Mysuru: The colossal Nandi Statue, located mid-way on Mysuru-Chamundi Hill Road, was this morning bathed in more than 49 sacred herbs and flowers, including milk, honey, cane juice, curds, ghee, payasam, sacred ash, dry fruits, tender coconut water, sandalwood, kumkum, turmeric, rice flour, banana and other fruits as devotees performed ‘Mahabhishekha.’ The event is being…
Chamundi Vana Nature Walk
November 3, 2019A nature walk was organised this morning at Chamundi Vana (forest) on the right side of Chamundi Hill main entrance. The Chamundi Hill forest is an ancient one, which has a unique ecosystem with diverse plants and bird species. Dr. Arjun Prasad Tiwari, Scientist from Regional Museum and Natural History was the resource person who…
Full-fledged Police Station to come up at Chamundi Hill
November 2, 2019Mysuru: A street along with food court and a full-fledged Police Station will come up next to the newly-built multi-level car parking complex atop the Chamundi Hill to accommodate vendors who have lost their shops in the demolition drive. The proposal was announced by Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna during his inspection of the Hill…
Time to unburden Chamundi Hill?
October 26, 2019On Tuesday, there was a landslide on Chamundi Hill. About 50 ft. of road connecting Nandi Statue area to the View Point on Chamundi Hill main road broke off from the Hillside and slid to a depth of 22 feet. Works to rebuild the road are going on at a brisk pace but it has…
Ropeway can de-congest traffic on Chamundi Hill: District Minister V. Somanna
October 25, 2019Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna has observed that a ropeway can de-congest vehicular traffic on Chamundi Hill. Speaking to presspersons after inspecting the spot where landslide occurred at a stretch of Chamundi Hill road between View Point and Nandi Statue atop the hill yesterday, Somanna said that the traffic on the hill road is increasing…
Chamundi Hill in Peril ?
October 25, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD With a little extra rain even our rock solid Chamundi Hill seems to be in some amount of danger going by the fairly disturbing landslide that occurred there three days ago. Since the rain that we have experienced in and around our city has not been above average, I…
Chamundi Hill retaining wall construction begins
October 24, 2019Mysore: Following Tuesday’s landslide on a stretch of the Chamundi Hill road near Nandi statue atop the hill, works on the construction of a retaining wall at the spot began in full swing yesterday. The PWD Officials who visited the spot on Tuesday evening, began the works in right ernest on Wednesday morning. The retaining…
Landslip at Chamundi Hill: View Point-Nandi Statue Road closed for traffic
October 23, 2019Mysore: The Road between View Point and Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill has been temporarily closed for vehicular traffic from this morning as a portion of the Hill caved in yesterday. Vehicles have been asked to take regular route to reach Chamundeshwari Temple and alternative Road to Nandi Statue. A portion of Chamundi Hill along…
Portion of Chamundi Hill in Mysuru caves in
October 22, 2019Mysuru: A portion of Chamundi Hill collapsed today morning due to incessant and intermittent rains. The portion of the road caved in near the Nandi Statue and was first noticed by a group of vendors who sell flowers, fruits and other items atop the Hill and Nandi Statue. Speaking to Star of Mysore, a vendor…
City Night Viewing from Chamundi Hill only till 10 pm
October 4, 2019Tourists upset over Police move but Cops say restriction necessary to maintain law and order Mysuru: Ninety-kilometres of Mysuru is illuminated for Dasara and there is no better place than the Chamundi Hill to view the vast expanse of the city sparkling like diamonds on the ground. It is truly a sight to behold and…















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