Dutee Chand, who won the silver in women’s 100 metres and 200 metres at the Jakarta Asian Games, visited Mysore Palace yesterday. She visited the Palace along with her friends and family members and also took part in the Ganesha Chaturthi pujas offered to the elephants. By winning two silver medals, Dutee Chand has joined…
Governor visits Palace
September 5, 2018Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R. Vala visited Mysore Palace for the first time this morning along with his family members. Picture shows Palace Board Dy. Director T.S. Subramanya explaining about Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru, placed inside the replica of Golden Howdah, to the VVIP. The dignitary, who spent more than an hour going…
Dasara jumbos to be welcomed at Mysore Palace tomorrow evening
September 4, 2018Mysuru: The first batch of six Dasara elephants which arrived in city on Sept.2 evening and housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here will be accorded a warm welcome to the Mysore Palace at 4.30 pm tomorrow (Sept.5) with traditional puja. While five elephants arrived from Veeranahosahalli Gate of the Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur…
22 sheds to shelter Dasara elephants, mahouts, kavadis ready at Mysore Palace
September 1, 2018Mysuru: All arrangements are almost complete to receive the Dasara elephants as the first batch led by Arjuna arrives as part of Gajapayana at the Mysore Palace on Sept.2. In all, 22 sheds have been installed. Every year, tenders are floated to house the Dasara elephants, Mahouts, Kavadis and their families, sheds, tent school, library…
Gajapayana date yet to be finalised: Sheds being constructed to house Dasara elephants at Mysore Palace premises
August 22, 2018Mysuru: Though the date for Gajapayana is yet to be announced, construction of sheds to house Dasara elephants and to provide shelter for mahouts and kavadis are going on at Mysore Palace premises. In the first batch, six elephants led by Arjuna will arrive and another six elephants will arrive in the second batch. In…
Sound and light show at Mysore Palace cancelled
August 17, 2018Mysuru: The Sound and Light show to be held this evening at the Mysore Palace has been cancelled, following the government’s directive, because of the passing away of former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee yesterday, said Palace Board Deputy Director T. S. Subramanya, in a press release.
Actress Nidhi Subbaiah caught in Mysore Palace photo-shoot row
August 4, 2018Mysuru: The social media and TV channels are abuzz with images of a photo-shoot of Kannada actress Nidhi Subbaiah inside the Durbar Hall of Mysore Palace. The photos, shared across various mediums, have raised many questions as to who gave the permission for the actress to take pictures inside the Palace and its ornate inner…
Mysore Palace Board website glitch hits online ticketing system
August 2, 2018Mysuru: Online ticketing facility has been affected following a glitch in the Mysore Palace Board website since yesterday. Star of Mysore office received many calls from tourists since last evening with the callers complaining that the website www.mysorepalace.gov.in which used to provide e-ticketing facility was defunct. Future Design Technologies had designed and upgraded the interactive…
Kerala Godman’s ‘durbar’ in Mysore Palace
July 2, 2018Mysuru: A Constable attached to the Mysore Palace security has been suspended after a photo of a Godman from Kerala violating security rules of the Palace went viral on social media. Constable Chikkanna, who was posted in the Palace Security, is the person who has been suspended. Swamiji Sunil Das, a Godman from Kerala, is…
Elders appeal PM to release currency notes on Mysore Palace
June 4, 2018Mysuru: 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…
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