Hanur: Lakhs of devotees thronged Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) on Chandramana Ugadi day (Apr. 2) to witness Maharathotsava of presiding deity Mahadeshwara Swamy by chanting “Ughe Ughe Madappa.” The Rathotsava which was held on Saturday between 7.30 am and 9 am, was witnessed by devotees from Karnataka and Salem and Erode districts of Tamil…
108-ft Male Mahadeshwara statue works on in full swing
January 30, 2022Rs. 20 crore heritage mountain project to be completed by September 2022 By Mohan Kayaka Over 60 to 65 percent works have been completed to build a 108-ft statue of Male Mahadeshwara Swamy atop Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills). The 27-ft pedestal on which the statue of Madappa on top of a tiger has been…
M.M. Hills Temple renews FSSAI licence for ‘laddu prasada’
November 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Sri Malai Mahadeshwara Temple has got its licence renewed under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSAI – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) for the ‘prasada’ it serves to devotees visiting the temple atop M.M. Hills in Chamarajanagar district. The ‘laddu’ served at the temple is now FSSAI certified for the…
Sevas resume at M.M.Hills temple
October 18, 2021Hanur: With COVID pandemic subsiding, all temple sevas and services of Malai Mahadeshwaraswamy atop M.M.Hills in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district have resumed. Following the outbreak of the COVID pandemic last year, the authorities had stopped all services and sevas at the Hill temple as a precautionary measure. Chamarajanagar DC Dr. M.R. Ravi, in an…
MM Hills Temple prasada gets food safety certification from FSSAI
November 10, 2020Chamarajanagar: Prasada including ladoos and Dasoha meal prepared at Dasoha Bhavan of Sri Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple has now secured food safety certification from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Sri Male Mahadeshwara Kshetra Development Authority had sought registration under FSSAI six months ago. FSSAI officials, who visited the temple, had carried out…
MM Hills temple re-opens for devotees
November 3, 2020People can have darshan from 4 am till 10 pm on all days Mysore/Mysuru: The famous Male Mahadeshwara Hills Temple (MM Hills) in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district, has been re-opened for devotees to its pre-COVID days and accordingly, the devotees can stay for the night at the temple dormitories atop the Hills. The temple…
Eight truckloads of plastic waste collected from MM Hills
March 2, 2020Over two lakh devotees visit historic temple for Mahashivaratri Hanur: In a post-Shivaratri clean-up, over 130 people including volunteers removed eight truckloads of footwear and plastic waste including covers, bottles and bags at the historic Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday. Incidentally, the Wildlife Sanctuary will soon be declared as a Tiger Reserve. Lakhs of…
MM Hills forest staff lose sleep over Shivaratri
February 20, 2020Forest Department goes all out to prevent fire on Male Mahadeshwara Hills By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: While the devout and the faithful stay awake all night for Mahashivaratri, the Forest Department personnel are duty-bound to keep their eyes wide open 24/7 at Male Mahadeshwara Hills to fight forest fires. Lakhs of devotees throng the…
Chamarajanagar DC reviews preparations for five-day M.M. Hills Jathra
February 18, 2020Chamarajanagar: With the five-day Jathra as part of Mahashivaratri scheduled to take place at M.M.Hills in Hanur Taluk from Feb.20 to 24, Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi chaired a review meeting of the preparations at Nagamale Bhavan atop M.M.Hills on Friday. Addressing the meeting, he directed the officials to ensure basic amenities to the…
Male Mahadeshwara Teppotsava
November 26, 2019The Male Mahadeshwara Teppotsava was held amidst huge crowd of devotees at Male Mahadeshwara Temple Kalyani in Paduvarahalli last night as part of last Karthika Monday.
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