Mysore/Mysuru: An Osler floor candelabrum (candle holder) with a minaret dome that has the imprint of Mysore Palace has been put up for auction by AstaGuru, a popular auction platform that is organising an online auction on Jan. 27 and 28. Featured under ‘Opulent Collectibles,’ the candelabrum has a minaret dome pinnacle that is made…
Misattribution, says Pramoda Devi
January 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Member of erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has taken objection to what she has clarified as ‘misattribution’ of ‘Lot No. 32’ in the ‘Opulent Collectibles’ online auction put up by AstaGuru Auction House. AstaGuru is organising an online auction on Jan. 27 and 28 and the items up for auction includes an…
Entry banned to Chamundi Hill, Temple on New Year Day
December 25, 2020No events, No illumination, No fireworks at Palace; Chunchanakatte Cattle Fair cancelled Mysore/Mysuru: The picturesque Chamundi Hill will be out of bounds for New Year revellers and also for devotees who are planning for special pujas. The District Administration has restricted entry of public to Chamundi Hill on Jan. 1, 2021. This is to curb…
Srikanta Datta Wadiyar remembered
December 10, 2020Mysore Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya offering floral tributes to the samadhi of late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar at Manuvana on Nanjangud Road on his 7th Death Anniversary this morning as others look on.
Increased footfall reassures industry as tourism picks up
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Winter is in the air, so is the battered tourism industry is picking up as the COVID-19 epidemic recedes in Karnataka. Many scenic spots in regions with low risk have reopened to tourists, bringing dawn and hope to the hard-hit industry. As the epidemic is levelling off, the tourism industry that has not seen…
Post-Dasara COVID restrictions: Palace illumination suspended
November 8, 2020No Sound and Light Show too Mysore/Mysuru: Are you planning to go to city to enjoy the illumination of Mysore Palace? Then it is better to drop your idea as the authorities of Mysore Palace Board have decided to suspend the Palace illumination on every Sundays and public holidays till further orders in the wake…
Kannada Rajyotsava: District Minister calls upon youths to imbibe Kannada values
November 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asking the younger generation of Karnataka to become partners in all initiatives for the overall growth of the State, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that youths, apart from focusing on their academics, should also develop a liking for Kannada literature and culture. He was speaking at the Kannada Rajyotsava celebration, organised by the district…
Silver Kavacha to adorn Goddess Bhuvaneshwari at Palace temple
October 31, 2020Religious event to coincide with Kannada Rajyotsava tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: It was just a casual visit of Swami Suryapada of Art of Living with others to Sri Bhuvaneshwari Temple situated within the premises of Mysore Palace a few months ago. Soon after coming out of the temple, the Swami just said one sentence, “We have to…
‘COVID Negative’ report must to enter Mysore Palace
October 29, 2020New rule from tomorrow; Additional Rapid Antigen Testing teams to be posted at Palace, Zoo Mysore/Mysuru: With six visitors testing Corona positive on Wednesday, Mysore Palace Board authorities have decided to let in only those who produce COVID-19 ‘negative’ report at the entrance. This new rule will come into effect from tomorrow to ensure the…
Mysuru Zoo records more footfall than Palace during Dasara
October 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: While around 20,000 people visited Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), hardly 9,516 tourists visited the Mysore Palace during this year’s scaled down Dasara festivities. The number of visitors to the Palace has been less due to its closure in connection with Sharannavarathri celebrations by royal family inside the Palace. According to statistics released…
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