Tag: Mysore Dasara

Dr. Krishna Ballesh Bhajantri’s shehnai spellbinds audience
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Dr. Krishna Ballesh Bhajantri’s shehnai spellbinds audience

September 30, 2022

Performance shifted from market-place to serene Mysore Palace Son performs in place of Dr. S. Ballesh Bhajantri; another blunder by officials Mysuru: The Dasara Cultural Programmes Sub-Committee has saved itself from huge embarrassment after changing the venue of shehnai performance from the earlier scheduled Chikka Gadiyara, the market-place, to the peaceful Mysore Palace premises. The…

Purchase Gold Cards, tickets only through website: DC
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Purchase Gold Cards, tickets only through website: DC

September 30, 2022

FIRs will be registered against all blackmarketeers, clarifies Minister Mysuru:  All the Gold Cards for Dasara will be sold only through https://mysoredasara.gov.in/ and there is no intermediate arrangements nor any tour agency has been tied up for the purpose, clarified Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, who is also the Dasara Special Officer. The Gold…

KSRTC’s special Dasara tour package from Oct. 1 to 10
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KSRTC’s special Dasara tour package from Oct. 1 to 10

September 30, 2022

Mysuru: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will be facilitating special tour packages at subsidised fare for the benefit of tourists from across the world and State who come to see Dasara celebrations in Mysuru. As every year, this year too special packages are exclusively for tourists who will be taken to places in and…

Reminiscences of Mysore City and Dasara Celebrations – 2
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Reminiscences of Mysore City and Dasara Celebrations – 2

September 2, 2022

By H.K. Shivananda, IAS (Retd.) [Continued from yesterday] Student hostels   Apart from well-known college hostels like Maharaja’s, Maharani’s and Medical College Hostels, there were several community-based free or concessional-rated hostels like Muslim Hostel at Saraswathipuram, Madhwa Boys Hostel at Chamarajapuram, well-known Anathalaya started by Thathayya, Suttur Hostel on Vanivilas Road (open to all communities), Bettadapura…

Make Mysuru a vibrant, new tourism destination
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Make Mysuru a vibrant, new tourism destination

October 15, 2020

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mysuru region is dependant  on tourism as the most important economic activity. Due to the pandemic, the worst hit is the tourism  industry. All other industrial activities are slowly picking up but tourism activity to pick will at least take one or two years, even to come to…

Dasara-2020: Palace Board hands over Chamundeshwari idol to Muzrai
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Dasara-2020: Palace Board hands over Chamundeshwari idol to Muzrai

October 7, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The countdown began for inauguration of Dasara-2020 with traditional handing over of the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru Royal family, to the Department of Muzrai by Mysore Palace Board here this morning. The ‘Panchaloha’ idol, which has been in the possession of Palace Board, was handed over by T.S. Subramanya,…

Dasara Elephants Webinar Series: Veterinarian gives insight of Dasara Jumbos
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Dasara Elephants Webinar Series: Veterinarian gives insight of Dasara Jumbos

October 4, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Elephant becomes enraged if you burst crackers or honk horns, opined veterinarian Dr. D.N. Nagaraj, a who looks after Dasara elephants. Speaking on the topic ‘Dasara elephants in Palace’ at the 9th webinar of the series of webinars titled ‘Mysuru Dasara Aanegalu’ organised by Forest Department, in association with Asian Elephant Support (AES), he…

Dasara Jumbos reach Mysore Palace
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Dasara Jumbos reach Mysore Palace

October 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: With just 15 days left for Dasara, which is being celebrated in a simple manner, a total of five Dasara elephants led by Golden Howdah-bearer Abhimanyu, were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace this afternoon. District Minister S.T. Somashekar and a host of dignitaries formally welcomed the Dasara Jumbo team by showering…

Gajapayana begins
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Gajapayana begins

October 1, 2020

Five Dasara elephants accorded warm send off after traditional puja at Veeranahosahalli  Hunsur: ‘Gajapayana’ (marching of elephants) of five elephants which will take part in Dasara-2020 began at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park in the taluk this morning. The otherwise fanfare affair with the presence of elected representatives and cultural troupes, this…

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