Mysuru: The Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill was soaked in a hue of colours this morning as the annual Mahabhisheka was performed under the aegis of the city’s Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust. This was the 19th year that the Trust had performed the Mahabhisheka. The Mahabhisheka began at 8.30 am in the presence of Suttur…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department has stalled illegal works of laying interlock tiles and kerb (border) stones atop Chamundi Hill and an FIR has been filed against the violators. A private religious organisation from Coimbatore had resorted to laying interlock tiles and borders on a road near the Nandi Statue. The road leads to a rock…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mahabhisheka to the statue of Nandi atop Chamundi Hill was conducted this morning in the presence of Seers and devotees. The city’s Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust has been conducting the Nandi Mahabhisheka annually during Karthika Masa for the past several years and today’s was the 17th one. The Mahabhisheka began with the performance…
Mysore/Mysuru: It is safe and best to abandon the road leading to Nandi Statue from the main View Point junction as that road seems beyond repair and stability, according to some engineers. The road is built on a very sharp and fragile slope which may not withstand the heavy torrential rains leading to landslides all…
City sculptor Arun Yogiraj of Adi Shankaracharya statue-fame to take up task in one-and-a-half months Mysore/Mysuru: The monolith Nandi Statue atop the Chamundi Hill that has developed cracks due to vagaries of weather and improper cleaning processes using high-power water jets will be restored to its original black colour and works will begin in one-and-a-half…
Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa appeals to save rare monolith atop Chamundi Hill Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa, who has started a campaign of sorts to save the Chamundi Hill from destructive development including projects like the ropeway and railings on steps, today raked up the safety of Nandi Statue which he said had deep fissures…
Technical Committee of Institution of Engineers comes up with feasible recommendations Mysore/Mysuru: The Technical Committee of the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysuru Local Centre, constituted to assess the damages to the Chamundi Hill road linking the View Point and the Nandi Statue has recommended to the District Administration to abandon the road for vehicular traffic…
Mysore/Mysuru: The colossal monolith Nandi Statue, located mid-way on the Mysuru city-Chamundi Hill Road, was this morning bathed in more than 38 sacred herbs and flowers, including milk, honey, sugarcane juice, curds, ghee, payasam, sacred ash, dry fruits, tender coconut water, sandalwood, kumkum, turmeric, rice flour, banana and other fruits as devotees performed ‘Mahabhisheka.’ The…
Retaining wall near Nandi Statue caves in Repair works to begin tomorrow, says DC Vulnerable spots atop Hill to be surveyed Mysore/Mysuru: Two years after a major landslide was reported atop the Chamundi Hill near the Nandi Statue, one more landslide close to the same area last night has spread panic among residents, commuters and…
Mysore/Mysuru: A simple ‘Mastakabhisheka’ was performed to the Nandi statue under the aegis of Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust atop Chamundi Hill this morning owing to COVID-19 pandemic. The Balaga has been organising the ritual on the third Sunday of Karthika Month every year since 15 years and the rituals were held in a simple manner…
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