Tourist Visiting Places Near Mysore

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Mysore Visiting Places
Mysore has many eye catching tourist places to
visit. Mysore city as attracted tourists from all
over the world. here is the list of Mysore
visiting places
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Mysore Attractions
Mysore is viewed as among South Indias well
known vacationer goals. There is something grand
about Mysore visiting places. It could in view of
the citys sparkling regal legacy and glorious
structures and landmarks. The World
Heritagelisted Mysore palace brings tourists
from over the globe. Be that as it may, there
could be another motivation behind why tourists
make the trip to the place the creation of
premium silk, incense and sandalwood. Mysore is
eminent for its sandalwood items and handicrafts
work which are world famous. Mysore is a major
tourist destination and mysore visiting places
are having its own right and serves as a base for
other tourist attractions in the vicinity. The
city receives large number of tourists during the
10-day Dasara festival. One of the most visited
monuments in India, the Amba Vilas Palace, or
Mysore Palace, is the centre of the Dasara
festivities. The Jaganmohana Palace, The Sand
Sculpture Museum the Jayalakshmi Vilas and the
Lalitha Mahal are other palaces in the
city. Chamundeshwari Temple, atop the Chamundi
Hills, and St. Philomenas Church, Wesleys
Cathedral are notable religious places in Mysore.
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Cheluvamba Mansion Mysore
The Maharajas of Mysore built many ornate
buildings, mostly for personal use, during their
reign. Almost all of these buildings remain
intact to today, housing a number of modern day
businesses. These buildings are magnificent
examples of the excellent craftsmanship and
architecture that historically existed in Mysore.
These immensely decorated and detailed carved
royalty structures, have long been preserved by
the people of Mysore and the government of
Karnataka. An exquisite example of this is the
Cheluvamba Mansion.
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The Jaganmohan Palace
Jaganmohan Palace is more that 150 years old,
making it one of the oldest buildings in Mysore.
Comparable to the Mysore Palace, it is
exquisitely ornate in appearance and was built by
the Kings of Mysore.
It was originally constructed from ornate wood,
but destroyed by a fire in 1897, while being used
by a Royal family. The Palace has outlasted a
number of consequential events that have been
instrumental in shaping the destiny of the modern
State of Mysore today known as Karnataka.
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The Lalitha Mahal Palace
Lalitha Mahal Palace sits atop a small hillock,
in the middle of sprawling terraced gardens, 11
kms outside of Mysore. In 1921, it was put into
action by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. The
Renaissance style palace was designed by E.W.
Fritchley, exclusively to accommodate the Viceroy
of India and later special royal guests. It has
now been converted into a heritage listed,
five-star hotel. The immaculate maintenance of
the Palace has kept its grandeur intact.
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Mysore Palace
Mysore is considered The City of Palaces and
the most magnificent of them all is the Mysore
Palace, also referred to as The Main Palace.
One of the most unforgettable images of the city
is the illuminated Mysore Palace against the dark
black sky. It takes 97,000 light bulbs to
produce this enchanting image of the Palace. The
Palace is located in the heart of Mysore making
it a constant reminder of the grandeur of a
bygone era, that is today an invaluable national
treasure.
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Karanji Mansion Mysore
The Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar had two sons and
three daughters. The sons lived in the Mysore
Palace. For the three daughters he built mansions
and named them after his daughters. The
princesses used these mansions after their
marriage. These mansions were magnificent and
were set in a sprawling garden. They were built
attractively using the best craftsmen of those
days. The rooms of the mansion are elaborately
craved and the gardens that surround them are
carefully laid out. Mysores Karanji Mansion in
Nazarbad Mohalla was constructed for the second
princess Krishnajammanni. The Mansion is built
using the Indo-Sarcenic Renaissance style of
architecture like the other two mansions. It was
built 1902 on an area of 38 acres and in on a
small hillock. It was built at a cost of Rs.4,
27,610 and because of its proximity to the
Karanji Lake it became popular as Karanji
Mansion. Today like most of the Royal buildings
in Mysore, a modern institution is housed in this
Mansion. Since 1965 the Postal Training Institute
of the Department of Posts, Government of India,
has been using the Karanji Mansion. The Postal
Department not only trains its personnel here it
has set up a museum depicting the Postal history
in the country. The Postal Department has
maintained the mansion and its grounds extremely
well.
