Mysuru: The Ganesha idols, installed by various pro-Hindu organisations in the city, were taken out in a mammoth procession and immersed at Cauvery river in Srirangapatna on Friday. The Sarvajanika Ganesha Visarjana Samiti had organised the procession, that was accompanied by various cultural troupes. The Ganesha idols, installed in various places of Narasimharaja Assembly Constituency…
The many avatars of Lord Ganesha
September 6, 2024Demand for Ganesha idols resembling Ayodhya’s Balak Ram Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festival mood setting in, the cultural capital Mysuru is witnessing Lord Ganesha in different avatars like: Balak Ram of Ayodhya, Male Mahadeshwara Swamy, Sri Gururaghavendra Swamy, Kukke Subramanya Swamy among many others to name a few, thus attracting the devotees. Artist Manjunath of K.T….
Colourful Gowri-Ganesha idols arrive in market
August 29, 2024Mysuru: With just a week left for this year’s Gowri and Ganesha festivals, the vendors have already started to erect stalls across the city to display the idols of Gowri and Ganesha for the customers. The stalls are being erected at prominent locations on Temple Road in VV Mohalla, Raitha Santhe in Hebbal, Mathrumandali Circle…
Ganesha festival: See mobile immersion tankers in your area
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be stationing mobile tankers at various locations in city for safe immersion of Ganesha idols besides issuing guidelines. Public have been directed to install only clay Ganesha idols in their homes and immerse them at their homes after the festival. There…
MCC Officials seize PoP Ganesha idols at Hebbal
September 7, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Officials of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Health Wing have seized Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols at Hebbal in city on Tuesday. The idols were made in violation of ban on making idols using materials considered hazardous to environment. Following complaints from the public about PoP Ganesha idols kept for sale at the…
‘Worship clay-made Ganesha idols’
September 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: “Clay-made Ganesha idols that are environment-friendly should be used to celebrate the upcoming Gowri-Ganesha festival, as the Plaster of Paris (PoP) made idols are banned,” said Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra during a preliminary meeting held at his Office in city recently. “With Ganesha idols being installed in various public places during Gowri-Ganesha in…
CNNL workers remove Ganesha idols from canals
September 10, 2022Following the publication of a report titled ‘Devotion or destruction? Ganesha idols float and stink in canals’ in yesterday’s SOM, a team of five workers from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) — locally called Sawdey workers who clean canals — began cleaning the canals in Srirangapatna that were clogged by the immersed Ganesha idols. Hundreds…
Devotion or Destruction?: Ganesha idols float and stink in canals
September 9, 2022Hundreds of vehicles from Mysuru dump idols inside canals at Pump House near Srirangapatna Srirangapatna: Despite a blanket ban on Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols and the strict enforcement of the ban by the Mysuru City Corporation notwithstanding, hundreds of PoP idols are floating inside water canals in and around Srirangapatna. The RBLL canals…
Ganesha idol-makers felicitated in city
August 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Jeevadhara Blood Bank and KMPK Charitable Trust felicitated the artisans who are engaged in making Ganesha and Gowri idols for four decades at Kumabarageri in Mysuru. Shankaramma Srinivasamurthy, V. Venkatamma, Shantamma, Ningamma, Sharadha and Sharadamma were the idol-makers who were felicitated on the occasion. Speaking after felicitating the idol-makers Jeevadhara Blood Bank Director Girish…
Clay seed Ganesha idol-making: Free workshop tomorrow
August 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Devotees of Ganesha, who are also environmentally conscious, face a dilemma: the idols are usually made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and decorated with non-biodegradable paint. This year, Mysureans have an option that isn’t just environment friendly but also to bring more greenery to life. Mysuru Ganesha Utsava Samiti in association with Karnataka State…
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