Mysore/Mysuru: Makara Sankranti, the first major festival of the new year, has brought disappointment for traders and vendors as they are seeing poor business with just a day to go for the festival (Jan.15). The COVID restrictions have also dampened the spirits of the people in celebrating the festival with pomp and gaiety. Makara Sankranti…
Sankranti celebrated with fervour in city
January 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Makara Sankranti, the harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God, was celebrated with religious fervour across the city and in villages. Although the grandeur was not on par with previous years, a large number of women were seen visiting houses, performing the practice of Ellu Birodhu, which involves carrying a…
Makara Sankranti Markets abuzz with brisk business
January 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Makara Sankranti, an important harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God, people thronged the markets across the city and residential areas this morning to shop for the festival, which will be celebrated tomorrow. Large number of buyers, particularly women were seen flooding the Devaraja Market to buy each individual ingredients of yellu-bella,…
When Bovines jump across Flames
January 16, 2020Kichchu haisuvudu, Laksha Deepotsava mark Makara Sankranti Mysuru: Makara Sankranti was celebrated in various parts of the Indian subcontinent yesterday which marked the shift of the Sun into ever-lengthening days. The festival is a seasonal observance as well as a religious celebration. It is a solar event making it one of the few Hindu festivals…
Sugarcane stalks invade Mysuru footpaths
January 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Makara Sankranti is celebrated all across Karnataka State in the month of January to mark the first day when the sun is transiting into the Capricorn, also known as Makara, tenth sign of the Zodiac. Sankranti festival also marks the end of the month when the winter solstice, which is referred to as the …
Makara Sankranti: Markets, shops abuzz with buyers
January 14, 2019Mysuru: People thronged markets across the city and in residential areas this morning to shop for Makara Sankranti festival that will be celebrated tomorrow. The Devaraja Market witnessed heavy rush as large number of people flooded the market to buy vegetables, fruits, flowers, jaggery, puja materials, sugar candy and yellu-bella, a special mixture of sesame…
Sankranti in Mysuru: The first festival of the year celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety
January 16, 2018Mysuru: With women and children dressed in traditional attires visiting temples in the morning and distributing ‘Yellu-Bella’ to friends and relatives in the evening, Mysureans celebrated Makara Sankranti (Harvest Festival), the first festival of the year with traditional fervour and gaiety. As part of the festival, people visited various temples in city and offered puja…
Lakshadeepothsava at Ayyappa Temple
January 16, 2018As part of Makara Sankranti festival, Lakshadeepothsava was organised in Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Swamy Temple premises at the foot of Chamundi Hill in Mysuru, on Sunday, under the aegis of Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Puja Samiti.
Makara Sankranti festival tomorrow: Heavy rush at city markets
January 14, 2018Mysuru: With Makara Sankranti tomorrow, a heavy rush was seen at Devaraja and other markets in city this morning with people eager to buy sugarcane stalks, fruits, vegetables, flowers and the most essential item yellu-bella (a mixture of jaggery, copra, roasted gram and peanuts). However, there was not much of a rise in price of…
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