Mysuru: Even as the whole city is getting decked-up like a bride to celebrate the 408th Dasara, the preparations for Navaratri are in full swing at the focus of the ten-day festival — The Mysore Palace. The Navaratri pujas will begin with Navagraha homa and other Shanti pujas from Sept. 15 between 7.45 am and…
Mysuru: It will be an audio-visual treat and a grand show of sound and light for tourists during Dasara cultural programmes at the backdrop of an illuminated Mysore Palace as the Dasara organisers have planned to invite stalwart artistes including Shubha Mudgal, Shobhana, Sudha Chandran, Pt. Rajeev Taranath and Vid. T.M. Krishna to perform from…
Mysuru: About 180 differently-abled persons from Puducherry, under the aegis of Differently-abled Development Association at the behest of Department of Social Welfare, visited the Mysore Palace here this morning. They are said to be on a four-day visit to city and arrived on last Monday. Special arrangements were made to take the special visitors across…
Mysuru: The State Government and District Administration are leaving no stone unturned to make this pre-election year, a memorable one for the people of Mysuru and others thronging the city to witness the Dasara celebrations in all its resplendent glory. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will inaugurate the Dasara Cultural programme on Sept. 21 at Mysore Palace…
Howdah-elephant Arjuna stretching his leg even as its fore legs are chained before it is taken out for the morning rehearsal ahead of Jumboo Savari. [Pic. by M.T. Yogesh Kumar]
Mysuru: Come Vijayadashami, special teams will be set up to curb the menace of stray dogs and cattle on the procession route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Grounds on Sept.30. On that day, elephant Arjuna will carry the 750-kg Golden Howdah. The Jumboo Savari procession will start in the afternoon and lakhs of people participate…
Mysuru: With the countdown for this year’s Dasara having already begun, the Forest Department will be conducting the cannon firing test for Dasara elephants at the Mysore Palace tomorrow. The test will be held at the parking space near the Varaha Gate of the Palace. All 15 elephants will undergo the test to get accustomed…
Palace electricians are seen replacing old and fused bulbs of the magnificent domes of the Mysore Palace this morning ahead of Navaratri celebrations from Sept. 21. Every year, about 50,000 bulbs are replaced with new ones. The Palace is fitted with more than 98,000 plus bulbs. The illuminated Palace is one of the main attractions…
Mysuru: The second batch of Dasara elephants, including debutants Bheema, Krishna and Drona, reached Mysore Palace yesterday to take part in the Jumboo Savari scheduled for Sept. 30. The elephants that arrived from the jungle camps were accorded a simple but traditional welcome by a team of officials led by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep who…
Mysuru: A special podium will be erected at the Mysore Palace for the first time for the convenience of the journalists to cover the Dasara Procession. Dasara Special Officer and Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep responded to the request of the photographers and videographers to install a special podium for an unhindered view of the inauguration…
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