Carries a total weight of 830 kgs with ease on Jumboo Savari route Mysore/Mysuru: Golden Howdah carrying Dasara elephant Abhimanyu, yesterday began his training by carrying the 280 kgs Wooden Howdah, the exact replica of the Golden Howdah. He carried a total weight of 830 kgs, which included 200 kgs Gaadhi-Namdha, 50 kgs ropes, 280…
Photo Exhibition marks World Photography Day
August 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Photography Day celebrations, Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) photographers had organised a programme at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises here this morning. A Photo Exhibition was also organised to mark the occasion. Students from the Department of Mass Communication & Journalism of University of Mysore (UoM), led by Associate…
Dasara elephants make grand entry into Palace
August 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The nine Dasara elephants led by 57-year-old mighty Abhimanyu, who will carry the 750-kg Golden Howdah, were accorded a traditional welcome into the Mysore Palace this morning. The caparisoned elephants that arrived from their respective forest camps last Sunday and housed at Aranya Bhavan, majestically marched into the Palace to begin their Dasara journey….
Yoga brings peace: Modi
June 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Yoga along with thousands of participants at the mass demonstration in the backdrop of the iconic Mysore Palace this morning. “This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. The universe starts from us. Yoga brings peace to us. The peace from Yoga is not merely for individuals….
Evening skyline just before rains
April 30, 2022A view of the magnificent Mysore Palace from Dasara Exhibition Grounds last evening at 6.15, an hour before it rained. The dark clouds in the horizon appear to engulf the setting sun into its fold. The bright sun is juxtaposed to the lights atop the main dome of the Palace. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav].
Environmental Education at RMNH: An innovative approach
April 25, 2022By Kavitha Bhaskaran [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore (RMNH) is an excellent place to spend a day if you’re looking at a fulfilling experience for you and your loved ones. The RMNH’s extensive collection of exhibitions on the flora, fauna and geology of southern India is an adventure…
Treasure trove of vintage musical instruments
February 21, 2022A gift from Maharajas to Mysore Police Band By S.T. Ravikumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Music reverberates in every corner here. Welcome to the Mounted Police Company on Lalitha Mahal Palace Road which is home for the rarest of the rare musical instruments, both Indian and the Western — a gift from the Maharajas….
Rhesus monkey spotted on tree at Nagarahole
February 6, 2022But for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, there are no records of its habitat in South India By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Safari goers at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve from Veeranahosahalli Gate, were a thrilled lot after spotting a Rhesus monkey perched on an old tree branch. It is for the first time this species has been…
Defeating the cold
January 23, 2022Winter’s icy embrace is getting longer in Mysuru and there is only one sure-fire way to beat back the cold — A seat in front of a roaring fireplace. Star of Mysore photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav captures some warm moments at a camp fire near Bogadi Road this morning. The minimum temperature is hovering between…
Sankranti Special: Kichchuhaisuvudu
January 16, 2022Makara Sankranti was celebrated yesterday which marked the shift of the Sun into ever-lengthening days. At Siddalingapura, the festival was celebrated through the age-old tradition of ‘kichchuhaisuvudu’ (jumping over the fire) carried out near Eshwara Temple on the Highway. As part of the ritual, caparisoned cattle and sheep are made to jump over the fire…
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