Mandya: Mandya District In-charge Minister K. Gopalaiah has said that the Srirangapatna Dasara celebrations will be held for 5 days from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2. The Minister has also asked the District Administration to make all necessary preparations in this connection. Gopalaiah was speaking at a preliminary meeting held at the Zilla Panchayat’s Cauvery…
500-year-old Batheri in dark for Dasara
October 13, 2021Srirangapatna: While the entire Srirangapatna soaked in lights, cultural programmes, processions and decorations for Dasara, a celebration that is steeped in history, the Batheri remained in the dark as no one even cared to illuminate this structure that has deep roots in history. For the record, in the previous years, the Batheri was the centre…
Thousands witness Srirangapatna Dasara
October 10, 2021Scared by firecrackers elephant Gopalaswamy runs amok Srirangapatna: The three-day Srirangapatna Dasara got off to a spectacular start with thousands of people becoming witness to the annual event in the Fort town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district on Saturday. Adichunchanagiri Mutt seer Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji launched the Srirangapatna Dasara by offering floral tributes to the idol…
Adichunchanagiri Seer to inaugurate Srirangapatna Dasara tomorrow
October 8, 2021Mandya: Srirangapatna Dasara is all set to commence from tomorrow (Oct. 9) with puja to Nandi Dhwaja at 2.15 pm, agra puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari in the auspicious Kumbha Lagna at 3 pm and Jumboo Savari at Bannimantap in Kirangur. Adichunchanagiri Seer Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji will inaugurate this year’s Dasara in the presence of Mandya…
Srirangapatna witnesses good turnout for Dasara
October 24, 2020Srirangapatna: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Fort Town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district witnessed a traditional Dasara on Friday, drawing large crowds for the grand event. Mandya District Minister K.C.Narayanagowda inaugurated the one-day Dasara festival by showering petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari at Bannimantapa and offering prayers to Banni tree at Kirangur on K.R….
Fort Town ready for low-key Dasara this evening
October 23, 2020Srirangapatna: The Fort Town of Srirangapatna, a historic place from the point of view of Wadiyars of Mysore, is all set to witness a scaled-down Dasara sans elephants due to COVID-19, this evening. History has it that Dasara was the long-held celebrations of the Vijayanagar Kingdom. However, after Srirangapatna was captured by Raja Wadiyar I…
Grand procession marks Srirangapatna Dasara
October 4, 2019Srirangapatna: A colourful procession accompanied by a host of folk troupes marked the launching of the 3-day Dasara at Srirangapatna on Thursday. Former CM and BJP leader S.M. Krishna inaugurated the festival by offering floral tributes to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari at Bannimantap in Kirangoor. Dasara elephant Abhimanyu carried the Howdah and walked majestically…
Colourful start to three-day Grand Srirangapatna Dasara
October 17, 2018Srirangapatn: The historical three-day Srirangapatna Dasara was celebrated in a grand manner yesterday. Thousands of people, including commuters from Mysuru to Bengaluru, were a witness to the gala event as the Jumboo Savari, accompanied by folk troupes, passed through the main thoroughfares of the Fort Town. Chief Minister H.D. Kuma-raswamy inaugurated the event by offering…
Three-day Srirangapatna Dasara begins from tomorrow
October 15, 2018Mandya DC reviews preparations Mandya: With Srirangapatna Dasara to be held from tomorrow till Oct.18, DC N. Manjushree held a meeting at a hotel in Srirangapatna yesterday to review the preparations. Manjushree asked the Dasara Sub-Committees to carry out assigned responsibilities without a glitch. She said that floral tributes will be offered to an idol…
Rs. 2 crore sought for KRS, Srirangapatna Dasara: MLA
September 28, 2018Srirangapatna: MLA A.S. Ravindra Srikantaiah informed that he had sought Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to release Rs. 2 crore exclusively to celebrate Dasara festivities at Srirangapatna and KRS this year. Chairing the preliminary meeting to discuss the preparations for Dasara festivities held at Sri Ranganatha Kalyana Mantap in Srirangapatna yesterday,he said that he had…















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