unusual chill this morning, with the minimum temperature dropping to 12 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature hovered at 29 degree Celsius. While it was hazy in the heart of the city, those areas that had thick vegetation like the Manasagangothri campus were covered…
Entry banned to Chamundi Hill, Temple on New Year Day
December 25, 2020No events, No illumination, No fireworks at Palace; Chunchanakatte Cattle Fair cancelled Mysore/Mysuru: The picturesque Chamundi Hill will be out of bounds for New Year revellers and also for devotees who are planning for special pujas. The District Administration has restricted entry of public to Chamundi Hill on Jan. 1, 2021. This is to curb…
Chamundi Hill Temple nets Rs. 1.14 cr. through ‘Hundi’ in 38 days
December 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when many temples in Karnataka are operating with the interest amount they get from their bank fixed deposits and at a time when it has become difficult for temples to pay salaries of staff, thanks to lack of visitors due to COVID contagion, the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill has shown…
MUDA plans Township at Lalithadripura
December 17, 2020Mulls 2,500 single, double-bedroom flats Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is mulling developing a Township at Lalithadripura in the foot of Chamundi Hill. In this connection, Co-operation and District Minister S.T. Somashekar and MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev along with a team of officials inspected the spot yesterday [see pic]. Later, talking to media, the…
Chamundi Hill to get new stone stairway
December 13, 2020To connect Chamundeshwari Temple from Uthanahalli side Mysore/Mysuru: Very soon you can climb the iconic Chamundi Hill from Uthanahalli side where an old path existed during the reign of Wadiyars. The stone stairway is at present closed. Once the steps are ready, devotees who come from Bengaluru reach the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Hill…
Parking lobby eyes Chamundi Hill facility
December 6, 2020Vying for handsome revenue, parking sharks write anonymous letters to Temple Committee Bring pressure from netas to handover parking lot maintenance to private contractors By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Chamundi Hill multi-level parking facility has caught the attention of parking sharks as they can make a killing by charging whimsical amounts as lots of…
Simple ‘Mastakabhisheka’ performed to Nandi
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A simple ‘Mastakabhisheka’ was performed to the Nandi statue under the aegis of Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust atop Chamundi Hill this morning owing to COVID-19 pandemic. The Balaga has been organising the ritual on the third Sunday of Karthika Month every year since 15 years and the rituals were held in a simple manner…
MLA Munirathna offers special puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari
November 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After resounding victory in RR Nagar by-polls, N. Munirathna visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill yesterday and offered special puja. He was accompanied by Mysuru-Kodagu MP PratapSimha. It is learnt that he had vowed to come back and hold special puja if he wins in the by-elections. Accordingly, after winning in the by-polls,…
Simple Rathotsava atop Chamundi Hill
October 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amid restriction on entry of devotees, the annual ‘Chamundeshwari Rathotsava’ was held in a simple, yet traditional manner atop Chamundi Hill this morning. The Rathotsava, also called Samvatsarothsava, is held atop the Hill every year after Vijayadashami, during Ashwija Maasa in Uttarabhadra Nakshatra in a grand manner, with thousands of devotees thronging the Hill…
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