Once vibrant century-old Rama Mandiras of Mysore fading into oblivion By Maya Sitaram The frenzied fervour with which the Ram Temple at Ayodhya was inaugurated transports one to the memoirs of the unique music tradition reverberating from the innumerable Rama Mandiras in Mysore for over 200 years. In the quaint bylanes of Mysore’s old localities,…
Melukote Nadaswara team enthrals devotees at Ayodhya Ram Temple
February 6, 2024Melukote (Mandya): Following the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jan. 22, the Nadaswara team from Melukote Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple has been captivating the atmosphere in Ayodhya with their daily performances. This dedicated service, led by Nadaswara Vidwan M.P. Nagaraju, Dollu Vidwan Ashok, and other artistes, will…
Ram Mandir won’t help BJP in LS polls: CM
January 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya will not politically benefit BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha (LS) polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the issue in fact, will boomerang on that party. Addressing a press meet at his residence in T.K. Layout here this morning, Siddaramaiah contended that Prime Minister Narendra…
Srirama Pattabhisheka held at Ganapathy Ashram
January 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A historical moment was witnessed in Ayodhya as a result of staunch penance by our forefathers, sadhus and saints for over 500 years, said Avadhoota Datta Peetham Pontiff Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, here on Monday. Speaking after performing Sri Rama Pattabhisheka rituals at his ashram on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road to mark the consecration of Ram…
Ram Lalla idol consecrated at Ayodhya Temple
January 22, 2024PM Modi leads rituals that began at 12.20 pm and concluded at 1 pm Ayodhya: In a profoundly spiritual and culturally significant moment, the world witnessed the unveiling of the Ram Lalla idol this noon, following the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ayodhya Ram Temple…
Special ceremonies held at Mysore Palace temples
January 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To celebrate the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, the Mysore Palace Board, in collaboration with the Department of Religious Endowment, conducted special pujas at the Palace premises this morning. Before the commencement of the puja rituals, the utsava murthis (festival idols) from all the temples within the Palace premises, including Sri Shwethavarahaswamy Temple,…
Celebs at Ayodhya
January 22, 2024Ayodhya: Film stars and Bollywood luminaries have gathered at the newly-constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya for the grand consecration ceremony. Notable personalities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana, and filmmaker Rohit Shetty graced the temple this morning in anticipation of the consecration event. Megastar Amitabh…
Students make a replica of Ayodhya Temple using sand
January 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Over 20 students from Purna Chetana Public School in the city, under the guidance of artist Anil Bhoga Shetty and his team, have collaboratively created a replica of Ayodhya’s Sri Ram Mandir on the school grounds. Using fine sand, dust and charcoal dust, the 40 feet by 30 feet masterpiece was completed over a…
Photo of Ram Lalla idol made public ahead of consecration ceremony
January 20, 2024From ten Vishnu Avatars to the Swastika, Ram Lalla idol depicts all significant symbols of Sanatana Dharma Ayodhya: The Lord Ram idol, which has been placed at the Ayodhya Temple was revealed yesterday, days ahead of the consecration ceremony — ‘Pran Pratishtha’ on Monday (Jan. 22). The idol depicts Lord Ram as a five-year-old child…
Ram idol carved out of a three-billion-year-old rock
January 19, 2024Azure-coloured Krishna Shile is the oldest rock from South India, says city Professor Mysore/Mysuru: The idol of Lord Ram (Ram Lalla), carved by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj and now gracing the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has been chiselled out of a three-billion-year-old rock, according to Dr. C. Srikantappa, UGC-Emeritus Professor (retired),…
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