Tourist attractions in Mysore

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Mysore Palace

Mysore was the previous capital city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of
the Mysore district and Mysore division and lies about 140 km (87 mi) southwest of Bangalore,
the new capital of Karnataka. The city covers an area of 128.42 km2 (50 sq mi) and is situated at
the base of the Chamundi Hills. Mysore is one of the most prominent tourist areas
of India. Mysore is also known as the Palace City of India.[1][2][3] The Mysore Palace in the city is
the most visited place in India, above Red Fort, Qutb Minar, and even the Taj Mahalas of 2006.
The New York Times recently listed Mysore as one of the 31 must-see places on Earth for two
consecutive years.[4]

Contents

 1Attractions
o 1.1Palaces
o 1.2Gardens
o 1.3Museums
o 1.4Places of worship
o 1.5Wildlife
o 1.6Libraries
o 1.7Featured products
 2Around Mysore
 3Gallery
 4See also
 5References
 6External links

Attractions[edit]
Schematic tourist map of Mysore

Palaces[edit]

 Mysore Palace is a palace situated in the center of the city. It

was the official residence of the former royal family of Mysore
and also housed the durbar (royal offices).
 Lalitha Mahal is the second largest palace in Mysore. It is
located near the Chamundi Hills, east of the city. The architect
of this palace was E. W. Fritchley. The palace was built by
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV in 1921 for the exclusive stay of
the Viceroy of India. The palace is pure white in color and is built
in the style of Italian palazzos with twin ionic columns and
domes. It also has a sprawling terrace and landscaped gardens.
 Jaganmohan Palace was built in 1861 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar
III in a predominantly Hindu style to serve as an alternate palace
for the royal family. This palace housed the royal family when
the older Mysore Palace burned down due to a fire. The palace
has three floors and has stained glass shutters and ventilators. It
has housed the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery since the
year 1915. The collections exhibited here include paintings from
the famous Indian painter, Raja Ravi Varma, the Russian painter
Svetoslav Roerich, and many paintings of the Mysore painting
style.

Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore

 Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion was built in 1905 by Chamaraja

Wodeyar for his eldest daughter, Jayalakshmi Devi. This
mansion has three wings and contains a series of twin
Corinthian and ionic columns, regal pediments, and oval
ventilators. The mansion was originally built with a cost of Rs. 7
 lakhs. This mansion was acquired by the Mysore University to
house its post-graduate campus. It was then renovated in 2002
from funding provided by Infosys Foundation. The main hall in
this mansion is the Kalyana Mantapa which has an eight-petal
shaped dome with stained glass windows with a gold-plated
Kalasha (tower) at the top. A new gallery called Writer's Gallery
has been created in the Kalyana Mantapa hall that will exhibit
personal items, photographs, awards and writings of renowned
writers of Kannada. A special illumination system has also been
added to this heritage structure. This mansion is said to be the
first university museum complex in the country.
Gardens[edit]

 The Brindavan Gardens are show gardens that have a

beautiful botanical park, full of fountains, as well as boats in the
river beneath the dam. Diwans of Mysore planned and built the
gardens in connection with the construction of the dam. Display
items include a musical fountain. Various biological research
departments are housed here. There is a guest house for
tourists as well. It is situated at Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) dam.

Brindavan Garden Fountains at night

 Happy Man Park The Happy Man Park

near Kamakshi Hospital, some three kilometers from the railway
station, is very popular among children and parents. The park is
quite compact in size but contains a mini zoo and many hens
and ducks roam around the lawns freely. The park is
landscaped with a stream and wooden bridges. Music is played
through loudspeakers scattered around the park. The main
attraction of the park is a statue of a ‘Happy Man’ with a pot
belly representing the "Laughing Buddha" or "Budai", a Maitreya
(future Buddha) .
 Butterfly park in Karanji lake This consists of a medium-sized
bird park, boating, and a children's play area.
 Parks, gardens, and children play areas. Mysore has about
180 parks and playgrounds. Most of the residential areas have
their own small parks: e.g. Ambedkar Park in Jayanagar, a
southern city district has a 500-metre perimeter footpath, etc.
The newly built Andolan Circle Park has a walking track that
takes around five minutes a go around. This park is near
Kuvempu Nagar in South Mysore. But many Mysoreans go to
walk around the many lakes which pepper the landscape such
as the central Kukarahalli Kere by the university where the
journey around is about 4.5 kilometres. Another is the
Lingabudhi Kere which has a footpath with bamboo forests and
 on average takes more than 20 minutes for a go around. This
park it is a desirable neighbourhood to the southwest called
Rama Krishna Nagar, 5 km away from the city center.
Museums[edit]

 Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum: With 115 truckloads of sand

and with more than 150 huge sculptures, this museum
showcases more than 16 themes of the Heritage of Mysore.
 Regional Museum of Natural History: This museum is located
on the banks of the Karanji lake in Mysore and has exhibits
related to biological diversity, ecology, and geology of Southern
India.[5]
 Folk Lore Museum: This museum is located on the University
of Mysore campus and exhibits over 6500 folk art and crafts
from all over the state of Karnataka.[6]
 Rail Museum: This museum is located near the Mysore Railway
station and is the second one of its kind established in India
after the one at Delhi. This museum exhibits ancient locomotives
and carriages, some of which are still in working condition.
Photographs and books related to railway are also present.[7]

Rail Museum at Mysore.

 Wax Museum - Melody World : This museum is based on

music and musical instruments. This one-of-its kind museum
exhibits over 100 life-size wax statues and over 300 musical
instruments categorized in various bands and stage settings.
Representing Stone Age to Modern instruments, some of the
bands and genres displayed are Indian Classical North & South,
Punjabi Bhangra, South Indian, Jazz, Rock, Middle East etc. It
was established in October 2010.
Chamundi temple

Places of worship[edit]

 Chamundi Hills is close to the palace city of Mysore. Its

average elevation is 1,000 meters. A panoramic view of the city
is seen from the top of the hills, including views of the Lalitha
Mahal palace, Mysore Palace, Karanji and Kukkarahalli lakes. At
dusk, the view of the city is especially beautiful, and on Sunday
evenings and during the Dasara festival, the illuminated Mysore
Palace glitters.

The St. Philomena's Church inMysore

 St. Philomena's Church is a church built in honor of St.

Philomena in the city of Mysore. It was constructed in 1956
using a Neo Gothic style and its architecture was inspired by
the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. In 1926, Sir T. Thumboo
Chetty who was the Huzur Secretary to the Maharaja of
Mysore, Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, obtained a relic of the
 saint Philomena, after writing to Peter Pisani, Apostolic
Delegate of the East Indies. This relic was handed over to
Father Cochet who approached the king to assist him in
constructing a church in honor of St. Philomena. The Maharaja
of Mysore laid the foundation stone of the church on 28 October
1933. In his speech on the day of the inauguration, the Maharaja
is said to have quoted, "The new church will be strongly and
securely built upon a double foundation — Divine compassion
and the eager gratitude of men..." The construction of the
church was completed under Bishop Rene Fuga's supervision.
The relic of St. Philomena is preserved in a catacomb below the
main altar.
 St. Bartholomew's Church, was built on the land donated by
the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799-
1868),[8] and it was consecrated in 1830. The church was
constructed in 1832 with contributions from military officers and
civilians. In 1847, the church was affiliated to
the Anglican denomination and was handed over to the Madras
Government in 1852.[9]

Infant Jesus Shrine, Naidu Nagar

 Infant Jesus Shrine is located at Pushpashrama in Naidu

Nagar Mysore some five kilometres from Mysore palace. The
gateway of the church stands 30 feet high There is a grotto on
the right side containing a life-stized statue of Infant Jesus. The
church is built in an octagonal diamond shape with granite stne.
There are three huge teakwood doors to enter the church. There
are carvings of St.Teresa and ST.John on the right side door.
The left side entrance has carvings of St.Therese and ST.Edith
Sterin. The altar has a globe and a tree. The church has
fourteen stained windows decorated with beautiful pictures.
There is a small chapel on the back of the church on the
mezzaine floor.
Wildlife[edit]

 Mysore Zoo is one of the oldest and most popular zoos in India.
Located on the outskirts of Mysore, the zoo is home to a wide
range of wild species. The official name for the zoo is Shri
Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, although it is known most
 commonly by its shortened name. Mysore Zoo is one of the
city’s popular attractions. It was established under royal
patronage in 1892, making it one of the oldest zoos in the world.

