Mysuru: The Senior Citizens Forum has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release currency denomination of any one currency notes with the world famous Mysore Palace. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Secretary of the Forum, R.M. Chetty has stated that in recent times RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has released currency notes of…
Police and also Private Security to guard Palace
April 28, 2018Mysuru: The Security inside the Mysore Palace which was manned by the Police Department will be whittled down and private security will be brought in to man the outside premises of the Palace. This decision was taken at a meeting of the State Chief Secretary, Law Secretary, Finance Secretary and PWD Secretary held in Bengaluru….
BJP National President Amit Shah calls on Wadiyar family at Mysore Palace
March 30, 2018Mysuru: After his visit to Suttur Mutt, Amit Shah headed to Mysore Palace to meet the members of erstwhile royal family. Shah was welcomed at the entrance of the Palace and he was offered a lotus. He later met Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, Yaduveer and his wife Trishikha Wadiyar. Yaduveer also brought his child Aadyaveer Narasimharaja…
It’s blooming time…
March 6, 2018Yellow Tabebuia is in full bloom at the Mysore Palace, adding a dash of golden sheen to the golden dome of the Amba Vilas Palace. Tabebuia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. The common name “roble” is sometimes found in English. Tabebuias have been called “trumpet trees” but this name is…
Royal Baby Aadyaveer arrives at Mysore Palace
March 2, 2018Mysuru: The nearly three-month-old baby Aadyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar, son of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, arrived at the Mysore Palace in a car along with his mother Trishikha Devi Wadiyar and one of the family members. The baby was received at the private entrance to the Palace where the erstwhile royal family lives after aarati was…
Rathasapthami darshan at Palace
January 24, 2018As part of Rathasapthami, the Muzrai Department had arranged a special darshan of Utsava Moortis (idols of deities) of nine temples in the Mysore Palace for the public at the Palace premises today from 6 am to 12 noon.
In-House Conservation Laboratory at Mysore Palace soon
January 23, 2018Mysuru: An In-House Conservation Laboratory to protect and maintain various artefacts in the historic Mysore Palace will be set up soon. This decision was taken at an Experts Committee meeting headed by former Additional Chief Secretary Chiranjiv Singh here yesterday at the Mysore Palace Board premises. It was decided to set up the In-House Conservation…
Swachh Survekshan cleaning at Mysore Palace from Jan.16
January 13, 2018Mysuru: The Swachh Survekshan 2018 cleaning campaign will begin from Jan. 16 at the Balarama Gate of the Mysore Palace at 7.30 am. The ‘Swachata Surakasha’ will go on till Jan.31, said Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. He was addressing a preliminary meeting here yesterday at his office and said every day NCC cadets from different…
Nalwadi statue’s damaged turban restored
January 7, 2018Mysuru: The damaged metal pendants in the turban of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s Italian marble statue have been replaced and the works were carried out by sculptor Arun Yogiraj based on the direction from the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. The statue of Mysuru Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at the main junction abutting Mysore Palace was found…
Over 20,000 people at Mysore Palace witness Spectacular fireworks
January 1, 2018Mysuru: New Year revellers at the Mysore Palace felt like they were in a fairy-land as fireworks lit up the midnight sky at the Palace. Crowds cheered “Happy New Year” at the stroke of midnight and they were awestruck by the 20-minute fireworks display. What made this fireworks display special was that it was sound-less,…
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