Mysuru: Forget about going on a long drive up to the iconic Chamundi Hill this Dasara. Instead, you can opt for reaching the temple through free KSRTC buses that will be operated from the Lalitha Mahal Helipad. The District Administration is likely to ban the entry of private vehicles to the Hill from Sept. 21…
Now, book online for darshan, puja rituals at Chamundeshwari hill temple
September 7, 2017Mysuru: Online booking of direct entry tickets for darshan at Chamundeshwari temple atop the Chamundi Hill was launched yesterday for the benefit of devotees and tourists. The facility was launched by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa. With this, devotees can book darshan tickets through debit and credit cards and also book for various sevas for…
Robbing devotees atop Chamundi Hill: Two women held
September 3, 2017Mysuru: K.R. Police, based on CCTV footages of two women stealing money from vanity bags of devotees atop Chamundi Hill, have arrested the duo when they had come to steal on Sept. 1. The accused have been identified as 55-year-old Nanjamma of Tammadahalli village and 28-year-old Sowmya alias Rekha of Kagepura, both in Malavalli taluk…
Poet Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed to inaugurate Dasara on Sept. 21
August 17, 2017Mysuru: Noted Kannada poet of Navya Movement and Padmashree Awardee Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed, popular as Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed, will inaugurate this year’s Dasara celebrations atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept. 21. The announcement was made by Mysuru District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa here this morning. Prof. Nissar Ahmed is loved…
Woman thief caught on camera stealing purse of devotee
August 17, 2017Mysuru: A woman thief, stealing a purse of a devotee, has been caught on the CCTV camera installed at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill here. On Aug. 13, a woman devotee had come to the temple and was standing in the queue to have darshan of the Goddess inside the Temple. As there was…
Chamundi Hill step-climbing competition on Aug. 20
August 16, 2017The Chamundi Hill Steps climbing competition organised by Ganeshostava Committee of Jana Jagarana Trust will held on Aug. 20 between 6 am and 3 pm. The entry fee for the competition is Rs. 50 and first 101 winners both men and women will be given prizes. Only those above 12 years will be allowed to…
Long Weekend Holiday
August 14, 2017Mysuru: India is a country of festivals and holidays. If the holidays fall at the end of the week, then everyone plans on long weekend holidays. Luckily, August has two long weekends and Mysuru being a tourist city, there is a rush of visitors that began two days ago. It was second Saturday (a holiday on…
Events postponed
August 2, 2017Mysuru: Shubharamba, the free mass marriage organised by the District Administration at the Chamundi Hill in city, which was scheduled to be held today (Aug. 2), has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, according to a press release from the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. Meeting postponed: Also, the District Development Coordination and In-Charge Committee Meeting,…
Ashada hundi collection at Chamundeshwari Temple touches Rs. 1.74 crore
July 28, 2017Mysuru: After a record entry ticket collection of Rs. 1,03,83,030 during the four Ashada Shukravaras (Fridays) and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti (birthday of Goddess Chamundeshwari) this year, the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill has recorded an Ashada hundi collection of Rs. 1,74,32,412. The hundis were counted on July 26 and 27. Interestingly, the hundi collection this…
Beware! Chain-snatchers on prowl atop Chamundi Hill
July 27, 201725 grams gold chain snatched from woman Mysuru: With incidents of chain-snatchings being reported atop Chamundi Hill during Ashada Fridays, chain-snatchers are now targeting devotees and snatching chains during rush and in crowded places. Last Friday (July 14), chain-snatchers snatched a chain from a woman near Dasoha Bhavan atop the Hill. The woman, who lost…
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