Families come calling on River Cauvery at Srirangapatna for ‘Pitru Paksha’ Srirangapatna: Thousands of families are converging at the historic town of Srirangapatna to pay respects to their elders in the form of offerings during this season of Pitru Paksha. Every year, the river banks in and around Srirangapatna including Paschimavahini, Sopana Katte, Snana Ghatta,…
By Vinay Karekura There is another group of coin-and-treasure hunters at Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna. The speciality of this group is that they go in search of places where people come to immerse the ashes of their loved ones and perform ‘Pitru Paksha’ rituals every year at the designated auspicious season. This group too hails from…
Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal (in light blue kurta), who visited Tipu tomb at Ganjam in Srirangapatna recently was felicitated by Tippu Wakf Board Estate Officer Ayub as committee members Iqbal Pasha, Irfan Ahmed, Hazarath Moulana Qari Inayat-ur-Rahman, Shahi Imam of Masjid-e-Aqsa, qari Sufi Waliba and others look on.
Mysuru, Aug. 30 (KS) – The 243rd Sandar Urus Shariff of Hazarath Nawab Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur will be held tomorrow at Srirangapatna and mysuru. The Sandal Urus at Srirangapatna will be held at Gumbad-e-Shahi, Ganjam at Srirangapatna. The procession will commence at 3 pm from Masjid-e-Ala at Srirangapatna and will reach Gumbad-e-Shahi at 5…
Many islands submerge under Cauvery in Ranganathittu Tourist spot might take 7 to 8 years to regain its glory Srirangapatna: Heavy rainfall and the resultant water release from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam since a couple of weeks has flooded the world famous bird sanctuary at Ranganathittu, threatening the very existence of the winged…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Friday I wrote about the impact of human inaction vis a vis the impact of flood waters on the historic Srirangapatna Fort, a stone’s throw away from our city. The fast deteriorating state of another iconic marvel of ancient engineering just outside this fort certainly deserves a mention…
Mysuru: NSS students of Seshadripuram First Grade College in city cleaned up a discarded ancient stonewell at Jakkanahalli near Arakere in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district recently. Locals say that the well was a Kalyani of Chamundeshwari Temple, built by the erstwhile Mysore rulers centuries ago. The Maharajas are said to have appointed a Priest…
Srirangapatna: An action plan is being prepared to strengthen the Srirangapatna Fort that is acting as a barrier to river Cauvery. The action plan is worth Rs. 75 crore to Rs. 80 crore, said Mandya Additional Deputy Commissioner T. Yogesh, who heads the Heritage Monuments Conservation Committee. It may be recalled, SOM had published a…
Rajas, Sultans have hoisted Flags on this 15th century flagpole in Srirangapatna By Vinay Karekura The Rajas, Maharajas and Sultans right from 15th Century have proudly protected this historical monument where they were hoisting flags from this flagpole in Bateri, which unfortunately is in a shambles now. This place classified as a heritage structure is…
Another woman, who came to end her life, backs off seeing body being swept away Srirangapatna: A 45-year-old man, who had come from Bengaluru to immerse the ashes of his mother at Sangama in Srirangapatna drowned as he slipped and fell into Cauvery River yesterday. The deceased is Srikanth, an employee of an IT company and…
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