Mysuru: Entry ticket collections on the second Ashada Shukravara (Friday) on July 7 at the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill stood at Rs. 22,70,410. This is more than double the entry ticket collection of the second Ashada Friday last year that stood at Rs. 8,91,300. The collection has also broken the 2015 collection record…
Second Ashada Shukravara: Devotees continue to throng Chamundi Hill temple
July 7, 2017Mysuru: The second Ashada Shukravara atop the Chamundi Hill offering puja to Chamundeshwari continued evoking ‘pujya bhava,’ from thousands of devotees who had started gathering from as early as 3 am today. Devotees were seen parking their vehicles near the helipad and taking free bus rides atop the hill and as one of the faithful…
Rajendra Vilas Palace atop Chamundi Hill…: Dream Destination to get Facelift
July 6, 2017By N. Niranjan Nikam The cool monsoon breeze, the panoramic 360 degree view that sweeps the landscape of Mysuru, very few have the chance to experience. The drive past the Mahishasura Statue, further atop the Chamundi Hill to the highest point is indeed a breathtaking experience. Sadly, the road built by the erstwhile Maharajas of…
Ashada Shukravara at Chamundi Hill: Entry ticket collection on first day is Rs. 18.21 lakh
July 2, 2017Mysuru: Entry ticket collections on the first Ashada Shukravara (Friday) on June 30 at the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill stood at Rs. 18,21,000. This is double the entry ticket collection of the first Ashada Friday last year that stood at Rs. 7,20,000. The entry ticket money was counted yesterday, a day after the…
Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundi Temple on the first Ashada Shukravara.
July 2, 2017The pujas to the presiding deity of the erstwhile royal family, Chamundeshwari, began at 3 am led by Chief Priest Shashishekar Dikshit, Devi Prasad and Jayram.
Ashada rush at Hill Temple
June 30, 2017Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundi Temple, atop the landmark of the City, Chamundi Hill, since morning, on the first Ashada Shukravara that began today. Even as people alighted from the buses ferrying them free of cost from the Helipad, the more faithful who had made vows, climbed the thousand-one steps to pray for…
City Police geared up for Ashada Shukravara rush atop Ch’Hill
June 29, 2017Mysuru: More than 300 Police personnel will provide security to lakhs of devotees who will congregate at Chamundeshwari temple atop the Hill on Ashada Shukravara beginning tomorrow (June 30). The K.R. Sub-Division under whose limit the Chamundi Temple comes has made bandobust. Traffic ACP K.N. Madaiah is in charge of traffic management at the Helipad…
Gates installed at Chamundi Hill
June 29, 2017Mysuru: The first set of gates have been installed at the Tavarakatte entrance to the Chamundi Hill. The other four gates will be installed at Daivi Vana, entrance from the Helipad (Lalitha Mahal) side and Uttanahalli side. The PWD has undertaken this work and the Chamundi Hill Temple authorities fund it. The work on the…
More laddus for devotees
June 29, 2017Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samiti, N.R. Mohalla, will be distributing a total of 15,000 laddus to the devotees visiting Chamundi Hill Temple during Ashada Fridays. City’s RNM Enterprises, which has been entrusted with the work of preparing laddus, has started preparing the same since yesterday with over 20 cooks. 200 kg gram flour, 500 kg sugar,…
Ashada Friday: Chamundi Hill spruced up
June 28, 2017Mysuru: The iconic Chamundi Hill was spruced up ahead of the auspicious first Ashada Friday on June 30, as city’s Pragnavanta Nagarika Vedike launched whitewashing of mantapas around the footsteps of the Hill, this morning. Taking note of graffiti on the walls of the mantapas, the Vedike launched whitewashing of the 18 mantapas around the…
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