‘Mora,’ the humble kitchen utensil woven from bamboo strips, gains immense significance during the month of Shravana in Karnataka. This simple bamboo tray, which is otherwise mainly used to separate the grain from the chaff, clean grains and pulses, becomes a very auspicious part of the Gowri festival which will be celebrated by womenfolk at…
Use only eco-friendly Ganesha idols: DC
September 7, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has stated that Gowri – Ganesha festivals should be celebrated with eco-friendly idols, as using toxic paints, Ganeshas made out of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and paper moulds will pollute water bodies once they are immersed in them. He was addressing a press conference on ban of PoP and…
House Thefts on Gowri-Ganesha fest
August 27, 2017Mysuru: House burglars had a field day during Gowri-Ganesha festivals that were celebrated in city two days back. They took advantage of locked houses and decamped with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. Police said that in all, five houses were burgled in different parts of the city and in one case, thieves ransacked…
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