Mysore/Mysuru: A fake Twitter account of scion of erstwhile Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was created to tweet in favour of the farmers’ protest. Yaduveer, however, has denied that he has tweeted in favour of the protests against the farm laws. He said, when there is a problem, it is solved by the…
Two-day Tuber and Roots Mela begins
February 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans really went deep into roots this morning with a variety of roots and tubers which are on sale and display at the century-old Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry this morning. From ball size to small stone size, lanky to dwarf sizes of tubers and roots welcomed the enthusiastic crowd to two-day Tubers and Roots Sale-cum-Exhibition…
Yaduveer Wadiyar to inaugurate Roots & Tuber Mela on Feb. 6
February 3, 2021Cooking Contest on Feb. 7 Mysore/Mysuru: Roots and tubers are the underground secret treasures of nature which have many vitamins and minerals. Root vegetables are low in calories and high in antioxidants. Roots and tuber crops that include potatoes, taro, cassava, sweet potatoes, yams are cultivated staple energy sources, only second to cereals. They favourably…
Online marketplace for Channapatna Toys on cards
January 23, 2021Yaduveer and Trishikha impressed by eco-friendly wooden marvels Mysore/Mysuru: Scion of erstwhile Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and his wife Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar said that they will create an online marketplace for the promotion of GI-tagged Channapatna toys. The small town produces dolls made of wood, tiny wooden utensils, brightly lac-coloured birds and…
‘Name a Kalabhavan in Mysuru after Piteelu Chowdiah’
January 18, 2021Sumalatha Ambarish urges State Government Mysore/Mysuru: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has urged the State Government to name at least one Kalabhavan in Mysuru in memory of violin maestro Piteelu T. Chowdiah. She was speaking at an event organised by Prasaranga of Hampi Kannada University, in association with Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore T. Chowdiah Trust, on the…
Simple Rathotsava atop Chamundi Hill
October 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amid restriction on entry of devotees, the annual ‘Chamundeshwari Rathotsava’ was held in a simple, yet traditional manner atop Chamundi Hill this morning. The Rathotsava, also called Samvatsarothsava, is held atop the Hill every year after Vijayadashami, during Ashwija Maasa in Uttarabhadra Nakshatra in a grand manner, with thousands of devotees thronging the Hill…
270-metre Dasara Procession covered in 23 minutes
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Curtains came down on Dasara-2020 with a simple yet traditional ‘Jumboo Savari’ procession taken out within the premises of Mysore Palace in presence of a handful of audience yesterday. The caparisoned elephants, led by the Golden Howdah carrying jumbo ‘Captain’ Abhimanyu, accompanied with four others, marched 270 metres inside the Palace to complete the…
‘Vijaya Yatre’ reminisces past glory in Palace
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Although Dasara was a low-key affair this year in the wake of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the conduct of all important traditional rituals such as Vijaya Yatre and Shami Puja (Banni tree worship) ahead of the procession, added gaiety to the celebrations inside the Palace premises on Vijayadashami yesterday. Wearing the costume of Maharajas,…
Yaduveer performs traditional puja for Palace armoury
October 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking Ayudha Puja, titular head of royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, performed the customary pujas and homas, including Chandi Homa with Poornahuti, to the armoury of the Palace, including Pattada Katti, in the Palace premises on Sunday. On Ayudha Puja day on Sunday, Pattada Aane (State elephant), Pattada Hasu (State Cows), Pattada Kudure…
Yaduveer holds Khas Durbar
October 17, 2020Pattada Aane, Pattada Kudure and Pattada Hasu brought to Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: Navarathri rituals at Mysore Palace began with the commencement of Khas Durbar or Private Durbar today during which titular head of Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar ascended the Golden Throne at Durbar Hall at 11.45 am after performing various rituals. Prior…
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