Gundlupet: Due to COVID-19 second wave threat, the Chamarajanagar district administration has cancelled the week-long Himavad Gopalaswamy Jathra Mahotsava atop Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill in Gundlupet taluk that was scheduled to take place from today (Apr.3) till Apr.9. As part of Jathra Mahotsava, Kalyanotsava was to take place on Apr.5 and the all important Rathotsava on…
Explores wildlife at Bandipur Tiger Reserve Gundlupet: Renowned filmmaker of ‘Baahubali’ fame S.S. Rajamouli and his wife Rama, visited Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill yesterday and prayed at the temple atop the hill dedicated to Lord Venugopalaswamy. The couple also visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve and explored the wildlife. According to sources, Rajamouli, who reached Gundlupet on Tuesday,…
Gundlupet: The Forest Department is preparing to drive the wild Tusker that comes every day to Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple to eat leftovers and prasadam offered by devotees. The 20-year-old elephant, called ‘Gopal Bhakta’ by devotees, visits the temple every evening, goes around the temple lifting its trunk and leaves the premises after consuming leftovers, catching…
Gundlupet: Every day as the Sun is setting, a tusker visits the temple, offers prayers, takes the prasada and leaves. This astonishing incident though sounds bizarre occurs every evening at the Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Since the last few days at around 5 pm, a lone tusker climbs the steps of the…
Bus rams against culvert while returning from Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple Gundlupet: Over 80 passengers of a KSRTC bus had a providential escape yesterday when the bus rammed into a culvert and stood precariously while returning from Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill in Gundlupet. Passengers somehow managed to get out of the bus and walk up to the…
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