Mysore/Mysuru: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s wife Geeta Dhami, along with her family members, undertook a two-day tour of the city on Dec. 15 and 16. Geeta Dhami and sons Diwakar Singh Dhami and Prabhakar Singh Dhami, arrived in Mysuru at about 11.40 am on Dec.15 and visited the famed Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi…
District Officers seek approval for Rs. 50 lakh; tentative date from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, 2023 Flower Show, illumination, Police Band, sound-less firecrackers at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 fear going away, the Mysuru Winter Festival will be back this year as the District Administration has been planning to host various events to attract…
Mysore/Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family Raja Chandra has stated that Sri Svetavarahaswamy and Sri Ambujavalli Mahalakshmi Temples inside the Mysore Palace were not built by Hoysalas as mentioned in the news report ‘Project to restore Palace temple paintings halted’ published in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 5. While saying that the project…
Only 50 percent of works done; lack of funds one of the reasons Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious plan of restoring paintings and murals at the temples inside the Mysore Palace premises to increase their aesthetic value has come to a grinding halt. One of the reasons for this is lack of funds. The project was to…
Mysore/Mysuru: As a prelude for the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations on Nov.1, more than one crore Kannadigas across Karnataka and in various States of India, and in various countries participated in the Koti Kanta Gaayana organised by the Karnataka Government and sang six classic Kannada songs, including the State Anthem today. The programme organised by…
By Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist The recent reports about the fate of heritage structures in quick succession come as a shock and bring to focus once again the monumental neglect of the age-old buildings by the authorities concerned in Mysuru. The way they are facing decay and damage may turn Mysuru into a city sans…
Spot barricaded; Repair works of fort wall measuring about 20 mts begin Mysore/Mysuru: Following continuous heavy rains in city, a portion of the Mysore Palace fort wall towards the left side of Kote Maramma Temple and near to the Varaha Gate of the Palace has collapsed late last night. This portion of the fort wall…
Palace Asthana Vidwan Melukote Srinivas (Dolu), Surendra (Nadaswara), M.G. Sridhar (Nadaswara), M.R. Krishna (Nadaswara), S. Puttaraju (Dolu), M.S. Ramayashree (Saxophone), Aishwarya (Dolu) and Navya (Saxophone) performed at the Mysore Palace during Dasara festivities.
Mysore/Mysuru: Ayudha Puja was held in a traditional manner in the Mysore Palace premises on Tuesday, with titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performing puja to various weapons, including the Pattada Katti and other equipment. As is the practice, the members of the Royal family performed Ayudha Puja at…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Khas Durbar’ held as part of Navarathri celebrations by the erstwhile Royal family in the Palace came to a close on Wednesday. It was a full-fledged event this year after two years of lowkey Dasara celebrations due to COVID pandemic. Bringing the curtains down on the 10-day festival, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed the…
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