Mysore/Mysuru: Among a few cultural troupes that participated in Jumboo Savari in Palace premises yesterday has been ‘stilt walking’ by Siddaraju of Thayur village in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district. Attired in Goddess Chamundeshwari costume, Siddaraju stole the show with 13-foot-long wooden pole tied to each leg, symbolically killing ‘Corona’ which has havocked the whole…
Art teacher turns beautician for Dasara Jumbos
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of the all-important Jumboo Savari, marking the culmination of the ten-day Dasara festival, the Dasara elephants were specially decorated for the grand event,with an art teacher from Hunsur drawing attractive pictures on their trunks and other parts of the body as a ‘Make-up.’ Nagalingappa Chandrappa Badiger, a resident of Hunsur and an art…
‘Nada Habba’ held sans Mysureans
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Contrary to its tag as ‘People’s Dasara’, this year’s ‘Nada Habba’ will go in history as one that was not opened for aam aadmi. Dasara without people cannot be imagined. But this time the festivities were held by keeping people away due to COVID-19. Tourists, who were greeted with folded hands every year, were…
40-minute Jumboo Savari
October 24, 2020CM to perform Nandi Dhwaja Puja between 2.59 pm – 3.20 pm; inaugurate procession between 3.40 pm – 4.15 pm on Oct. 26 Flower Market shifted to J.K. Grounds ahead of Ayudha Puja tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: The full-dress rehearsal for Jumboo Savari procession to be held within the Palace premises on Oct. 26, was held this…
Folk Songs, Sitar-Violin Jugalbandhi entertain audience at Mysore Palace
October 24, 2020Honnaru Folk Singers, Ustad Shafique Khan-Vid. Karthik Nagaraj duo perform Folk expert and Gamaki Dr. P.K. Rajashekar-led Honnaru Folk Singers — Prof. Mysore Krishnamurthy, Dr. Mysore Umesh, Gajanana, Chikkamalali R. Mahadev, Basavaraju, Dadadalli Brahmadev, Shambulingashetty and Ravikumar Yelwal — performing at Mysore Palace last evening as part of the Dasara Cultural Programme. Ustad Shafique Khan…
Police Band & Fusion Music at Mysore Palace
October 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Police Band gave a scintillating performance by playing various musical compositions, both classical and western on the sixth day of Dasara cultural programmes in the backdrop of illuminated Mysore Palace for limited audience yesterday. Beginning with Basavappa Shastry’s composition ‘Kayo Sri Gowri,’ the official anthem of the then Kingdom of Mysore, followed by…
Soothing rendition of Vachanas, Dasavani
October 21, 2020Ambayya Nuli, Puttur Narasimha Nayak perform at Mysore Palace Ambayya Nuli from Raichur presenting Vachana Gayana at Mysore Palace premises last evening as part of Dasara Cultural Programme. He was accompanied by Shanmuga Sajja on keyboard, Pt. Bhimashankar Bidanur on tabla, Neethu Neenad on flute, Ravikumar on rhythm pad, Pt. Venkatesh Alkod on harmonium and…
Mesmerising Music Concerts at Magnif icent Mysore Palace
October 20, 2020Vid. Rahul Vellal presents Karnatak Classical Concert Vidu. Geetha Ramanand gives Panchaveena Concert Vid. Rahul Vellal from Bengaluru presenting Karnatak Classical Concert in the backdrop of magnificent Mysore Palace premises last evening as part of the ongoing Dasara cultural programmes. He, along with his accompanists Vid. D.V. Prahalada Rao (mridanga), Vid. Y.P. Vikram Bharadwaj (morching)…
Vid. Shashank Subramanyam performs at Mysore Palace
October 19, 2020Vid. Shashank Subramanyam from Hassan presenting a flute concert at Mysore Palace last evening as part of the ongoing Dasara Cultural Programme. He is accompanied by Rajendra Nakod on tabla, Mysore H.N. Bhaskar on violin and P.S. Phalgun on mridanga. Today (Oct. 19), Vid. Rahul Vellal and troupe from Bengaluru will present Devotional Songs from…
Mysuru Dasara-2020: Oct. 17-26: Minister inspects arrangements at Palace and Chamundi Hill
October 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amid COVID-19 pandemic scare, Mysuru is geared up for inauguration of simple Dasara festivities atop Chamundi Hill tomorrow (Oct. 17). Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Cardiologist and Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, will formally declare open Dasara-2020 between 7.45 am and 8.15 am. Six Corona Warriors will be felicitated on the…















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