11 friends were on their way to M.M. Hills Mysore/Mysuru: One person lost his life and 10 others sustained severe injuries when the goods vehicle they were travelling in, en route to Male Mahadeshwara Hills (M.M. Hills), veered off the road, collided with the retaining wall of a bridge and plunged. The tragic incident occurred…
CM seeks God’s blessings for rains
September 27, 2023Chamarajanagar: Holding mass prayers for good rains is nothing new in India. People have done everything from frog weddings to dog weddings to please rain gods. Experiencing drought-like conditions across the State and at the same time forced to comply with the orders of the Courts and water regulatory authorities to release Cauvery water to…
Delay in mass marriage ceremony at MM Hills: Seven couples pool in own money to tie knot at Salur Mutt
September 2, 2023Chamarajanagar: Seven couples, frustrated by the repeated postponements of a mass marriage ceremony organised initially at the Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple in the Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills in Chamarajanagar, have taken matters into their own hands and tied the knot at their own expense. Initially, the Sri Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple Development Authority had scheduled the mass…
Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Statue’s retention wall collapses
May 15, 2023Chamarajanagar: The heavy rains that lashed Chamarajanagar district for the past couple of days has resulted in the collapse of the retention wall of the newly installed Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Statue at Deepadagiri Oddu of M.M. Hills range in Hanur taluk of the district. However, there is no loss of life as entry of devotees to…
CM Bommai unveils 108 ft. tall Mahadeshwara Swamy statue
March 19, 2023Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday, unveiled a 108-ft tall statue of Lord Mahadeshwara at Deepadagiri Vaddu of Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) in Hanur taluk of Chamaraja- nagar district. Speaking on the occasion, Bommai said the State Government will extend support to all development works of MM Hills. Pointing out that he had…
108-ft tall Mahadeshwara Statue at MM Hills
March 17, 2023CM Basavaraj Bommai to unveil first phase of Rs. 20 crore project tomorrow Chamarajanagar: The 108-feet tall statue of Lord Mahadeshwara at Deepadagiri Oddu in Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills), Hanur taluk in the district, is all set for inauguration on Mar. 18 at 10.05 am. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is also the Chairman…
‘108-ft. tall Mahadeshwara Statue at M.M. Hills soon’
February 19, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Housing and Chamarajanagar District Minister V. Somanna has said, ‘The 108-feet tall statue of Lord Mahadeshwara coming up at Male Mahadeshwara Hills is expected to be inaugurated on March 7 or 8, with the arrangements being made in this regard.’ The works on statue being built at an estimated cost of Rs….
Five-day Mahashivaratri festival at MM Hills from Feb. 17
February 7, 2023Ugadi Jathra Mahotsava from Mar. 19 to 22 Chamarajanagar: Mahashivaratri festival will be celebrated at Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) in Hanur taluk here from Feb. 17 to 21 with several pujas, rituals and Jathra Mahotsav. Feb. 17 : Mahashivaratri Jathra Mahotsava begins; Feb. 18: Enne Majjana, special pujas and rituals for Sri Male Mahadeshwara…
15 Gujarat tourists injured as bus rolls into gorge in MM Hills
January 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Over 15 passengers — all senior citizens — of a tourist double-deck bus from Gujarat sustained injuries when the driver lost control over the vehicle in a hairpin bend and as a result, the bus fell into a deep gorge in the Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hill Range this morning. The bus, with a sitting…
Yuva Brigade volunteers free Nagamale Hill of plastic waste
December 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Nagamale Hill in Male Mahadeshwara Hill Ranges is a favourite trekking spot now and there has been an increasing adventure activity after the death of forest brigand Veerappan, who had made the entire forest range his area of sandalwood smuggling and elephant tusk-stealing operation years back. This place is considered sacred as a rock…
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