Elephant and calf in the Mysore Zoo

 Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary is a small Bird Sanctuary,being

only 0.67 km2. in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of
theKaveri River. The islets came into being when a dam across
the Kaveri river was built in the 18th century. The
ornithologist Dr. Salim Ali observed that the isles formed an
important nesting ground for birds, and persuaded
the Wodeyar kings of Mysore to declare the area a wildlife
sanctuary in 1940.The islands are host to numerous small
mammals, including bonnet macaque, colonies of flying foxes,
and common small mammals like the common palm civet,
the Indian gray mongoose, and the monitor lizard. The mugger
crocodile or marsh crocodile is a common inhabitant of the
riverine reed beds. About 180 types of birds[10] have been
observed here. Breeding water birds include the painted
stork, Asian openbill stork, common spoonbill, woolly-necked
stork, black-headed ibis, black-headed ibis, lesser whistling
duck, Indian shag, stork-billed kingfisher, and other common
birds like egrets, cormorants, Oriental darter, and herons.
The great stone plover, and the river tern also nest here. The
park is home to a large flock of streak-throated swallows.
Libraries[edit]

 The Oriental Research Institute, formerly known as the

Oriental Library and established in 1891, contains over 33,000
palm leaf manuscripts .
J P Nagar Library, Mysore

 Jayaprakash Nagar Mysore has an excellent library with a good

collection of English and Kannada books. The library compound
also offers a mini stadium, an open air auditorium, a yoga centre
and a 500-meter walking tack. The library is adjacent to a cute
niche garden with a good view of the Chamundi Hills.
Featured products[edit]

 Mysore silk
 Hand-made wood art

Around Mysore[edit]

Open billed storks, Ranganathittu B.S.

Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura

Shivanasamudra Falls

 Shivanasamudra Falls is the second largest waterfall

in India and the sixteenth largest in the world.[11] It is situated on
the banks of the river Kaveri and is the location of the first
Hydro-electric Power station in Asia, which was set up in
1902.[12] This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls
occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels
before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side
waterfalls. It has an average width of 849 meters, a height of 90
m, and an average water output volume of 934 cubic meters /
sec. Gaganachukki on the left is a large horsetail waterfall[13] and
Barachukki (also spelled Bharachukki) in the center is a jagged
crashing cascading waterfall. During the monsoon season this
waterfall grows enormous, perhaps a thousand feet in width.
The right waterfall is the Bharachukki.[14] Asia's first hydro-
electric power stations, still functional, is located at the
waterfall.[15] This station was commissioned by
the Diwan of Mysore, Sir K. Seshadri Iyer. The electricity
produced here was initially used in the Kolar Gold Fields.
Thus, Kolar Gold Fields became the first town in Asia to get
hydro electricity.

Inside the Golden Temple atBylakuppe

 Bylakuppe is the location of "Lugsum Samdupling" (established

in 1961) and "Dickyi Larsoe" (established in 1969), two adjacent
Tibetan refugee settlements, in the west of the Mysore district .
It consists of a number of small camps/agricultural settlements
close to each other, and has a number of monasteries,
nunneries, and temples in all the form of the major Tibetan
Buddhist traditions. Most notable among them are the large
educational monastic institution Sera, the smaller Tashilunpo
monastery (both in the Gelukpa tradition), and the Namdroling
monastery (in the Nyingma tradition). Particularly well known
among the temples is the Golden Temple which is also a major
tourist spot in the area.
Gallery[edit]


Temple Office near Jagamohan Palace

Lalitha Mahal, Mysore

Entrance to the Ambavilas Palace, commonly known asMysore Palace

Statue of the demonMahishasura atop theChamundi Hills

Karanji lake in Mysore

 

Ranganatha Temple

Painted stork colony, Ranganathittu B.S.

Sculpture from TalakaduLord Shiva Temple.

