21 rounds from seven cannons were fired at the parking lot while Dasara elephants stayed inside Mysore/Mysuru: To acclimatised five Dasara elephants to the booming sound of cannons, a firing drill was held at the parking lot near Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace yesterday evening. This is the first phase of the cannon drill to…
Mysore/Mysuru: A free RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test were conducted for the staff of Mysore Palace in view of the beginning of the ten-day Dasara festival from Oct. 17 to 26. As many as 300 persons are working in various Departments in the Palace which includes Electrical, Civil and Horiculture, Police and Home Guards. Of…
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar convinces Jattis not to hold bouts this year as a precautionary measure against pandemic By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the Government to celebrate Dasara in a simple manner this year, has also ‘gulped’ several other Dasara-related events such as wrestling competitions and other contests, including the…
To submit report on Dasara crowd to CM this evening; Final decision tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: A three-member technical team headed by Dr. Sudarshan, Chairman, COVID-19 State Technical Advisory Committee, visited the city this morning and held consultations with officials of various Departments in connection with Dasara-2020. First, the technical team visited Chamundi Hill where Dasara festival…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara elephant Abhimanyu, which has been given the responsibility of carrying the Golden Howdah on Jumboo Savari day, began his training by carrying 350-kg sand bags this morning inside the Palace premises. Before the commencement of weight training, puja was performed at Kodi Someshwara Temple in Palace premises and to the Gaadhi Namdha (a…
Mysore/Mysuru: A slew of programmes are lined up at the Palace in connection with Sharannavarathri festivities which will begin from Oct. 17. However, all rituals will be carried out keeping with the tradition sans participation or presence of family members, visitors and media, said Pramoda Devi Wadiyar in a press release. M. Lakshminarayan, Private Secretary…
Mysore/Mysuru: The countdown began for inauguration of Dasara-2020 with traditional handing over of the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru Royal family, to the Department of Muzrai by Mysore Palace Board here this morning. The ‘Panchaloha’ idol, which has been in the possession of Palace Board, was handed over by T.S. Subramanya,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), which has begun illuminating roads and Circles surrounding Mysore Palace for the coming Dasara festival, conducted a trial run of the illumination yesterday. With the State Government deciding to celebrate Dasara (Oct. 17 – 26) in a simple manner due to COVID-19 pandemic, only a few important roads…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara is that time of the year when Mysuru lives up to its sobriquet of Royal City and Mysuru is among the few places where tongas still exist. The tongas are now used only for joy rides, especially during Dasara when the tongawallas deck up their tongas and illuminate them with LED lights to…
Mysore/Mysuru: As a COVID-19 precautionary and safety measure, the members of the public will not be allowed to gather for Navarathri Puja celebrations inside the Mysore Palace during this year’s Dasara. In a press release, member of the erstwhile Royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said that traditional and customary pujas and rituals associated with Dasara…
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