<p>A packed schedule awaited chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda as he landed at the Lalitha Mahal helipad here on Sunday. After addressing mediapersons, Gowda headed to inaugurate the renovated century-old Niranjan Mutt on Krishna Vilas road. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Prior to ‘unveiling the plaque’ to dedicate the Mutt, Gowda offered puja at the temple inside the premises. Later, he offered respects to Swami Vivekananda’s portrait in the mutt. <br /><br />Even though a formal programme was organised, the venue was seen deserted as the CM headed to unveil a bronze statue of Vivekananda made at a cost of Rs 8 lakh at the circle by the same name. <br /><br />Gowda also inaugurated a library, Sthree Shakti Bhavana and a park.<br /><br />Niranjan Mutt history<br /><br />The Niranjan Mutt is regarded as the place where Swami Vivekananda stayed during his visit to the city in 1892. <br /><br />It has been renovated at a cost of Rs 25 lakh by MCC. The renovation was taken up about two years earlier, as a portion of the building had caved in due to lack of maintenance. <br /><br />The Mysore City Corporation decided to take up the work of restoring the building.<br /><br />According to historians, Vivekananda had visited the city during the reign of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X before attending the Parliament of World’s Religions at Chicago. Historians say that the Maharaja had funded Swami Vivekananda’s visit to Chicago. <br /><br />Vivekananda statue<br /><br />The project to put up a bronze statue of Vivekananda was taken up by corporator Sunanda Palanetra following the shifting of a statue made of plaster of Paris to a nearby park. <br /><br />A traditional mantap and dome has also been constructed at a cost of Rs 14.5 lakh. <br />The nine-feet tall statue has been sculpted using 600 kg of bronze on the lines of the statue at Cheluvamba Park in Yadavgiri.<br /></p>
<p>A packed schedule awaited chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda as he landed at the Lalitha Mahal helipad here on Sunday. After addressing mediapersons, Gowda headed to inaugurate the renovated century-old Niranjan Mutt on Krishna Vilas road. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Prior to ‘unveiling the plaque’ to dedicate the Mutt, Gowda offered puja at the temple inside the premises. Later, he offered respects to Swami Vivekananda’s portrait in the mutt. <br /><br />Even though a formal programme was organised, the venue was seen deserted as the CM headed to unveil a bronze statue of Vivekananda made at a cost of Rs 8 lakh at the circle by the same name. <br /><br />Gowda also inaugurated a library, Sthree Shakti Bhavana and a park.<br /><br />Niranjan Mutt history<br /><br />The Niranjan Mutt is regarded as the place where Swami Vivekananda stayed during his visit to the city in 1892. <br /><br />It has been renovated at a cost of Rs 25 lakh by MCC. The renovation was taken up about two years earlier, as a portion of the building had caved in due to lack of maintenance. <br /><br />The Mysore City Corporation decided to take up the work of restoring the building.<br /><br />According to historians, Vivekananda had visited the city during the reign of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X before attending the Parliament of World’s Religions at Chicago. Historians say that the Maharaja had funded Swami Vivekananda’s visit to Chicago. <br /><br />Vivekananda statue<br /><br />The project to put up a bronze statue of Vivekananda was taken up by corporator Sunanda Palanetra following the shifting of a statue made of plaster of Paris to a nearby park. <br /><br />A traditional mantap and dome has also been constructed at a cost of Rs 14.5 lakh. <br />The nine-feet tall statue has been sculpted using 600 kg of bronze on the lines of the statue at Cheluvamba Park in Yadavgiri.<br /></p>
