Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Khas Durbar’ held as part of Navarathri celebrations by the erstwhile Royal family in the Palace came to a close on Wednesday. It was a full-fledged event this year after two years of lowkey Dasara celebrations due to COVID pandemic. Bringing the curtains down on the 10-day festival, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed the…
Abhimanyu is a hat-trick hero
October 6, 2022Carries 1,100 kg as if it is a child’s play Mysore/Mysuru: The 57-year-old Abhimanyu, one of the longest serving members of the Dasara jumbo squad, carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah and successfully completed his third Jumboo Savari. In doing so, he became a hat-trick hero and the cynosure of all eyes. The veteran elephant took…
The melange of colours: 62 folk art troupes entertain Dasara spectators
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: This year’s grand Dasara witnessed huge crowds from across the world who came to watch the world famous Jumboo Savari. A total of 62 art troupes were a part of procession portraying the culture, art, folk and heritage of Karnataka. The procession showcased the diversity of the State with folk teams from across the…
48 tableaux in Dasara procession
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Jumboo Savari procession held yesterday featured a record 48 tableaux and 73 cultural troupes. The tableaux included one each from 31 districts of the State, four from the Tableaux Committee and 13 from various Government Departments and Institutions. The first tableau that passed in the procession was from Bagalkot district, which showcased Mudhol…
Razzmatazz of lights marks Torchlight Parade
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: While it was a rare feast as the magnificent cultural extravaganza that unfolded at the Mysore Palace yesterday signalling the culmination of the 10-day Dasara festivities, known for its grandeur and impressive Jumboo Savari, the Torchlight Parade was nothing short of a carnival where troops literally played with fire. Though there was no show…
Post grand finale: Pourakarmikas make ‘Jumboo Savari’ route clean and tidy
October 6, 2022Cleaning process, removal of shamiyanas and chairs begin at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: The cleaning process of the Jumboo Savari route where lakhs witnessed the grand finale yesterday was taken up after the conclusion of the Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap last night and by today morning, the entire Jumboo Savari route was clean and tidy. Thanks…
Vajra Mushti Kalaga comes alive
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the traditional Vajra Mushti Kalaga, an extinct form of wrestling, came alive at Karikallu Thotti in front of the Palace Kalyana Mantapa on Wednesday, the last day of Vijayadashami celebrations, in front of a sizeable gathering. Jattis (wrestlers) from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru and Channapatna participated in the Kalaga. At Wednesday’s…
Helicopter-like drone dismay crowd
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as huge crowds throng the roads all along the Dasara procession route, a flurry of ‘Helicopters’ flying over them dismayed and at the same time excited the crowd. These ‘Helicopters’ were in fact drones that resembled replicas of a variety of Helicopters that are going to be manufactured at HAL’s Helicopter Plant coming…
Youths say cheese…
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Be it any big or small event, youngsters are everywhere busy clicking selfies and are eager to upload them on social media. As the Jumboo Savari procession passed through K.R. Circle and went further, many youths were seen clicking selfies in the middle of Raja Marga. However, crowds of youths were seen clicking selfies…
Mobile Command Centre vehicle keeps vigil
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mobile Command Centre vehicle, which has all the features of a Police Control Room, kept a hawk-eye vigil on the movement of vehicles and people inside Mysore Palace and its surroundings. This hi-tech Mobile Command Centre vehicle has 19 hi-tech cameras, four jacket cameras, 10 wireless cameras, 4 body worn cameras, four still…
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