3D imaging tech to guide eco-sensitive makeover; dedicated team to monitor quality, timelines By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The long-awaited development works of Chamundi Hill under the Central Government’s PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme are set to begin by the end of this month. The project, with a total outlay of…
CCTV surveillance, concrete roads and viewpoints to boost safety
July 12, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the comprehensive development plan under the PRASHAD scheme, new safety and infrastructure measures are set to be implemented at Chamundi Hill to accommodate the growing influx of pilgrims and tourists. With thousands visiting daily — and lakhs during festivals and special occasions — the Tourism Department has planned the installation of…
Gajalakshmi Alankara: A big draw on third Ashada Friday
July 11, 2025Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, Shivamogga MP B.Y. Raghavendra, Ministers Dr. G. Parameshwar and Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Guarantee Panel Chairman H.M. Revanna seek blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari at Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: The third Ashada Friday Puja at Chamundi Hill today saw a good number of devotees visiting the shrine, in continuation of the footfalls registered on last…
DG&IGP Dr. M.A. Saleem visits Chamundi Hill
July 9, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Dr. M.A. Saleem visited Chamundi Hill this morning and inspected the bandobast and security arrangement being made by City Police for Ashada Friday. After conducting a thorough inspection, Dr. Saleem arrived at DG Suite located opposite Mysuru SP Office in Nazarbad. He will hold a meeting…
Second Ashada Friday at Chamundi Hill Temple: Easy access for step climbers ends chaos
July 4, 2025Temple Authority tweaks barricade system following devotee complaints Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of devotees visited Chamundi Hill this morning on account of second Ashada Friday special puja at Chamundeshwari Temple and paid their obeisance to the presiding deity. The next two Ashada Friday special puja will be held on July 11 and 18, with the Vardhanti (birthday)…
Ashada Friday rituals atop Chamundi Hill: MP Yaduveer inspects facilities
July 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar inspected the arrangements made for Second Ashada Friday Puja (July 4) at Chamundi Hill in the city yesterday. Following the complaints of inconvenience faced by the devotees during the first Ashada Friday Puja on June 27, Yaduveer Wadiyar visited the Hill on the eve of the second Ashada…
Flowers, mangoes adorn Temple
July 4, 2025The Sanctum Sanctorum of Chamundeshwari Temple at Chamundi Hill were adorned with flowers of various hues and mangoes on account of second Ashada Friday Special Puja today.
Ashada Friday Puja at Chamundi Hill Temple: Darshan of deity from 5 am to 6 pm for devotees climbing Hill steps
July 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: On Ashada Fridays, devotees visiting Chamundi Hill Temple by climbing 1,001 steps from the foothill can have darshan of the Goddess at the temple between 5 am and 6 pm. According to a press release from Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority, the decision to allow devotees coming to the hill through stairs on Ashada Fridays,…
Protest staged for basic facilities on Ashada Fridays atop Chamundi Hill
July 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the authorities concerned to provide basic facilities including drinking water and toilets for devotees visiting Chamundi Hill on Ashada Fridays, members of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest near the old DC Office in city yesterday. The protesters said that adequate drinking water facility was not made during last Ashada Friday when lakhs…
Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Crowd control, safety top priority: Minister
June 29, 2025Mysuru: Social Welfare and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa visited Chamundi Hill this morning in anticipation of the large influx of devotees during the auspicious Ashada month. He reviewed arrangements made for pilgrims and tourists, including crowd control measures, access routes and basic amenities. Dr. Mahadevappa instructed officials to prioritise the convenience of…















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