Tag: Durga pooja

From Last year’s Dasara Festival In order to stimulate the drooping tourism in Mysuru, the State Tourism Department is spending Rs 8 crore for this year’s Dasara. The ministry is spending lavishly for the publicity of the forthcoming Dasara festival. It is expected to attract more tourists, locally, nationally and internationally. “Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Tourism Minister S R Mahesh have approved the expenditure for the promotional campaigns and we have formulated a detailed project for Dasara promotional activities, aiming at attracting maximum number of tourists,” said B Ramu, Tourism Department Director. From Last year’s Dasara Festival The promotional ... Read more

Durga Devi In the forthcoming Durga puja, which is to be celebrated in October, a puja committee at Santosh Miitra Square in Kolkata is planning to use a chariot made of silver, priced at over Rs 40 crore, to carry its Durga idol. The offering is planned in relation to the committee’s 83rd year of celebrating Durga Puja. “The chariot would be worth Rs 40 crore,  and will be sponsored by a jewellery brand. Last year, we made the sari of Durga idol in gold weighing 30 kg,” said the president of the committee. Model of the Chariot “Using jewellery ... Read more