Forest Department unaware; to track pachyderms in transit Mysore/Mysuru: Four out of six female elephants from the Mysore Palace in the age group of 27-44 years were shifted to the Elephant Care Centre at Jamnagar in Gujarat (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom) last night. They are in transit now. The elephants were loaded onto…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara-2021 festivities formally over, the precious gems studded Golden Throne (Simhasana) at Mysore Palace was dismantled this morning after 30-days of its assembly and is kept in the Palace strong room. Ahead of Dasara, the Golden throne, weighing 280-kg was assembled on Oct.1. Along with the Golden throne, the Silver Bhadrasana too was …
Footpaths cave in at 15 spots Mysore/Mysuru: Walking around the Mysore Palace in the heart of the city has become a dangerous task of late, especially when thousands are coming onto the roads at night to see Dasara illumination. The ornate stone balustrades of the Raja Marga have collapsed at 57 places with the pillars…
Mysore/Mysuru: Emotional moments were witnessed at Mysore Palace premises this morning when all the eight Dasara elephants returned to their respective forest camps after the end of the ten-day Dasara festivities. Many onlookers became emotional when these elephants were loaded onto the trucks. Earlier in the morning, priest S.V. Prahalad Rao led the puja rituals…
Mysore/Mysuru: The so called ‘strict instruction’ from the State Government to limit the crowds inside the Mysore Palace during Vijayadashami procession remained only on paper with politicians, Police and officials themselves flouting the rules in full public view. In their enthusiasm to allow only a select crowd inside the Palace, they allowed each and every…
Mysore/Mysuru: Navarathri in Mysuru concluded last evening with a spectacular ‘Jumboo Savari’ within the confines of the Mysore Palace. This year too, the celebrations were muted under the shadow of COVID-19. But inside the Palace, more than 8,000 people were allowed to witness the procession even as the Government had restricted the entry to 500…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Jumboo Savari just two days away, the third and final round of rehearsal of the grand event was held inside the Mysore Palace this morning. The Dasara procession, just like last year, is restricted to Palace premises in the wake of COVID pandemic. City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta and DCF Dr. V. Karikalan…
The Navarathri festival adds sheen to the City of Palaces which shines bright with illumination of heritage structures and main thoroughfares. This bird view of the glowing city was captured by Star of Mysore Photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav from the Chamundi Hill last night.
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Navarathri, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed special pujas to Goddess Saraswathi at Mysore Palace this morning amidst chanting of vedic hymns by Palace Priests. According to scholars, the beginning of ‘Saraswathi Puja’ at the time of Navarathri is known as Saraswathi Avahan. The literal meaning of Avahan is the invocation of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The dazzling display by Police Band captivated the audience at the Dasara cultural programme held inside the Palace premises yesterday. The cultural event on Monday evening, mesmerised the music lovers, who braved the long drizzle to hear the Police Band play Karnatak Music fusioned with western music. The event, which was also broadcast live…
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