Temple recovered from sand dunes at Talakadu

See also[edit]
 Ooty
 Culture of Mysore
 Bangalore
 Karnataka
 Tourist attractions in Bangalore
 Tourism in Karnataka
 Mysore Natural History

References[edit]
1. ^ "Welcome to the Palace City, City of Kings". Retrieved 2008-02-
20.
 2. ^ "Mysore Palace Mysore — The city of Palaces". Retrieved 2008-
02-20.
3. ^ "Mysore — Palace City Guide,Palace City Mysore Guide,Mysore
Palace". Retrieved 2008-02-20.
4. ^ R. Krishna Kumar (2007-08-17). "Mysore Palace beats Taj
Mahal in popularity". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 2008-
02-20.
5. ^ An overview of the Regional Museum of Natural History is
provided by National Informatics Centre. "Regional Museum of
Natural History, Mysore". Online Webpage of National Museum of
Natural History. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government
of India. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
6. ^ An overview of the Folk Lore Museum is provided
by "Mysore". Online Webpage of Karnataka Tourism Department.
Tourism Department, Government of Karnataka. Archived from the
original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
7. ^ An overview of the Rail Museum is provided by Staff
Correspondent (2004-06-03). "Mysore Rail Museum celebrates
silver jubilee". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2004-06-
03(Chennai, India: 2004, The Hindu). Retrieved 2007-04-10.
8. ^ A historic church in Mysore
9. ^ Celebrating 175 years of Bartholomew Church
10. ^ http://www.mysorenature.org/around-mysore/mandya-
sector/ranganathittu-bird-sanctuary/bird-checklist
11. ^ "Shivasamudra Falls". Retrieved 2006-11-11.
12. ^ "Shivanasamudra Falls comes alive". The Hindu (Chennai,
India). 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
13. ^ "Gaganachukki falls photo of horsetail". Retrieved 2006-11-10.
14. ^ "World Waterfall Database". Retrieved 2006-11-09.
15. ^ "Shivasamudram is also famous for its hydro power station
which was started in 1902 by Sheshadri Ayyar, a dewan of
Mysore. This is said to be the first hydro power station in Asia and
from here power was supplied to Bangalore in 1906 and then to
Kolar Gold Fields and
Mysore.". http://www.cauvery.com/shivasamudram.html.
Retrieved 2008-02-22. External link in|publisher= (help)

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Mysore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Mysuru district.
For other uses, see Mysore (disambiguation).

Mysore
ಮೈಸೂರು

Municipality city

Mysuru

Clockwise from top: Mysore Palace,Shivanasamudra Falls, Infosys

Building,Brindavan Gardens Musical Fountain,Chennakesava
Temple, Lalitha Mahal, St. Philomena's
 Church and Chamundeshwari Temple.

Mysore

Location of Mysore in Karnataka

Coordinates: 12.26°N 76.6°ECoordinates: 12.26°N 76.6°E

Country India
State Karnataka
Division Mysuru
District Mysuru

Government
• Type Mayor–Council
• Mayor Lingappa R[1]
• Deputy Mahadevamma
Mayor

Area[2]:4
• Municipality 132 km2 (50.12 sq mi)
city

Elevation 763 m (2,503 ft)

Population (2011)[3]
• Municipality 887,446
city
• Rank 53
 • Density 6,700/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
• Metro 1,256,487
• Demonym Mysorean, Mysoorinavaru,Mysuriga, Mysurigaru

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Postal index 570 0xx

number
Vehicle KA 09, KA 55
registration

UN/LOCODE IN MYQ
Telephone 91-(0)821-XXX-XXXX
Official Kannada
language
Spoken Kannada
languages

Website www.mysorecity.gov.in

Mysore[4] ( /maɪˈsʊər/), officially renamed as Mysuru, is the third most populous city in the
i

state of Karnataka, India. Located at the base of the Chamundi Hills about 146 km (91 mi)
southwest of the state capital Bangalore, it is spread across an area of 128.42 km2 (50 sq mi).
According to the provisional results of the 2011 national census of India, the population is
887,446. Mysore City Corporation is responsible for the civic administration of the city, which is
also the headquarters of the Mysore district and theMysore division.
Mysore served as the capital city of Kingdom of Mysore for nearly six centuries, from 1399 until
1947. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty, except for a brief period in the late 18th
century when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were in power. Patrons of art and culture, the Wodeyars
contributed significantly to the cultural growth of the city. The cultural ambience and
achievements of Mysore earned it the sobriquet Cultural capital of Karnataka.
Mysore is noted for its palaces, including the Mysore Palace, and for the festivities that take
place during the Dasara festival when the city receives a large number of tourists. It lends its
name to the Mysore style of painting, the sweet dish Mysore Pak, theMysore Peta (a traditional
silk turban) and the garment known as the Mysore silk saree. Tourism is the major industry, while
information technology has emerged as a major employer alongside the traditional industries.
Mysore depends on rail and bus transport for inter-city connections. The city was the location of
the first private radio station in India. Mysore houses Mysore University, which has produced
several notable authors, particularly in the field of Kannada literature. Cricket is the most popular
sport in the city.

