Mysore/Mysuru: With 13 days left for the formal inauguration of Naada Habba Dasara atop Chamundi Hill on Oct. 7, preparations are on at the Mysore Palace to celebrate Navarathri rituals in a traditional manner. The Golden Throne will be assembled on Oct. 1 at an auspicious timing in the Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace. …
Painter falls from scaffolding in freak accident Mysore/Mysuru: Makeovers, restorations and beautification are happening in Mysuru for Dasara that is just days away. A major portion of the work is being undertaken at the Mysore Palace with painting work and minor civil works to replace worn-out portions. The arches, Palace surroundings, gates, grills, walls and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The camaraderie between an elephant and its Mahout is critical for the success of any mass event like Dasara. Usually, a Mahout takes on his family profession when he is assigned an elephant early in his life and they remain bonded to each other throughout their lives. Each elephant has a personality of its…
Mysore/Mysuru: There are many types of elephants: polite, naughty, and nice just like humans. They have their own set of emotions and elephants are highly intelligent beings with a good memory. Like humans, they crave attention and companionship and leave no opportunity to display their naughtiness. Elephant naughtiness was on full display yesterday inside the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Abhimanyu, who has been given the responsibility of carrying the Golden Howdah (Ambari) on Jumboo Savari day for the second time, began his weight training by carrying 300-kg sand bags this noon inside the Mysore Palace premises. Before the commencement of weight training, puja was performed at Kodi Someshwara Temple in Palace premises to…
Forest Department begins process; animals were part of Palace elephant safari Mysore/Mysuru: Four out of six female elephants from the Mysore Palace will be shifted to a rehabilitation centre in Gujarat. The elephants are stationed inside the Palace and are being taken care of by the erstwhile Mysore royal family. A letter in this regard…
Inside the Mysore Palace, Dasara elephants are bathed and groomed. They are taken to water ponds where they are bathed and mahouts use brushes made out of coconut fibre and coir to brush their bodies. Elephants enjoy being clean and constant rubbing ensures that ticks and other insects do not infect their bodies. They often…
Instead of VIPs, tourist arrival will boost hospitality sector, feel stakeholders Mysore/Mysuru: Citing heavy losses to the tourism and hospitality sector, the Federation of Organisations and Associations of Mysuru has urged the State Government to reserve a major percentage of the seats of this year’s Jumboo Savari exclusively for tourists. Like last year, this year…
With less than a month for a scaled-down Dasara, a total of eight Dasara elephants — Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Vikrama, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — led by Golden Howdah-bearer Abhimanyu, were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace this morning. The caparisoned elephants were accorded a warm welcome by showering flower petals on them….
First-timer Ashwathama panics on road seeing buses, trucks Mysore/Mysuru: The eight Dasara elephants led by 55-year-old Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah that will house the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari on Vijayadashami day, were accorded a traditional ‘Poornakumbha’ welcome into the Mysore Palace this morning. The others in the team were Ashwathama,…
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