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…
Razzmatazz of lights marks Torchlight Parade
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: While it was a rare feast as the magnificent cultural extravaganza that unfolded at the Mysore Palace yesterday signalling the culmination of the 10-day Dasara festivities, known for its grandeur and impressive Jumboo Savari, the Torchlight Parade was nothing short of a carnival where troops literally played with fire. Though there was no show…
Post grand finale: Pourakarmikas make ‘Jumboo Savari’ route clean and tidy
October 6, 2022Cleaning process, removal of shamiyanas and chairs begin at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: The cleaning process of the Jumboo Savari route where lakhs witnessed the grand finale yesterday was taken up after the conclusion of the Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap last night and by today morning, the entire Jumboo Savari route was clean and tidy. Thanks…
Vajra Mushti Kalaga comes alive
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the traditional Vajra Mushti Kalaga, an extinct form of wrestling, came alive at Karikallu Thotti in front of the Palace Kalyana Mantapa on Wednesday, the last day of Vijayadashami celebrations, in front of a sizeable gathering. Jattis (wrestlers) from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru and Channapatna participated in the Kalaga. At Wednesday’s…
Mobile Command Centre vehicle keeps vigil
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mobile Command Centre vehicle, which has all the features of a Police Control Room, kept a hawk-eye vigil on the movement of vehicles and people inside Mysore Palace and its surroundings. This hi-tech Mobile Command Centre vehicle has 19 hi-tech cameras, four jacket cameras, 10 wireless cameras, 4 body worn cameras, four still…
Navashakti Vaibhava adds devotional fervour to cultural events
October 3, 2022Dance feature ‘Navashakti Vaibhava’ being presented by TV artistes, Bengaluru, led by Roopika and Vandana Kasaravalli, at Mysore Palace premises last evening as part of the ongoing Dasara Cultural Programmes. [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Police Band enthrals audience at Palace
October 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Police Band performance was a huge hit on the sixth day of Dasara cultural programmes at Mysore Palace on Saturday, with the crowd treated to the sound of music that flawlessly flowed by the performers of the band to multiple songs and tunes. The tunes of English and Karnatak music played by…
Over 1,000 form Yoga Chain
October 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Yoga Dasara Sub-Committee had organised ‘Yoga Chain‘ formations as part of week-long Yoga Dasara-2022 programme at the Palace premises yesterday morning. MP Pratap Simha inaugurated the programme in which over 1,000 people of all age groups from across the district of various Yoga Schools and Training Centres actively participated. The Yoga enthusiasts performed yogasanas…
Music, dance recitals under shower at Mysore Palace
October 1, 2022Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar and troupe presenting Wadiyar Kritis at Mysore Palace last evening as part of the ongoing Dasara Cultural programmes amidst the drizzle.
Dr. Krishna Ballesh Bhajantri’s shehnai spellbinds audience
September 30, 2022Performance 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…
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