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Jayalakshmi Vilas
Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion is a building in of
Mysore city, Karnataka. It is located in the
green surroundings of Manasagangothri, the campus
of the University of Mysore. It rises on a
hillock on the west side of Kukkarahalli
Kere(lake). The Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion houses
a museum of priceless collections of artifacts.
The Karnataka government classifies it as a
heritage structure. The mansion was built in
1905, during the period of Krishnaraja Wodeyar
IV, for princess Jayalakshmi Ammani, the eldest
daughter of the Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar, at a
cost of Rs. 7 lakhs. The location was
intentionally chosen to be on top of a small
hillock above Kukkarahalli Kere(lake). It was
originally called the First Rajkumari Mansion.
The first princess Jayalakshmi, was married to
Sirdar M. Kantharaj Urs in 1897, who later became
the Dewan of Mysore. Kantharaj Urs had a house in
the Fort of the Palace called Gunamba House
after his mother. The mansion was built to be
commensurate with their status of princess and
dewan. The mansion was acquired by the
University of Mysore to establish a postgraduate
centre in its campus known as Manasagangotri. The
building was in a state of neglect for a very
long time. The building was restored at a cost of
Rs. 1.17 crores with funds from the Infosys
Foundation. Renovation began in 2002, and
completed in 2006. It was inaugurated by the
governor of Karnataka on Jan 16th 2006 by
switching on this new illumination system.
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Kukkarahalli Lakes
Kukkarahalli Lake, a popular and famous Places to
visit in mysore, Sightseeing Tourist
attractions in Mysore. It is noted as a
noticeable fascination of Mysore, is arranged
amidst Manasagangothri, the Mysore University
grounds. This lake was worked in the year 1864 by
Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar as a noteworthy
wellspring of water system. Guests can appreciate
an astounding perspective of the lake from the
north shore, as it looks greatly appealing with
trees and the Chamundi Hills out of sight. It is
likewise famous Places to visit in mysore,
Sightseeing Tourist attractions in Mysore for
winged animal looking as more than 180 types of
flying creatures including spot-charged pelicans
, painted storks , little cormorant and openbill
storks can be seen here. Moreover, you can
appreciate a restful stroll on the 4.5 kilometers
in length walkway with stone seats. On the off
chance that you get drained, you can sit on these
seats, unwind and delight in the magnificence of
the nature.
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Folk Lore Museum
Mysore Museum Folklore Museum What comes in
your mind when you hear the word Folklore?
Stories? Old stories? Folklore is a combination
of the words folk and lore which dates from 1846.
The former refers to a community of people, and
the latter comes from the Old English Lar,
meaning learning or knowledge. True to your
thoughts about the word it means stories, customs
and beliefs that are passed from one generation
to the next. The word, in this sense, is also
used in terms like folk music, folk dance etc.
Situated in the heart of University of Mysore, in
the Manasagangothri campus in the Jayalakshmi
Vilas Mansion, The Folklore Museum, founded in
1968, is a museum which showcases folk arts and
crafts from all over the state of Karnataka.
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The Mysore Zoo
Mysore Zoo was made in 1892 on 10 sections of
land of the mid year royal residence of Maharaja
Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar, one of the famous Mysore
Attractions, must sightseeing places to visit. It
was initially called the Palace Zoo. The zoo was
initially set up by G.H. Krumbiegel, a German
greens keeper and horticulturist. Throughout the
following 10 years the zoo was extended to 45
sections of land with roomy nooks that are still
in use.
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