The pairing of pailwans for the Dasara Kusti (Wrestling) Competition-2019 was conducted at Sri B.V. Karanth Ranga Mandira, Dasara Exhibition Grounds, in city yesterday. The guests on the dais were Mysuru DC Abhiram G. Sankar, Karnataka Wrestling Association President Prof. Rangaiah, Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth, Addl. SP and Dasara Wrestling Sub-Committee Deputy Special…
Mysuru Dasara-2019: Suggestions
September 22, 2019A service that every Mysurean should extend By Ashvini Ranjan Brace yourself, Dasara is here! Probably two million visitors will visit the city and on a conservative estimate, a lakh of motor vehicles will enter the city. It is anybody’s guess that the city will choke and the Traffic Police will be at their wits…
Dasara Air Show on Oct. 2
September 19, 2019Minister V. Somanna inspects Torchlight Parade Grounds and Mysore Palace Official invitation to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa and Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at 6 pm today Golden Throne to be assembled at Durbar Hall of Palace on Sept. 24 Mysuru: Aviation enthusiasts are in for a visual treat this Dasara as a full-fledged Dasara Air Show will…
Howdah Test: Arjuna rehearses with wooden howdah
September 19, 2019Mysuru: Mighty Arjuna, the lead elephant for Dasara procession, rehearsed carrying the wooden howdah today. Arjuna began his test run from the Mysore Palace and walked all the way to the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap with ease and elegance. Arjuna, along with Kumki elephants Kaveri and Vijaya, was brought near the residence of royal…
Mysuru Dasara Website a big hit around the globe
September 19, 2019Traffic highest from Bengaluru, America; plans to attract Europe Mysuru: Mysuru Dasara-2019 website www.mysoredasara.gov.in has been re-launched and in its new avatar it is generating very high traffic, particularly from netizens in Bengaluru and the United States of America (USA). The total hits as on Sept.15 are 85,029 and the highest hit was on the…
Mysuru Dasara 2019: A Grand Dasara Gajapayana
August 23, 2019The Gajapayana was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park. This signals the countdown for the Dasara festivities which will be held from Sept.29. The jumbos will take part in the Vijayadashami procession (Oct.8) to shore up the event.
Gajapayana heralds Dasara
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Signalling the official countdown to the famed Mysuru Dasara, the first batch of six caparisoned elephants led by the mighty tusker Arjuna — the Golden Howdah-carrying Elephant — embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from the jungle camps to the City of Palaces this morning. The Gajapayana was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts…
Pall of gloom over Drona’s sudden death
April 27, 2019Mysuru Dasara will miss both Senior and Junior Dronas Mysuru: Mysuru Dasara will miss Drona. The male elephant died of a suspected heart attack yesterday at Mathigodu Elephant Camp near Thithimathi in Kodagu inside the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. The end of the 39-year-old jumbo came when it was quenching its thirst. Drona first participated in…
Don’t climb heritage buildings during ‘Jumboo Savari’: MCC
October 11, 2018Mysuru: Concerned by the dilapidated state of buildings along the Jumboo Savari route, the MCC Commissioner has issued a directive to people not to climb the heritage structures on Sayyaji Rao Road on Oct.19, the day of Dasara procession. This order applies to both Government and private buildings. The order states that at no point,…
Varieties of Kites dot City Skies…
September 30, 2018The two-day Mysuru Dasara Kite Festival, which began last evening, witnessed many people flocking the sprawling Lalitha Mahal Helipad Grounds to enjoy the kite flying culture which has been an integral part of Indian tradition. Kite flying is no child’s play. It requires talent, skill, creativity and science. This morning, kites of various hues, types,…
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