Mysuru: Makara Sankranti, the first festival of the year was celebrated with joy and enthusiasm, across the district on Tuesday. The festival, mainly involving womenfolk, saw the women and girl children dressed in new clothes, distributing the packets of ellu-bella (mix of til and jaggery, along with roasted ground nuts and a piece of sugarcane),…
Actor Darshan celebrates festival at farm house
January 15, 2025Mysuru: Kannada film actor Darshan, who is out on bail in the murder case of one Renukaswamy from Chitradurga, celebrated the festival at his farm house on Mysuru-T. Narasipur Road. Following the permission granted by a Bengaluru Court, to return to Mysuru to celebrate the festival, from Jan. 12 to 18, Darshan, along with his…
Makara Sankranti Tomorrow: Hectic Shopping at City Markets
January 13, 2025Mysuru: Ahead of tomorrow’s Makara Sankranti, also known as the Festival of Harvest, hectic shopping was witnessed at city markets this morning. People from Mysuru and surrounding areas were seen enthusiastically purchasing festive essentials and new clothes. Shops at Shivarampet, Santhepet, J.K. Grounds, Suyra Bakery Circle in Hebbal, Kuvempunagar Complex, Vivekanandanagar Circle and others were…
Bovines jump over fire lifts Sankranti mood
January 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Cattle-rearers in and around Mysuru district set the tone for Makara Sankranti festival, by celebrating the tradition of ‘Kichchu Haisuvudu’ (jumping bovines over fire) on Sunday. With Monday being observed as ‘Basaveshwara’s day’ (as cattles are revered as Basava, the bull, the vehicle of Lord Shiva in mythology), the ritual of jumping over fire…
Crowds throng markets for Sankranti shopping
January 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As Makara Sankranti, the first major festival of the New Year, approaches for celebration tomorrow, Jan. 15, people are enthusiastically flocking to various shops across the city to purchase essential items for the occasion. The festival, dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), is traditionally celebrated on Jan. 14, but this year it will be…
Makara Sankranti celebrated with grandeur in Mysuru
January 16, 2023Mysuru: Makara Sankranti, the first major festival of the New Year, was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm in city yesterday. The Harvest Festival was celebrated by offering salutations to Sun God, who is said to change his path from Dakshinayana to Uttararyana. The womenfolk, with many of them dressed in new clothes, were seen distributing…
Sankranti shopping at City Markets
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With just a day to go for Makara Sankranti (Jan.15), the first major festival of the new year, the city markets are witnessing a rush of people who are thronging them for making last minute purchases for the festival. The markets and other shops were flooded with packets of yellu-bella (mixture of seasame and…
Sankranti festival tomorrow: No market rush
January 14, 2022Mysore/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,…
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