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Mahashivarathri festival celebrated
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Mahashivarathri festival celebrated

March 9, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Various pujas and special decorations marked the celebration of Mahashivarathri at various temples in the district on Friday. Sri Trineshwaraswamy Temple near Jayamarthanda Gate in Mysore Palace premises, 101 Shivalingas at Gurukula and Kameshwara Kameshwari Temple, both on Ramanuja Road, Mahalingeshwara Swamy Temple at Lingambudhi Lake, Mahabaleshwara Swamy Temple atop Chamundi Hill, Chandramouleshwara Swamy…

Shiva blesses knowledge, health: Sri Ganapathy Swamiji
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Shiva blesses knowledge, health: Sri Ganapathy Swamiji

March 9, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Datta Peetham’s Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram in the city said, “One shall be blessed with knowledge, health, goodness and welfare if they have darshan of Lord Shiva on Mahashivarathri festival day.” Sri Ganapathy Swamiji delivered a discourse after performing special abhisheka puja to the idol of Sachchidanandeshwara Shivalinga…

Mahashivarathri tomorrow
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Mahashivarathri tomorrow

March 7, 2024

Trineshwaraswamy Temple in Palace premises to be open on Saturday and Sunday too Mysore/Mysuru: Shiva Temples across the city is gearing up for tomorrow’s Mahashivarathri celebrations. Accordingly, preparations are in full swing at the famed Trineshwaraswamy Temple in Mysore Palace premises, where the deity is specially decorated and adorned with ‘Chinnada Kolaga’ (Golden Mask) for…

Mahashivarathri celebrations at Suttur Srikshetra
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Mahashivarathri celebrations at Suttur Srikshetra

March 6, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Mahashivarathri festival, special programmes have been organised at Suttur Srikshetra on Mar. 8. Special pujas will be held from 6 pm to 6 am at Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Gaddige. Special pujas will also be held at Sri Mahadeshwara, Sri Someshwara,  Sri Veerabhadreshwara, Sri Nanjundeshwara and Sri Narayanaswamy Temples. Shivadeeksha…

Mahashivarathri: Dwadasha Jyotirlingas darshan in city till Mar. 9
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Mahashivarathri: Dwadasha Jyotirlingas darshan in city till Mar. 9

March 5, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Mahashivarathri festival on Mar. 8, people can have a darshan of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas (meaning 12 Jyotirlingas) at three different venues in city till Mar. 9. Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mysuru unit, has created replicas of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas and exhibited them at Railway Grounds in Vijayanagar, at the ground adjacent…

No Shivarathri pujas for ancient twin Nandis
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No Shivarathri pujas for ancient twin Nandis

March 3, 2022

16th-century soap-stone statues, discovered in 2019, remain in mud Mysore/Mysuru: While scores of Lord Shiva idols (lingas) and his Nandis got a lot of attention and pujas during Mahashivarathri on Tuesday, the ancient and historically significant twin Nandi statues that were discovered at Arasinakere in Jayapura hobli of Mysuru taluk remained in a neglected state,…

Religious fervour marks Mahashivarathri celebrations
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Religious fervour marks Mahashivarathri celebrations

March 2, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The city reverberated with the chanting of Shivanama on Tuesday as thousands of people thronged Shiva temples for Mahashivarathri festival. The Shivarathri celebrations regained their religious fervour and grandeur after two years, with people standing in long queues to offer prayers. Shivarathri and other festivals were scaled down due to the deadly COVID pandemic,…

City gears up for Mahashivarathri
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City gears up for Mahashivarathri

February 28, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The city of Mysuru is gearing up for tomorrow’s (Mar. 1) Mahashivarathri festival, a major Hindu festival celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva. It marks the remembrance of overcoming darkness and ignorance in life and the world. It is celebrated by remembering Lord Shiva and chanting prayers, night-long vigil, fasting and meditating on ethics,…

Shiva of Gold
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Shiva of Gold

February 28, 2022

A gift from Wadiyars to Sri Trineshwaraswamy Temple and Male Mahadeshwara Temple By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mahashivarathri, one of the prominent Hindu festivals is celebrated by worshipping Lord Shiva. Every year, the festival is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Falgun month as per the Hindu calendar and this year, it will be celebrated on…

Mahashivarathri events in city
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Mahashivarathri events in city

February 27, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Mahashivarathri on Mar. 1, special pujas and various programmes have been organised across the city and district. At Sri Ramadhama, Udayagiri Mahashivarathri Mahotsava will be celebrated at Sri Ramadhama on Mar. 1 by performing Rudrabhisheka, Sahasrarchane, Abhisheka and other sevas starting from 6 am onwards. Also, Mass Mrutyunjaya Homa will be…

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