Mysore/Mysuru: Though the ‘Jumboo Savari,’ marking the culmination of Navarathri, was restricted to the Palace premises due to COVID-19 pandemic, the six Dasara Tableaux and eight cultural troupes that were part of the grand ‘Jumboo Savari’ yesterday, captivated the crowd due to their sheer elegance and excellence. The tableaux, which were made at the Dasara…
Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of ‘Jumboo Savari,’ titular head of erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed the customary ‘Vijaya Yatre’ and ‘Banni Puja’ in the Palace premises yesterday. Yaduver began the day by performing ‘Uttara Puja’ at the Palace’s Kalyana Mantapa in the auspicious Tula Lagna between 6.13 am and 6.22 am….
Final rehearsal of Jumboo Savari held Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to perform Nandi Dhwaja Puja between 4.36 pm and 4.46 pm on Oct. 15 Vijayadashami procession to commence between 5 pm and 5.30 pm Vehicular movement around Palace banned on Friday from 7 am to 6 pm Mysore/Mysuru: While the sales of vehicles, jewellery and…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Jumboo Savari just two days away, the third and final round of rehearsal of the grand event was held inside the Mysore Palace this morning. The Dasara procession, just like last year, is restricted to Palace premises in the wake of COVID pandemic. City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta and DCF Dr. V. Karikalan…
Mysore/Mysuru: The flower decoration to Golden Howdah will be complete by tomorrow evening. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, flower decorator N. Manjunath of Gayathri Flower Stall in Devaraja Market said that this was the 23rd year he was decorating the Golden Howdah. Pointing out that Mysuru Mallige, which all these years were sourced…
Vehicular movement restricted and diverted from 7 am to 6 pm Mysore/Mysuru: Following a report from the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic), that tourists and Mysureans would throng the city in large numbers on Vijayadashami (Jumboo Savari) Day, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta, in a view to ensure smooth flow of traffic and also to…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the Jumboo Savari just four days away, District Minister S.T. Somashekar inspected the ongoing works on the making of Dasara Tableaux at the Exhibition Grounds here yesterday. The procession, marking the culmination of the Nada Habba, will take place inside the Palace premises on Oct.15. The Minister also discussed with the artisans on…
Mysore/Mysuru: The annual grandeur Jumboo Savari will be held on Oct. 15 between 5 pm and 5.30 pm. This year too, the Vijayadashami procession is limited to Palace premises in view of COVID pandemic. Customary Nandi Dhwaja Puja will be held between 4.36 pm and 4.46 pm followed by offering flowers to the idol of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham, responding to a question by reporters on the Forest Department’s reported request for allowing Dasara elephants rehearsal outside the Palace premises so as to make the elephants accalamatise to roads and the crowd, said that the Forest Department can come up with its own representation to allow rehearsal from…
Instead of VIPs, tourist arrival will boost hospitality sector, feel stakeholders Mysore/Mysuru: Citing heavy losses to the tourism and hospitality sector, the Federation of Organisations and Associations of Mysuru has urged the State Government to reserve a major percentage of the seats of this year’s Jumboo Savari exclusively for tourists. Like last year, this year…
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