Mysore/Mysuru: Though not allowed for public viewing, one of the major rituals performed during Navarathri celebrations is the assembling of the gem-studded Golden Throne (Suvarna Simhasana). The process was completed today at the Amba Vilas Durbar Hall in iconic Mysore Palace with all the accompanying rituals. The rituals began at 6.30 am with performance of…
Special holige served as elephant Lakshmi gave birth to Dattatreya at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: A sumptuous breakfast was served to Mahouts, Kavadis and their families at the Mysore Palace this morning. District Minister S.T. Somashekar served them breakfast and later joined them along with other guests. The breakfast was arranged by the Mysuru District Administration…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The annual Dasara Flower Show at the Mysore Palace will be the ‘show-stopper’ of the 10-day festival and is all set to compete with the main Flower Show at Kuppanna Park, organised by the Horticulture Department. The Mysore Palace Board has planned the Flower Show to be a bigger and…
Dasara elephant Lakshmi delivers healthy male calf; likely to be named ‘Ganapathi’ By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The birth of a male calf to Lakshmi, the 22-year-old Dasara elephant in the Mysore Palace premises has brought cheer to the Navarathri festivities and the members of the Mysore royal family, Mahouts, Kavadis and their families are…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the formal inauguration of Naada Habba Dasara atop Chamundi Hill scheduled for Sept. 26, preparations are underway at the Mysore Palace to celebrate Navarathri rituals in a traditional manner and the gems-and-diamond-studded Golden Throne will be assembled at the Palace on Sept. 20. The Private Durbar (Khaas Durbar) by the royal family during…
Mysore/Mysuru: The idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari which is in the possession of Mysore Palace Board was shifted to Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill yesterday and was handed over to the Hill Temple (Muzrai Department). The idol of the presiding deity is put on display inside the Palace Museum and is taken out during Dasara…
Tourists caught off-guard as Mysore Palace not illuminated Mysore/Mysuru: As India observed State mourning on Sunday (Sept. 11) over Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the regular Sunday illumination of the Mysore Palace too was suspended as a mark of respect. But unaware of the cancellation of the illumination, several tourists who had come from far-flung areas…
Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi, special puja was performed to all nine Dasara elephants in Mysore Palace premises yesterday by the Forest Department. Paada puja was performed to the Dasara jumbos and kumkum and turmeric were sprinkled on their feet. They were then led near Kodi Someshwara Temple in the Palace premises, where…
Talents of children are out in the open and in full flow Mysore/Mysuru: All these days they were going to schools on the fringes of forests and adjacent to tribal settlements. But now, these children of Mahouts and Kavadis are having a gala time combined with learning and fun activities inside the Mysore Palace as…
Skilled workers replacing ornamental poles, fused bulbs By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Works are underway at the Mysore Palace for Dasara illumination and this year, the Mysore Palace Board has assured that it will be a grand spectacle to go with the mood of a grand Dasara after a gap of two years. Though the…
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