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Lakhs witness Nanjangud Pancha Maharathotsava
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Lakhs witness Nanjangud Pancha Maharathotsava

April 2, 2023

Devotees gather at Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple as early as 2 am; mega event concludes at 10.50 am Nanjangud: A sea of humanity converged on the Temple Town of Nanjangud on the banks of River Kapila this morning for the famed Srikanteshwaraswamy Pancha Maharathotsava (Dodda Jatre) that passed off peacefully. Lakhs of devotees cheered as the Rathotsava…

Woman meets watery grave in Kapila River
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Woman meets watery grave in Kapila River

May 7, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a married woman who had come to offer prayers at a temple in Nanjangud taluk,  drowned after slipping into River Kapila on Friday. Kavita (38), wife of Girish of Nanjadevanapura in Chamarajanagar district and daughter of Mysuru PLD Bank President  D.B. Nagaraj is the deceased. Kavita and Girish had come…

Kapila river bank shines like gold during Laksha Deepotsava
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Kapila river bank shines like gold during Laksha Deepotsava

December 6, 2021

Nanjangud: The banks of River Kapila near Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple in Nanjangud, which is also called ‘Dakshina Kashi,’ shone like gold and the environs reverberated with vedic chants last night during the ‘Kapila Aarati’ and ‘Laksha Deepotsava’ organised on the lines of the famous ‘Ganga Aarati’ in Kashi. The Yuva Brigade had organised the mega event…

Missing Mysuru woman found dead in River Kapila
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Missing Mysuru woman found dead in River Kapila

June 13, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The body of Ganga (66), wife of retired Principal Parameshwarappa and a resident of J.P. Nagar, who was reported missing from June 7, was found in River Kapila. She is said to have left her house after a petty quarrel. As searching for her in their relatives and friends’ house turned futile, Parameshwarappa had…

Kapila Aarti and Rathotsava in Nanjangud
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Kapila Aarti and Rathotsava in Nanjangud

December 11, 2019

Nanjangud: On the lines of the famous Ganga Aarti in Kashi, Yuva Brigade volunteers had organised Kapila Aarti on the banks of River Kapila in the temple town yesterday evening. Thousands of devotees witnessed the religious event at Nanjangud, which is known as Kashi of South India. A festive atmosphere prevailed on the banks of…

Missing priest surfaces after diving into River Kapila on Saturday
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Missing priest surfaces after diving into River Kapila on Saturday

August 13, 2019

Nanjangud:  A 55-year-old priest, who had gone missing after he jumped into River Kapila for a swim at Nanjangud on Saturday, surfaced yesterday and was reunited with his family. Venkatesh Murthy, a priest at the town’s Lingabhatta Temple, had jumped into the River which is flowing in full spate from the new Railway Bridge after…

Two youths drown in River Kapila
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Two youths drown in River Kapila

January 1, 2019

Nanjangud, Jan.1 (RS&DM)- New Year celebrations cost two youths their life, as they met a watery grave in River Kapila at Nanjangud this morning. A group of three youths from Rajajinagar in Bengaluru, who are said to be Techies, came in a car to Mysuru last night for New Year celebrations. The youths, all in…

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