Mysuru: With grand Mysuru Dasara festivities just around the corner, meticulous restoration work is underway to ensure that the Mysore Palace’s illumination dazzles visitors in all its glory. Nearly 16,000 to 17,000 damaged incandescent bulbs are being replaced so that the full set of one lakh decorative bulbs will shine brightly when the Navarathri celebrations…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace Board has announced restrictions on tourist entry to the Palace on specific dates during Dasara-2025 to facilitate Sharannavarathri religious rituals performed by members of Mysore Royal Family and for smooth conduct of the Jumboo Savari. The restricted dates and timings are as follows: • Sept. 16, 2025 (Tuesday): Entry restricted from…
Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have deployed Zero Traffic (Green Corridor) to facilitate the smooth exercise of Dasara elephants, taken on a routine walk from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap in the morning and evening hours. The new norm has been enforced, in view of the safety of pachyderms, following a report published on Aug. 30 in…
Mysore/Mysuru: On the final leg of her two-day Mysuru tour, President Droupadi Murmu visited the Mysore Palace this morning along with her daughter, Itishree Murmu and Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and expressed admiration for its architectural grandeur and conservation efforts. The President praised the meticulous upkeep of the Palace, particularly the preservation of paintings, equipment and…
To be welcomed at Jayamarthanda Gate Mysore/Mysuru: The second batch of five Dasara elephants, including three debutants, will be welcomed into the Mysore Palace through Jayamarthanda Gate at 4 pm today on their arrival from forest camps. The five elephants, which include three males and two females are: 43-year-old Gopi, 43-year-old Sugreeva and 11-year-old Hemavathi…
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to restrict the entry of visitors to the Mysore Palace to watch the grand Dasara procession on Oct. 2 in the wake of the tragedy where 11 youths died in the stampede that occurred at the stadium in Bengaluru during RCB team’s IPL cricket victory celebrations on June 4,…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara fast approaching, various Departments have taken works to spruce up the Mysore Palace premises, prominent statues and circles across the city. Dasara is scheduled to be held from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2. Palace, the main attraction with enhanced features during Dasara every year, is getting a facelift, with…
Mysuru: Nine Dasara elephants, led by Captain and Golden Howdah-carrier Abhimanyu, entered the Mysore Palace last evening. They were housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram on their arrival to city on Aug. 4 evening. The nine Dasara jumbos are: Captain Abhimanyu, Bhima, Ekalavya, Mahendra, Kanjan, Dhananjaya, Prashantha, Lakshmi and Kaveri. At about 3.30 pm, puja…
S.R. Iyengar is a pioneer of early modern art, says Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat Mysore/Mysuru: A four-day exhibition of paintings by former Mysore Palace artist late S.R. Iyengar opened this morning at the Wadiyar Centre for Architecture (WCFA) on Krishnaraja Boulevard Road. The exhibition, featuring 16 paintings and portraits by Iyengar created between 1940 and 1985,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 11th International Day of Yoga was celebrated on a grand scale with various educational institutions and associations organising Yoga sessions at multiple venues across the city this morning. The main event of the International Day of Yoga was held in front of the sprawling Mysore Palace, with thousands of Yoga enthusiasts, including students…
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