Mysore/Mysuru: As Karnataka gears up for Ugadi celebrations tomorrow, the Mysuru District Administration and District SVEEP Committee, in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls scheduled on Apr. 26, organised an ‘Election Habba’ under the slogan ‘ChunavanaParva, DeshadaGarva’ (Elections: The Biggest Festival and Pride of the Nation) at Kalamandira this morning. The festival was inaugurated…
Ugadi festival shopping
April 8, 2024People purchasing bunches of mango and neem leaves near Dufferin Clock Tower this morning on the eve of Ugadi festival.
Ugadi festival eve brings people out to shop neem leaves
March 21, 2023People buy mango and neem leaves on the eve of Ugadi festival, outside Devaraja Market near Chikkagadiyara (Dufferin Clock Tower) in city this morning. The word ‘Ugadi’ derived from Sanskrit marks the beginning of New Year as per Hindu Lunar Calendar. Consuming the mixture of neem and jaggery (Bevu-Bella) is a tradition followed by those…
Thousands take holy dip at Triveni Sangama
April 5, 2022T. Narasipur: Thousands of devotees from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and other districts took a holy dip at Triveni Sangama (Confluence of three rivers — Cauvery, Kapila and Sphatika) in T. Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district as part of Ugadi Festival Jatra on Saturday, the first day of the new Hindu year. The Ugadi Jatra of…
Meat stalls witness rush for Hosthodku
April 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the Ugadi festival, mutton and chicken stalls across the city witnessed a huge rush of customers who thronged the shops to purchase meat for celebrating Hosthodku which is usually celebrated by non-vegetarian Hindus a day after Ugadi. While the first day of Ugadi begins with pujas, a grand feast of non-vegetarian…
Post-Ugadi meat sales take a hit due to shortage
April 15, 2021Shortage despite 20,000 kg of red meat and 50,000 kg chicken flying off the shelves Mysore/Mysuru: Long queues of people were witnessed in front of meat stalls across the city yesterday. Occasion: ‘Hosthodku’ celebrated a day after Ugadi where several buyers ignored safe practices for COVID and crowded to purchase meat. So huge was the…
Pandemic fails to dampen Festive Mood
April 12, 2021Markets, shops witness moderate rush even as flower prices shoot up Mysore/Mysuru: On Ugadi festival eve, moderate rush was seen at all major markets across the city and residential areas this morning. And of course, the pandemic does not seem to have deterred the spirits of the people. ‘Ugadi,’ which means ‘starting of a new…
Celebrate Ugadi within houses
April 8, 2021No roaming on streets or playing cards, warns Mysuru SP Ryshyanth Mysore/Mysuru: Celebrate Ugadi festival within four walls of your houses. Crowding outside or playing cards will attract stern action, warned Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said that the State Government has banned all festival, jathras, public rallies…
Ugadi discount sale of branded garments in city
April 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As Ugadi festival offer, a discount sale of National and International branded readymade garments is available under single roof at Hotel Pai Vista on B.N. Road in city since yesterday. It will be held from 10 am to 9 pm till Apr. 10. Entry is free. Due to Corona crisis, garment factories are suffering…
No meat for Hosthodku; No gambling too in Mysuru
March 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Celebration of Ugadi festival in Mysuru region was restrained as people mostly stayed indoors. Ugadi is celebrated by tying neem leaves to house entrances and eating a mixture of jaggery and neem leaves — symbolising the bitter-sweet experiences of life. However, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown, the government urged…
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