Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, who have made foolproof security arrangements for the smooth conduct of Dasara festivities including the grand finale ‘Jumboo Savari,’ will also be providing the same security for the Dasara Cultural Procession to be held on Oct. 14 which will be conducted by the Dasara Procession and Torchlight Parade Committee. Addressing…
Mysuru: Jumboo Savari, the grand finale of Dasara festivities, will have over 40 tableaux this time covering art, sculpture, culture, festivals, folklore, history, water conservation, voter awareness, government programmes, legal awareness and many more. The line-up of tableaux is: Bagalkot – Pattadakallu; Bengaluru – Solid Waste Management; Bengaluru Rural – Historical Ghati Subramanya; Belagavi –…
Mysuru: The Deputy Dasara Special Officer for Dasara Procession Sub-Committee and City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao has invited entries from reputed folk troupes across the State and District to take part in this year’s Jumboo Savari (Dasara main procession and rehearsal). The procession will held on Oct.19 and rehearsal on Oct.14. The last…
Mysuru: The controversy over the saree draped on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari, which was placed on the Golden Howdah atop the Howdah elephant Arjuna during Jumboo Savari, is refusing to die down and has become a topic of widespread discussion in the social media. Initially, it was reported that the blue saree with magenta…
Mysuru: Dasara Jumboo Savari has ended on a grand note but there is a simmering discontent among Mahouts as the Forest Department ignored one eligible Mahout and chose a less-experienced Mahout to steer Arjuna, the Howdah-elephant. And that is why the Department officials did not disclose the name of Arjuna’s Mahout till the last moment,…
Mysuru: The city was teeming with tourists today, a day after the Jumboo Savari. Thousands of tourists visited the Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore Palace, Dasara Flower Show this morning and the other destinations including Chamundi Hill and the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) too witnessed large footfalls. Tomorrow being Gandhi Jayanti, a Government holiday, tourists are…
Mysuru: The tenth day of the 407th Dasara Celebration was bathed in a sea of humanity, as the procession that began from the Balarama Gate of the iconic Mysore Palace and reached the Bannimantap Grounds, went off peacefully with even the Rain Gods appeasing. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and other dignitaries performed puja to the Nandi…
Mysuru: Despite Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) issuing a strict warning to people not to climb on heritage and old structures to witness Jamboo Savari, people could be seen on many such buildings along the Raja Marga, the route of the procession yesterday. Concerned by the dilapidated state of buildings along the Jumboo Savari route, the…
Mysuru: Yesterday’s Jumboo Savari was a treat to watch with Arjuna, the Howdah Elephant, carrying the 750-Kg Golden Howdah with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari on the Raja Marga from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Ground. However, adding glitter to the grand procession was the tableaux representing various districts, boards and corporations. This year 40 tableaux…
Mysuru: Undeterred by a cloudy atmosphere and spiralling process of flowers, banana stalk and ash gourd, people thronged the markets to buy puja materials for Ayudha Puja tomorrow. As the weatherman has predicted rainfall during evenings, people rushed to the markets early this morning to purchase materials for the puja. And the vendors were not…
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