Mysuru: With two days left for the auspicious last Ashada Shukravara (Friday) where thousands of devotees are expected to throng the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill, devotees are shuddering at the thought of standing in long queues to have a darshan of the Goddess. Last three Ashada Fridays were a bitter experience for the devotees,…
Mysuru Warriors visit Chamundi Hill
August 7, 2018Mysuru Warriors players, along with coach Rx Murali arrived in Mysuru yesterday. The team visited Chamundi Hill to seek the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari for the forthcoming KPL-2018. They were accompanied by Arjun Ranga, Owner, Mysuru Warriors. The rigorous 10-day training for the players started in city yesterday.
Grand Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Utsava, Ashada Shukravara Puja at Chamundi Hill
August 3, 2018Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Mahotsava atop Chamundi Hill on third Ashada Friday (Ashada Shukravara) saw an unusually high number of devotees queuing up in front of the temple since the small hours of this morning. The special rituals, marking the Vardhanti mahotsava, began as early at 3.30 am, with priests performing Mahanyasa Poorvaka Rudrabhisheka, Panchamrutha…
School atop Chamundi Hill ransacked by miscreants
August 2, 2018Mysuru: Miscreants broke into the Chamundi Betta Higher Primary School atop Chamundi Hill last night and ransacked rooms leaving all the classrooms in total disarray. Students and teachers, who came to the school this morning, were left dazed. The miscreants entered the classrooms breaking the tiled roof of the school and rummaged through the books…
Pickpockets target Chamundi devotees; four arrested
July 28, 2018Mysuru: Taking advantage of the large crowd that had come for the darshan of Goddess Chamundeshwari on the Second Ashada Shukravara yesterday, four pickpockets were found trying their hands on the devotees. They were arrested by Police. The pickpockets were targeting the devotees who were climbing the steps to reach the hill temple and as…
Thousands climb Chamundi Hill steps on Second Ashada Friday
July 27, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills on second Ashada Friday (Ashada Shukravara) today, which coincides with lunar eclipse. However, the footfall was far less as compared with first Ashada Friday on July 20. The Ashada Friday rituals commenced as early as 3 am under the guidance of the Chief Priest…
Lunar Eclipse: No buses to Chamundi Hill after 6 pm tomorrow
July 26, 2018Mysuru: The entry of city buses to Chamundi Hill is banned tomorrow from 6 pm onwards owing to Lunar Eclipse. However, the buses will ply to the Hilltop on the occasion of Ashada Friday (July 27) carrying devotees from 4 am till 6 pm. The KSRTC buses will stop picking the devotees after 6 pm…
Ashada Friday begins
July 20, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of devotees from across the State thronged Chamundi Hill on First Ashada Friday this morning to offer puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari. CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, accompanied by his wife Anitha, arrived at the temple at around 1.35 pm and offered prayers to the presiding deity. After performing puja at Talacauvery, the birthplace of River…
Ashada Friday at Chamund Hill Temple
July 19, 2018Chief Minister to offer prayers tomorrow Entry tickets available at Lalitha Mahal Helipad and Chamundeshwari Temple Private vehicles banned on four Ashada Fridays Free bus service from Helipad Mysuru: With thousands of devotees from across the State expected to visit Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill on first Ashada Friday tomorrow, the authorities have made all…
Ashada Fridays: Traffic restricted
July 19, 2018Mysuru: With the Ashada Month having commenced, the City Traffic Police have imposed certain restrictions on vehicles plying to Chamundi Hill on Ashada Fridays — July 20, 27, Aug. 3 and 10 — for ensuring smooth traffic flow and public safety. The restrictions are as follows: The devotees visiting Chamundi Hill will have to park…
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