No 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…
Mysore/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…
Mulls 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…
To 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…
Vying 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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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,…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, with a large crowd expected usually for the annual Rathotsava, the famed Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill will be closed for devotees and tourists from 6 pm today till 12 noon tomorrow (Oct. 29) on account of Rathotsava to take place tomorrow…
Mysore/Mysuru: Fulfilling her vow which she had reportedly made to the Goddess praying for the safe conduct of Dasara festivities, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri Dasari, along with her family members, pulled the Chariot carrying the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill on Monday evening, hours after the Jamboo Savari successfully ended in the Palace…
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