Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji, the junior Pontiff of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama, who annually climbs the 1001 steps leading to Chamundi Hill Temple as part of Ashada Masa, undertook Hill climbing this morning. He was accompanied by a large number of devotees. Picture below shows K.R. Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas launching the step cleaning…
Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Badam Burfis and Ladoos for devotees on July 20
July 18, 2018Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi, 100 ft. Road, Mysuru, will distribute badam burfis and ladoos to devotees during Anna Santharpane (mass feeding) atop Chamundi Hill as part of first Ashada Friday on July 20. Samithi Director Arun Kumar Jain said that preparation of 20,000 burfis and 10,000 ladoos was going on at Nityananda Kalyana Mantapa in…
No more jolly ride on Chamundi Hill Road
July 11, 2018Mysuru: – Following the death of two youngsters atop the Chamundi Hill last week in a hit-and-run accident, the District Administration and the Police have banned jolly rides on the Hill Road. The ban has been enforced since the last three days and the number of youngsters, who come to the Hill on fun trips,…
Passersby were seen filming accident while victim was dragged up to 150 feet !
July 11, 2018Mysuru: On the fateful night of July 5, the Hyundai Creta vehicle that collided against the bike on which Aravinda Rao and M.C. Namana were riding dragged Aravinda Rao up to 150 feet. Police said that no one came to the rescue of the victims. The Police, who are making their best efforts to trace…
Hit-and-run case atop Chamundi Hill: Killer vehicle left Mysuru a day after accident
July 10, 2018Mysuru: The Hyundai Creta that killed 21-year-old M.C. Namana and Aravinda Rao atop Chamundi Hill on the night of July 5 (Thursday) left the city the very next day. A visual captured by a CCTV camera has spotted the vehicle speeding on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. Police sources told Star of Mysore that the SUV was…
Hit-and-run case atop Chamundi Hill: City Police hunt for killer vehicle
July 8, 2018Mysuru: The City Police are zeroing-in on the vehicle that killed 21-year-old M.C. Namana and Aravinda Rao atop Chamundi Hill on Thursday night. The Police have identified the vehicle as Hyundai Creta and four teams have been formed and CCTV camera footages are being screened to trace the killer vehicle that sped away after the…
Munching Monkey
June 27, 2018While devotees thronged the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill to pay their obeisance to the deity on the last day of the three-day Kumbhabhisheka, a monkey was seen munching sugarcane at one of the stalls on hilltop. Photo By M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav
Kumbhabhisheka atop Chamundi Hill
June 25, 2018Mysuru; Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill this morning to pay their obeisance to the deity on the last day of the three-day Kumbhabhisheka, marking the renovation of Rajagopura, Vimana Gopura and Dhwaja Sthambha of the hill temple. About 70 sculptors and other skilled workers from Tamil Nadu had been working…
New attraction opposite Nandi
June 25, 2018Even as the Forest Department has banned entry of tourists to this restricted area opposite Nandi statue atop Chamundi Hill, a photographer with a business acumen has placed a soft toy tiger on the steps leading to the restricted area to make some quick buck. He takes instant photos of tourists for a sum and…
Constitute Chamundi Hill Preservation Authority to save the Hill from further vandalism
June 19, 2018On 15th September 2017, Mysore Grahakara Parishat’s (MGP) Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court of India in connection with Chamundi Hill was disposed of. The Court issued a direction to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) to consider the representation filed by us on 19th May 2017. When our lawyers…
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