Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, accompanied by Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, Mayor Tasneem, DC Rohini Sindhuri, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta and titular head of royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, inaugurated ‘Jumboo Savari’ at Palace premises last evening by offering flowers to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru, placed inside…
40-minute Jumboo Savari
October 24, 2020CM to perform Nandi Dhwaja Puja between 2.59 pm – 3.20 pm; inaugurate procession between 3.40 pm – 4.15 pm on Oct. 26 Flower Market shifted to J.K. Grounds ahead of Ayudha Puja tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: The full-dress rehearsal for Jumboo Savari procession to be held within the Palace premises on Oct. 26, was held this…
Chief Minister in city on Monday
October 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will be visiting Mysuru on Oct. 26 in connection with the inauguration of Jumboo Savari on Vijayadashami Day. According to his tour programme, he will arrive in a helicopter at Lalitha Mahal Helipad at 12.20 pm and proceed to Suttur Mutt at the foot of Chamundi Hill. The CM will…
Jumboo Savari Rehearsal
October 22, 2020Procession covers 500 mts Final rehearsal on Saturday Mysore/Mysuru: With Jumboo Savari to be held on Vijayadashami day on Oct. 26, the first rehearsal for the Dasara elephants was held in the Mysore Palace premises this morning. As Dasara is being celebrated in a simple manner, the procession is limited only to the Palace premises…
Second phase of Cannon Drill for Dasara elephants, horses
October 21, 202014 rounds fired using seven cannons Mysore/Mysuru: With just five days left for Jumboo Savari, which is limited only to the Mysore Palace premises due to COVID-19 pandemic, the five Dasara elephants, led by Golden Howdah carrying elephant Abhimanyu, and horses from the Mounted Police Force underwent the second phase of cannon drill last evening….
Howdah Elephant rehearses with 350-kg sand bags
October 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara elephant Abhimanyu, which has been given the responsibility of carrying the Golden Howdah on Jumboo Savari day, began his training by carrying 350-kg sand bags this morning inside the Palace premises. Before the commencement of weight training, puja was performed at Kodi Someshwara Temple in Palace premises and to the Gaadhi Namdha (a…
CM wants only 500 people inside and outside Palace on Jumboo Savari day
October 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With no signs of drop in COVID-19 pandemic cases across the State in general and Mysuru district in particular, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is learnt to have decided that only 500 persons should be allowed both inside and outside the Palace to witness the colourful ‘Jumboo Savari’ procession on Vijayadashami Day on Oct. 26….
Jumboo Savari: Technical Team to inspect
October 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A technical team from Health Department will soon visit the city to take stock of the current COVID-19 situation, and will recommend to the State Government on number of persons to be allowed inside Mysore Palace to witness Jumboo Savari on Oct. 26. The team will hold talks with local health experts on pros…
COVID test must for those taking part in ‘Jumboo Savari’: Minister
September 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that everyone taking part in ‘Jumboo Savari‘ procession will be tested for COVID-19 five days ahead of the event. He was speaking to presspersons after holding a Dasara preparatory meeting at the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar yesterday. Pointing out that those attending the procession should possess a…
Palace readied for ‘Jumboo Savari’
September 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Upkeep of electric fittings inside the Mysore Palace is going on to keep date with Dasara 2020, which will begin on Oct. 17 and culminate with ‘Jumboo Savari’ on Oct. 26. There are 25 five-lights lampposts, 12 seven-lights lampposts and over 250 OLP lampposts. Iron scaffoldings are being erected to clean lampposts and replace…
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