Mysore/Mysuru: The nine Dasara elephants led by 57-year-old mighty Abhimanyu, who will carry the 750-kg Golden Howdah, were accorded a traditional welcome into the Mysore Palace this morning. The caparisoned elephants that arrived from their respective forest camps last Sunday and housed at Aranya Bhavan, majestically marched into the Palace to begin their Dasara journey….
First weekend curfew of 2022 from 10 pm today
January 7, 2022All major tourist attractions in Mysuru including Zoo, Palace, Rail Museum closed Mysore/Mysuru: The New Year’s first weekend curfew begins from 10 pm today and will be clamped till 5 am on Monday (Jan. 10). Severe restrictions have been imposed on movement of people, except in sectors exempted from the curfew — essential services, all…
Photography without flash allowed inside Mysore Palace
September 5, 2021Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Cabinet has decided to close the Lokayukta investigation against Mysuru Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya on charges that he allowed a VIP pre-wedding photoshoot inside the Palace premises though photo-shooting is banned there. In 2016, the son of a retired IAS officer Nandakumar B.N. Aditya, his fiancé Navyatha and Venkatesh, the photographer…
No illumination, No Sound & Light
April 10, 2021But Palace open for tourists Mysore/Mysuru: There will be no illumination of Mysore Palace on Sundays and public holidays (from 7 pm – 8 pm) till May 2 following surge in Corona cases. Likewise, ‘Ugadi Sangeethotsava-2021’ stands cancelled. Even Sound and Light has been suspended from Apr. 10 to 30. However, the Palace is open…
Sugar baron Murugesh Nirani in city
June 9, 2020Invites Pramoda Devi to re-open Pandavapura Sugar Factory Mysore/Mysuru: Just a couple of days after Bagalkot District-based MRN (Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani) Sugars bagged the Rs.405 crore contract for running the decades-old Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane Niyamita (PSSKL) at Pandavapura in Mandya District on a 40-year lease, BJP MLA from Bilgi and former Minister Murugesh Nirani,…
District Minister visits Chamundi Hill, Palace and Bishop House
May 16, 2020Prays outside the temple to make India free of Coronavirus just as Mysuru is COVID-free Mysore/Mysuru: Delighted with Mysuru District becoming COVID-19 free, District Minister S.T. Somashekar visited Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill this morning and offered special prayers to the deity as a mark of gratitude. The Minister offered prayers to the deity standing…
Fireworks Display at Mysuru Palace tomorrow
December 31, 2019Mysuru: As the Government has announced three-day State mourning following the demise of Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji on Sunday, the fireworks display at the Palace premises, which was scheduled to be held today (Dec.31) at 12 midnight to welcome the New Year, has been postponed to Jan.1. The fireworks will now be displayed…
Royal Chandeliers get their sheen back for Dasara
September 26, 2019By N. Niranjan Nikam The Mysore Palace Board, in-charge of maintaining the Palace, gets to work to prepare for Dasara months in advance. Over 150 chandeliers are cleaned and burnt bulbs inside them are replaced – a delicate work that needs a lot of careful planning. “Chandeliers including big ones, domes, and pearl chandeliers, white,…
Summer heat, elections, exams keep tourists to Mysuru at bay
April 20, 2019Mysuru: If there is one tourist destination with a myriad of tourist attractions apart from the clean city tag that tourists flock to, it is Mysuru. However, the lean season of February and March sees a dip in footfalls. This season, there are three or four reasons that have added to this yearly phenomena of…
Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee visits Palace
September 5, 2017Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee (right), accompanied by another legend Dean Jones, visited Mysore Palace during their visit to city yesterday. ‘What a great day! Got to visit a beautiful Palace in Mysuru and get blessed by Ruby the elephant,’ Lee tweeted. The duo is part of the commentary team for the KSCA which is…
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