Yelandur: Thousands of devotees from Chamarajanagar and other districts, and also from neighbouring States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, witnessed the ‘Maharathotsava’ of Sri Biligiriranganatha Swamy at B.R. Hills, also famous as Dakshina Tirupati, on Saturday. The Maharathotsava, which could not be held during the past 5 years because of temple renovation works and Covid-19…
Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple hundi records Rs. 22 lakh collection
July 18, 2021Yelandur: The famed Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple and Alamelu Ranganayaki Amma Temple atop B.R. Hills in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district has recorded a hundi collection (devotee offerings) of Rs. 22.35 lakh, even amid the COVID pandemic. The temple hundi (offering box) was opened after a gap of 6 months on Thursday and the offerings were…
Mother, son, daughter-in-law perish as KSRTC bus rams into bike
November 16, 2017Yelandur: In a tragic incident, a mother, son and daughter-in-law, died on the spot when a KSRTC bus rammed into the bike on which they were travelling near Yariyuru Cross on National Highway-209 last night. The deceased have been identified as Rajamma (55), her son Satish (25) and daughter-in-law Bindu (21), residents of Yariyuru village…
Forest officials rescue female elephant
March 10, 2017The forest officials this morning rescued a female elephant which was stuck in Krishnaiahna Katte tank slush at BRT Tiger Reserve located near Yelandur in Chamarajanagar. Forest officials said that a herd of six elephants had come to the tank to quench their thirst during which one of the elephants got stuck in the slush….
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