Tenfold price hike for foreigners from Rs. 100 to Rs. 1,000 sparks criticism Mysuru: The Mysore Palace Board has revised the entry fee for the Mysore Palace, with the new rates effective from this morning. Updated rate charts have been displayed near the ticket counters. According to a media release by Palace Board Deputy Director…
Sonal Shah visits Palace, Shuka Vana
February 12, 2024Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s wife Sonal Shah, who visited Mysore Palace in city yesterday, being felicitated by Mysore Palace Board Dy. Director T.S. Subramanya with a portrait of the golden throne. Sonal Shah at Shuka Vana in Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram premises on Nanjangud Road in Mysuru.
US Consul General visits Mysore Palace
January 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Christopher W. Hodges, Consul General of United States of America, visited the Mysore Palace on Thursday. He was warmly welcomed by Deputy Director of Palace Board T.S. Subramanya, who felicitated him with a Mysore Peta, shawl and sandalwood garland. The Consul General and his team, who went around the Palace seeing the Golden Howdah,…
Cleaning chandelier at Palace
October 8, 2023A worker cleaning a chandelier at Durbar Hall of Mysore Palace on the eve of assembling of golden throne this morning, as Mysore Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya and others look on. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Cracks mar stained glass domes of Mysore Palace
August 31, 2023By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic Mysore Palace, an embodiment of historical grandeur and architectural marvel, faces a new challenge as cracks have appeared in the peacock-shaped stained glass domes atop its Durbar Hall and Kalyana Mantapa. Rainwater seepage is causing damage to the Palace, cherished for its distinctive Indo-Saracenic style, which beautifully blends…
Think20 delegates marvel at beauty of Mysore Palace
August 2, 2023To witness Palace illumination from 8.15 pm to 8.45 pm and Police Band performance tonight; no public entry Mysore/Mysuru: The G20’s Think20 summit delegates who are in Mysuru city for deliberations embarked on an enriching visit to the majestic Mysore Palace last evening. A warm and traditional welcome was accorded to over 180 delegates by…
British Deputy High Commissioner visits Palace
October 2, 2021British Deputy High Commissioner, Bengaluru, Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford and his wife Amanda Pilmore-Bedford, who visited the Mysore Palace yesterday, were felicitated by Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya. “Thank you for a lovely tour of the wonderful Mysore Palace. My wife and I really enjoyed the Palace, learning about its history and the culture of Mysore,”…
U.S. Consulate General Officers visit Palace
September 14, 2021Anne Lee Seshadri (left), Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai and Ratna Mukherjee, Public Engagement Specialist, Office of Public Affairs, US Consulate General, visited the Mysore Palace this morning. They also called on Pramoda Devi Wadiyar after going around the Palace. Picture shows the dignitaries with Palace Board Deputy Director T.S….
No illumination, sound & light programme at Mysore Palace till further orders
July 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Director of Mysore Palace Board T.S. Subramanya has clarified that there will be no illumination of Palace on Sundays and public holidays and sound and light programme till further orders. He told SOM that hundreds of people gather at the Palace to witness the illumination. But, the State Government has not given permission…
Stone inscription confirms demise of Sri Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Kingdom on Oct. 17, 1529
February 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A stone inscription found near a temple in Tumakuru district has revealed that Sri Krishnadevaraya, a finest king of medieval period who had kept the Muslim invaders at bay for very many years, had died on Oct. 17, 1529. This, perhaps, is the first rare stone inscription that has recorded the exact date of…
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