At a time when the District Administration is installing gates at the entrances of Chamundi Hill to prevent night entry and illegal activities, a few social media posts showed yesterday that the parapet walls leading up to the iconic Hill has been vandalised by some people with graffiti. The walls, along with structures on the…
Mysuru: MP Shobha Karandlaje, who climbed the Chamundi Hill steps on account of Ashada Friday, said that the Home Department in the State was weak and there was no measures taken to maintain the Law and Order which had led to the murders of RSS workers. Stating that CM Siddharamaiah was afraid of taking the name…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police, who conducted a special drive on two-wheeler riders for violating traffic rules between 5 pm and 10 pm on July 9, have booked 103 cases against traffic rules violators and have also seized three bikes. The cops have booked 103 cases against two-wheeler riders for triple riding, performing wheelie,…
Mysuru: The ancient Gopura or Watch Tower (Gaali Mantapa) atop Chamundi Hill is in for a major makeover with the installation of a telescope to view the panoramic scenes of Mysuru city; a beautiful park so that tourists can enjoy a windy time and strong fencing to prevent graffiti and ugly writings on the walls…
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…
Mysuru: 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…
By 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…
Mysuru: 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…
The 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.
Mysuru: 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…
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