Captain Abhimanyu carries 500 kgs on the first day Mysore/Mysuru: Training for the Dasara elephants to carry weight ahead of the Jumboo Savari began yesterday, with Golden Howdah carrier Captain Abhimanyu and Kumki elephants Hemavathi and Kaveri leading the exercise. Captain Abhimanyu, who has carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah five times in the past, will…
Actor Yuva Rajkumar this year’s star attraction Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara is back and so is the electrifying Yuva Sambhrama, where college students showcase their talent through vibrant dance performances, much to the delight of a large audience, especially youngsters from colleges across Mysuru and nearby districts. This morning, Social Welfare and District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C….
Ahead of Dasara 2025, MCC launches works to identify and prune tree branches on Raja Marga, Jumboo Savari route Mysore/Mysuru: With 19 days left for the inauguration of Dasara festivities on Sept. 22, the District Administration is preparing to host the annual festival, without compromising on any front including pruning trees along the procession route….
Activist Abdul Razak makes a mention of historical records to defend writer Banu Mushtaq’s selection to inaugurate Dasara-2025 Bengaluru: Amid the raging debate over the selection of International Booker Prize Winner Banu Mushtaq, for the inauguration of Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara-2025 scheduled from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2, with pro-Hindu and BJP leaders, raising voice…
Mysore/Mysuru: With less than a month left (24 days) for this year’s Dasara (Sept. 22 – Oct. 2), the District Administration is yet to decide on artistes for Yuva Dasara. However, sources told Star of Mysore that District Administration, in an effort to attract a large crowd for Yuva Dasara, is said to be keen…
Hariharan, Niladri Kumar, Thaikkudam Bridge Band to add glitter Mysore/Mysuru: Music lovers will have a feast of cultural diversity during this year’s Dasara Cultural Festival to be organised in front of Mysore Palace as artistes of national and international fame will be performing during the 11-day event. The inauguration of Dasara atop Chamundi Hill on…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the Dasara Ahara Mela Sub-Committee has invited applications from interested food vendors for setting up stalls at the Dasara Food Mela to take place at Maharaja’s College Grounds or Scouts and Guides Grounds from Sept. 22 to Oct.2. Food vendors, hotels and restaurants, individual food caterers and organisations, who sell…
‘If it weren’t a Hindu temple, Chamundeshwari Temple wouldn’t be under Muzrai Department’ Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of recent developments over the selection of this year’s Dasara inaugurator and the political storm that followed — with Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar dragging in the revered Chamundi Hill, claiming it is not the property of Hindus —…
Shivakumar’s statements are shocking, absurd; Yaduveer cautions against misusing Hindu traditions for politics Mysore/Mysuru: “Chamundi Hill is undeniably a Hindu heritage site. There is no room for ambiguity,” asserted Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, scion of the erstwhile Mysore royal family. His clarification comes in the wake of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s remark…
Mysore/Mysuru: On account of Ganesha festival yesterday, Gaja Puja was performed to 14 Dasara elephants camping at the Palace premises in city. The priests led by Palace Priest Pralhad Rao, performed puja to the elephants as per customs and traditions associated with the widely celebrated festival. The elephants; Golden Howdah carrier Abhimanyu, Prashantha, Dhananjaya, Mahendra,…
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