Woman shoots videos with Dasara jumbos; Netizens flag security concerns; Forest Dept. calls out offence; Tracing her to impose fine Mysore/Mysuru: Unabated fad for making reels is now at the centre of controversy, with a woman shooting videos with Dasara elephants, camping at the premises of Mysore Palace recently, in the thick of the night….
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara festivities from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2, the preparations at the Mysore Palace for this year’s Khas Durbar (Private Durbar) and Navaratri celebrations are in full swing. The Private Durbar begins with titular head of Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who is also the Mysuru-Kodagu MP, adorning the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Gravity Science Foundation, Chamarajanagar, with team Aikyam, had organised a special Science Activities Programme for the children of Mahouts and Kavadis of Dasara Jumbos, at the temporary Tent School set up inside the Mysore Palace premises. To inspire the children of Mahouts, A.S. Abhishek, Founder-Secretary of Gravity Science Foundation, conducted interactive sessions aimed…
Mysore/Mysuru: With just over a week left for the grand inauguration of Dasara-2025 and only a day remaining for the assembling of the Golden Throne inside the iconic Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace, maintenance work on the royal chandeliers has begun in full swing. On Sept. 16, entry to the Palace will be restricted…
Mysuru: With grand Mysuru Dasara festivities just around the corner, meticulous restoration work is underway to ensure that the Mysore Palace’s illumination dazzles visitors in all its glory. Nearly 16,000 to 17,000 damaged incandescent bulbs are being replaced so that the full set of one lakh decorative bulbs will shine brightly when the Navarathri celebrations…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace Board has announced restrictions on tourist entry to the Palace on specific dates during Dasara-2025 to facilitate Sharannavarathri religious rituals performed by members of Mysore Royal Family and for smooth conduct of the Jumboo Savari. The restricted dates and timings are as follows: • Sept. 16, 2025 (Tuesday): Entry restricted from…
Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have deployed Zero Traffic (Green Corridor) to facilitate the smooth exercise of Dasara elephants, taken on a routine walk from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap in the morning and evening hours. The new norm has been enforced, in view of the safety of pachyderms, following a report published on Aug. 30 in…
Mysore/Mysuru: On the final leg of her two-day Mysuru tour, President Droupadi Murmu visited the Mysore Palace this morning along with her daughter, Itishree Murmu and Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and expressed admiration for its architectural grandeur and conservation efforts. The President praised the meticulous upkeep of the Palace, particularly the preservation of paintings, equipment and…
To be welcomed at Jayamarthanda Gate Mysore/Mysuru: The second batch of five Dasara elephants, including three debutants, will be welcomed into the Mysore Palace through Jayamarthanda Gate at 4 pm today on their arrival from forest camps. The five elephants, which include three males and two females are: 43-year-old Gopi, 43-year-old Sugreeva and 11-year-old Hemavathi…
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to restrict the entry of visitors to the Mysore Palace to watch the grand Dasara procession on Oct. 2 in the wake of the tragedy where 11 youths died in the stampede that occurred at the stadium in Bengaluru during RCB team’s IPL cricket victory celebrations on June 4,…
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