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Mahisha Dasara celebrated amid security in Mysuru
1 year, 2 months ago

Mahisha Dasara celebrated amid security in Mysuru

Hindustan Times  

Mahisha Dasara was celebrated at the town hall in Mysuru on Friday amid tight security. Mysuru police commissioner Ramesh Bhanoth clamped section 144 in the city to prevent any gatherings, processions for celebrating the festival. However, the commissioner gave permission to celebrate Mahisha Dasara at the town hall from 10 am to 12 pm, barring flexes and processions. Several speakers …

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Seminar on Mahishasura held as part of Mahisha Dasara in Mysuru
1 year, 3 months ago

Seminar on Mahishasura held as part of Mahisha Dasara in Mysuru

The Hindu  

Speakers at a seminar said here on Sunday, September 10, that the history of Mahishasura had been suppressed and a myth had been spun by projecting him as a demon as he represented the indigenous people. The Mahisha Dasara Organising Committee had organised a seminar on the ‘’Historical Perspective of Mahishasura’’ who is projected as a demon killed by goddess …

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Sanatana dharma is closest to science, claims Pratap Simha
1 year, 3 months ago

Sanatana dharma is closest to science, claims Pratap Simha

The Hindu  

Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, on Saturday, September 9, claimed that Sanatana dharma is a religion that was closest to science. Responding to Tamil Nadu Minister Udayanidhi Stalin’s reported remark that Sanatana dharma should be eradicated, Mr. Simha, a BJP MP, told reporters in Mysuru that it was Sanatana dharma that had described earth as round while Hanuman Chalis had accurately …

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BJP MP, MLA oppose celebration of ‘Mahisha Dasara’ in Chamundi Hills
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP MP, MLA oppose celebration of ‘Mahisha Dasara’ in Chamundi Hills

The Hindu  

A day after the Organising Committee announced Mahisha Dasara celebration on October 13 ahead of Mysuru Dasara, Mysuru MP Pratap Simha and Krishnaraja MLA T.S. The organising committee had claimed that the State government has given its permission to hold Mahisha Dasara and said the floral offerings will be made to the statue of Mahishasura atop Chamundi Hills on October …

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Will rename Bhainsa as Mahisha if BJP wins, says Bandi in Nirmal
2 years ago

Will rename Bhainsa as Mahisha if BJP wins, says Bandi in Nirmal

Deccan Chronicle  

BHAINSA : BJP state president Bandi Sanjay, speaking a day after he had originally envisioned addressing the public in Nirmal district as part of his Praja Sangrama Yatra, vowed to rename Bhainsa town as ‘Mahisha’ upon the party coming to power in the state. Addressing the BJP cadre and supporters at a ginning factory premises three kilometres away from Bhainsa, …

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Low-key Mahisha Dasara held after authorities deny permission for celebrations atop Chamundi Hills
2 years, 2 months ago

Low-key Mahisha Dasara held after authorities deny permission for celebrations atop Chamundi Hills

The Hindu  

Low-key Mahisha Dasara celebrations were held at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Park in Ashokapuram in Mysuru on Sunday after the authorities refused the organisers permission for the event to be held at the statue of Mahishasura atop Chamundi Hills. Mahisha Dasara was celebrated by offerring floral tributes to a portrait of Mahishasura, who is revered by them as a “great ruler …

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Assam floods | Keeping head above water in Silchar
2 years, 5 months ago

Assam floods | Keeping head above water in Silchar

The Hindu  

On June 20, as the water level rose, Dipankar Dhar waded past a refrigerator, an LPG cylinder and scores of vintage books — all floating around his waist — after descending from the first floor of his three-storey house on College Road. “My house was not inundated and I tried to help the only way I could, by providing water …

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