Mysuru, April 6 -- As with previous years, this year was no different at Rangayana, where eager parents queued up as early as 3 am to collect applications for Chinnara Mela, the popular summer camp for children.

To ensure order and transparency, parents themselves prepared a list of those in line, assigning serial numbers and marking names accordingly before heading to ticket counter at Bhoomigeeta auditorium.

By 11.10 am, all 250 application forms, each priced at Rs. 100, were sold out within just 70 minutes. Around 58 parents, who couldn't get the applications, were seen appealing to Rangayana authorities for additional forms.

However, officials clarified that only 250 children could be accommodated. They assured parents that they wo...