Demand 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….
Mysuru: The markets in the city were chock-a-block with the people shopping for Gowri-Ganesha festival, yesterday. The Gowri festival is being celebrated today, while Ganesha festival is scheduled for tomorrow (Sept. 7). Devaraja Market and the area around Small Clock Tower on Sayyaji Rao Road, Vani Vilas Market at Agrahara, vegetable market on M.G. Road,…
Mysuru: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mysuru Regional Office-1, has arranged environmental-friendly vehicles with mobile idol immersion facility on the occasion of Gowri-Ganesha festival on Sept. 7 in the city. The three vehicles will be stationed at the following places at the designated timings: Vehicle-1 Near Metagalli Police Station: 4 pm – 5.15 pm….
Bengaluru: Ahead of the Gowri-Ganesha festival, the KSRTC has made arrangements to ply 1,500 additional buses from Bengaluru for the benefit of people who want to travel long distance. In a press release, KSRTC has stated that it is running a total of 1,500 additional buses from Sept. 5 to 10. As Gowri and Ganesha…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for the public to follow during the Gowri-Ganesha festival, which will be celebrated on Sept. 6 and 7 in the district. Key among these guidelines is the immediate crackdown on individuals and organisations involved in the production and sale of Plaster…
Mysore/Mysuru: The BJP City Unit has urged the District Administration to establish a single-window system for issuing permissions to install Gowri-Ganesha idols in public spaces. In a memorandum submitted to Additional Deputy Commissioner Dr. P. Shivaraju on Friday, a delegation of City BJP leaders, led by General Secretary H.G. Giridhar, highlighted the challenges organisers face…
Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji, priest Prahlad Rao perform rituals at Palace amidst rain Mysore/Mysuru: The first batch of nine Dasara elephants camping at Mysore Palace premises was offered Gaja Puja on account of Gowri-Ganesha festival yesterday. As part of Gaja Puja, arishina- kumkuma were applied to perform pada puja (the foot)…
Over 200 students make their own clay idols Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day workshop, organised by the city’s Parisara Balaga, commenced yesterday at the premises of Kukkarahalli Lake and Lalitha Mahal Palace grounds. This workshop has been conducted in collaboration with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The aim is…
Married Hindu women exchange ‘bagina’ in bamboo-made soops laced with turmeric By M.B. Pavan Murthy The verse, ‘Bidiru Nanarigalladavalu…” (Bamboo, to whom doesn’t I belong…) from Saint Shishunala Sharif’s song poignantly highlights the profound significance of bamboo in our lives, a significance that resonates even more prominently during the Gowri-Ganesha festival. While plastic has become…
Mysore/Mysuru: Marking Gowri-Ganesha Festival, the city’s Mysuru Dharmika Pratishtana will be conducting a nine-day ‘Ganesha Utsava’ at Madhava Krupa on JLB Road in the city from Sept. 16 to 24. Announcing this at a press meet at Madhava Krupa here on Friday, Pratishtana Member Manjunath said that the event will feature a workshop for members…
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