Mysore/Mysuru: Come December, the festive atmosphere descends on the city with Christian community members busy in festive shopping, decorating their houses and Churches. Cake makers too have geared up for the festive season, by baking varieties of cakes. City’s major Churches too are decked up and illuminated for Christmas and special Christmas programmes have been…
Christmas message by Bishop Rev. Dr. K.A. William
December 22, 2021Mysuru/Mysore: Christmas is once again at our doors and this year, the feast comes as a welcome breeze after a silent storm. People are going through anxiety, stress and discomfort of the pandemic, wearing masks constantly and maintaining social distancing. Our normal relationships are also affected and our gatherings, even in Churches and places of…
Cheer amid COVID gloom
December 25, 2020Christmas celebrations and Vaikunta Ekadashi spread joy as people pray for a disease-free 2021 Mysore/Mysuru: Christmas was not cancelled but it was significantly curtailed in city this year due to COVID contagion and the State Government’s flip-flop on night curfew, timings, restrictions and scale of celebrations. Likewise, Vaikunta Ekadashi too was celebrated in a low-key…
City Churches decked up for Xmas
December 24, 2020Special prayers from 11 pm tonight till tomorrow, December 25 morning, at St. Philomena’s Church Limited entry of devotees at Churches Mysuru: Mysuru city is preparing for Christmas as the Government desperately tries to thread the needle between preserving public health and allowing families to gather for traditional celebrations at the end of 2020. However,…
Put Xmas, New Year Party plans on hold: DCP
December 24, 2020Mysuru: Mysuru city will miss the usual Christmas and New Year Eve celebrations in clubs, pubs and restaurants among other places with the State Government banning special DJ dance and parties till Jan. 2, 2021. However, there will be no restrictions on Xmas prayers tonight. All parties at clubs, pubs and restaurants must end at…
No takers for Bamboo Cribs & Stars ahead of Christmas
December 22, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Biting cold and crib indicate the arrival of Christmas. Celebrating Christmas without the crib is unimaginable. People buy cribs, decorate it and offer prayer on Dec. 24 midnight to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The bamboo weavers of Mysuru begin preparing the bamboo cribs from the first or second…
No Hand shakes, Hugs, Dance, X-mas & New Year parties in public venues
December 18, 2020Government Order valid from Dec. 30, 2020 to Jan. 2, 2021 Mysore/Mysuru: Planning New Year eve parties with friends? Then better be at home as the State Government’s New Year Party Guidelines state that no parties will be allowed in public venues between Dec. 30, 2020 and Jan. 2, 2021. The guidelines have been issued…
Lifting pandemic gloom with Festive Cheer of Cake-Mixing
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Masks and sanitisers may be here to stay for some time, but those needn’t stop us from celebrations and cheering up. In the run up to Christmas festivities, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Mysuru, kickstarted the excitement with a cake-mixing ceremony recently. Owing to safety concerns and stringent protocols put in place, the ceremony had…
Forum Christmas Shopping Festival from Dec.15 to 31
December 12, 2020Customers to receive gift vouchers worth Rs. 500 Win exciting weekly and bumper prizes Mysore/Mysuru: Christmas season is all about cherished moments with loved ones and this year Forum Mall Mysuru is set to be the ultimate festive celebratory destination with a host of magnificent lighting, activities and experiences being offered from Dec.15 to 31….
Christmas celebrated with fervour in city
December 25, 2019Mysuru: Thousands of Christians flocked the churches in city to attend the midnight Mass yesterday heralding Christmas celebrations. The centre of attraction was the St. Philomena’s Church in Lashkar Mohalla where a large number of people arrived to witness the celebrations. Church members and the choir sang Christmas carols and hymns as part of Christmas…
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