Hassan: Vice- President M. Venkaiah Naidu performed the Rajyabhisheka rituals at Chavundaraya Mantapa yesterday as part of the ongoing 88th Mahamastakabhisheka of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola here. Naidu showered flower petals and poured holy water on the bust of the first Tirthankara Rishabhanatha and offered puja. Speaking in Kannada, he hailed Karnataka for its richness in…
Mysuru: A CHESCom Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) from the city reportedly died of heart attack while taking part in a Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka procession at Shravanabelagola in Hassan district yesterday. C.D. Vidyadhar (55), a resident of first Cross Bhavya Bharath Layout behind BEML Layout, Srirampura in city, is the deceased. Vidyadhar was taking part in a…
Over 300 Doliwallas are coming to Shravanabelagola from Shikharji to carry the devotees up the Vindhyagiri for them to have darshan of Lord Bahubali and witness the ongoing 88th Mahamastakabhisheka. As of now, there are 20 designated local Doliwallas employed by the Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt who have been doing this business of carrying devotees since…
Mysuru: After commissioning of Bengaluru-Hassan New Railway Line, there was a persistent demand from the public to run combined train No. 16517/16518, KSR Bengaluru-Kannur- KSR Bengaluru and Train No. 16523/16524, KSR Bengaluru-Karwar – KSR Bengaluru train via the new line as it is the shorter route to reach Mangaluru compared to that via Mysuru. To…
A three-day International Conference on Prakrit language has been organised from Nov.3 to 6 at Shravanabelagola Monastery. The conference will be held as a part of Bhagawan Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav-2018. The main theme of the proposed International Conference is Prakrit literature and culture. However, it covers a wide range of Prakrit and Apabhramsa literature including…
Hassan: The Gomateshwara statue located on the Vindhyagiri in Shravanabelagola will have a modern scaffolding to facilitate the Mahamastakabhisheka to be held during February, next year. The Public Works Department (PWD), which will construct the scaffolding, conducted a demonstration in the presence of district level officials at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, here on Tuesday. The…
Mysuru: Gomateshwara Bhagawan Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav Committee and Shravanabelagola Digambar Jain Mutt Committee have organised a three-day National Jain Women’s Conference at Patta Mahadevi Shantala Sabha Mantap in Shravanabelagola, Hassan district, from Aug.11 to 13. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Reception Committee Chairperson Sheela Anantharaj said that the…
Bengaluru: Tense moments prevailed for some time as an eagle hit Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s chopper this morning while he was on his way to inaugurate a series of development programmes for the Mahamastakabhisheka of Lord Bahubali in Shravanabelagola. Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara was accompanying the CM. Reports said that soon after the helicopter took…
Shravanabelagola (Hassan): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched development works for Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka festival, to be held here in February 2018, at a programme organised at Karnataka Jain Association here this morning. Later, he launched development works at a programme held at Bahubali Engineering College Grounds. He launched works related to construction of tourist bungalow, 66/11 kV…
Hassan – Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will launch the works related to Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka, scheduled for February 2018, in Shravanabelagola on April 16. Disclosing this during a preliminary meeting here on Sunday, District in-Charge Minister A Manju said that around 1,500 people are expected to attend the programme. The Jain Mutt in Shravanabelagola has made seating…
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