By N. Niranjan Nikam Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Chintana Chavadi, shaped like a well where people can have a 360-degree view of speakers and participants, is a new addition to Kalamandira that has, over the years, grown to be a hub of art and culture. Along with Chintana Chavadi, a beautiful heritage garden is…
By V. Shourabh Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav While Mysuru launched ‘Pink Raksha’ teams on the International Day for Women on March 8 to protect the interests of rural women and children who are abused and tormented, people across the globe celebrated the Day with the theme ‘Push for Progress’. The message “We need power…
By V. Shourabh Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The city is experiencing a rise in mercury levels. And it’s going to get worse. Weathermen say the temperature is expected to gradually rise from now on and hence brace yourself for warmer months, from March to May or probably till June. This Weekend Star Supplement carries…
This Indian Gaur walking past the Ooty Road in Bandipur National Park unperturbed was captured by SOM photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav yesterday.
Though a bird sanctuary, Ranganathittu hosts plenty of mighty crocodiles floating around like a log of wood or sitting on an island with its mouth wide open unnoticed until the boat moves fairly close to them. Visitors, who go on boating, with fear, excitement and surprise all at the same time, make sure to capture…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Learning from bitter lessons from last year’s forest inferno where a young forest guard was charred to death in Bandipur, the Forest Department this time has strengthened its fire-fighting capabilities to combat forest fires that tend to ravage large swathes of forest during summer. This Weekend…
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) male weaving nests from grass blades near Varuna Canal. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
A Red Munia caught on camera as it was busy building a nest close to Ring Road at Devanur, Mysuru.[Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav].
Here is a spectacular bird’s eye view of the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam and the famed Brindavan Gardens taken from a helicopter, with its vast expanse of water and greenery. The dam which has been providing water of life to millions of people in Southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is at a distance of over…
The Kukkarahalli Lake is in its pristine glory with rainwater flowing freely into the lake following the cleaning of the feeder canals. The photo taken from atop the floodlight masts mounted at the SDNR Wadiyar Cricket Ground in Manasagangothri campus, captures the aerial view of the 62-hectare lake with the spread of the City and…
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