Home » India » Southern States » Karnataka » Hassan

Hassan - Page 9

Bahubali statue all set to receive

9-hour ritual sets tone for Mahamastakabhisheka

A team of 20 priests of the Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt will bathe the statue in the rich juices and milk.

17 Feb 2018 3:04 AM IST

A day before the anointing of the Bahubali statue begins on Saturday, as many as 20,000 devotees will take out a procession around the Vindhyagiri Hill in Shravanabelagola on Friday.

Hassan: 20,000 devotees to take part in Mahamastakabhisheka procession

The devotees will begin to gather around the hill between 2 pm and 6 in a mark of respect for the statue of Bahubali.

16 Feb 2018 2:48 AM IST

A Jain monk at the feet of the gigantic statue of Lord Bahubali during the Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola.

ASI no to use of drones for Bahubali statue pictures

ASI considers them a threat to the colossal statue and devotees.

15 Feb 2018 7:03 AM IST

Tyagis being served food at Tyagi Nagar set up for them at Shravanabelagola for Mahamastakabhisheka 2018. (Photo:DC)

Hassan: Jain tyagis lead spartan lives

The day begins in the makeshift township with tyagis/matajis served food at the chowk or tin shed between 9.30 am and 11...

11 Feb 2018 4:40 AM IST

Doliwallahs from Jharkhand prepare a doli to carry devotees to Vindhyagiri

Dholiwallahs from Jharkhand to ferry Bahubali devotees

The dholiwallahs from Jharkhand take barely 20 minutes to reach Vindhyagiri hill-top.

11 Feb 2018 4:37 AM IST

Jain pontiff Charukeethy Bhattaraka Swamiji distributes clothes and foodgrains to people at Shravanabelagola on Saturday DC

Costly ritual! Kalasa abhisheka fee soars to Rs 35 lakh

Devotees pour pots of milk, turmeric and tender coconut water over it and arrive in droves to perform the ceremony.

4 Feb 2018 2:03 AM IST

Scaffolding readied for Mahamasthakabhishekha of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola in Hassan in February. (Photo:DC)

Hassan: ASI sees threat to Bahubali in Public Works Department's lift'...

A team of ASI officials will visit Shravanabelagola and inspect the spot and decide on whether or not to allow the...

27 Jan 2018 4:48 AM IST

Trouble-making jumbos are either translocated to other forests from conflict areas or kept in elephant camps. (Photo: DC)

10th jumbo camp at Nagavara in Hassan

Camp will come up on 25 acres and will have 6 elephants initially.

28 Dec 2017 2:28 AM IST

The ASI has launched a project to copy them and make a monogram to spread awareness among people about their historical significance. (Photo: DC)

Monogram of Jain inscriptions getting ready in Hassan

A team of 10 epigraphists has so far copied about 138 stone inscriptions from various monuments.

24 Dec 2017 3:54 AM IST

A wild elephant which killed two people near a farmhouse at Hosanagara near Channagiri in Davanagere district (Photo: KPN)

Karnataka: No tranquilizers? No problem. This veterinary gets it from...

With spiralling cases of human-animal conflict resulting in four deaths during the last 18 months.

10 Dec 2017 7:50 AM IST

Jackwell and pumping station of Yettinahole project. (Photo: DC)

Yettinahole water by next monsoon?

As many as eight weirs have been constructed on various west flowing streams of Sakleshpur in Hassan under Yettinahole...

9 Dec 2017 4:22 AM IST

A jumbo passed through houses near Honkaravalli of Hassan district recently. (Photo: DC)

Another death: All jumbos to be captured?

Forest officials said around 35 elephants have been sighted in and around Honkaravalli region in recent days.

9 Dec 2017 4:01 AM IST