Contents
[hide]

 1Etymology
 2History
 3Geography
 4Climate
 5Administration and utilities
 6Demographics
 7Economy
 8Education
  9Culture
 10Transport
o 10.1Road
o 10.2Rail
o 10.3Air
 11Media
 12Sports
 13Tourism
 14Sister cities
 15See also
 16Notes
 17References
 18External links

Etymology[edit]
The name Mysore is an anglicised version of Mahishūru,[5] which means the abode of Mahisha in
the local Kannada language. Though in Sanskrit Mahisha means buffalo, here Mahisha refers
to Mahishasura, a mythological demon who could assume the form of both human and buffalo.
According to Hindu mythology, the area was ruled by the demon Mahishasura.[5] The demon was
killed by the Goddess Chamundeshwari, whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi
Hills. Mahishūru later became Mahisūru (a name which, even now, the royal family uses) and
finally came to be called Maisūru, its present name in the Kannada language.[6]In December
2005, the Government of Karnataka announced its intention to change the English name of the
city to Mysuru.[7]This has been approved by the Government of India, but as of 2011 the
formalities necessary to incorporate the name change were yet to be completed.[8] Center
government have approved this request in October 2014 and Mysore is renamed (along with
other 12 cities) to "Mysuru" on November 1, 2014.[9][10][11]

History[edit]
Further information: Kingdom of Mysore

Narasaraja Wodeyar II ruled from 1704 to 1714.

The site where Mysore Palace now stands was occupied by a village named Puragere at the
beginning of the 16th century.[12]:281The Mahishūru Fort was constructed in 1524 by Chamaraja
Wodeyar III (1513–1553),[12]:257 who passed on the dominion ofPuragere to his son Chamaraja
Wodeyar IV (1572–1576). Since the 16th century, the name of Mahishūru has commonly been
used to denote the city.[13]:31 The Mysore Kingdom, governed by the Wodeyar family, initially
served as a vassal state of theVijayanagara Empire. With the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire
after the Battle of Talikota in 1565, the Mysore Kingdom gradually achieved independence, and
by the time of King Narasaraja Wodeyar (1637) it had become a sovereign
state.[14]:228Seringapatam (modern-day Srirangapatna), near Mysore, was the capital of the
kingdom from 1610.[12]:257 The 17th century saw a steady expansion of its territory and,
under Narasaraja Wodeyar I and Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, the kingdom annexed large
expanses of what is now southern Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu, to become a powerful
state in the southern Deccan.
The kingdom reached the height of its military power and dominion in the latter half of the 18th
century under the de facto rulersHyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. The latter demolished parts of
Mysore to remove legacies of the Wodeyar dynasty.[12]:257During this time, Mysore kingdom came
into conflict with the Marathas, the British and the Nizam of Golconda, leading to the fourAnglo-
Mysore wars, success in the first two of which was followed by defeat in the third and fourth.
After Tipu Sultan's death in theFourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, the capital of the kingdom was
moved back to Mysore from Seringapatam,[14]:249 and the kingdom was distributed by the British to
their allies of the Fourth Mysore war. The landlocked interior of the previous Mysore Kingdom
was turned into a princely state under the suzerainty of the British Crown. The former Wodeyar
rulers were reinstated aspuppet monarchs, now styled Maharajas. The British administration was
assisted locally by Diwan (chief minister) Purnaiah. Purnaiah is credited with improving Mysore's
public works.[14]:249 Mysore lost its status as the administrative centre of the kingdom in 1831,
when the British commissioner moved the capital to Bangalore.[14]:251 It regained that status in
1881[14]:254 and remained the capital of the Princely State of Mysore within the British Indian
Empire until India became independent in 1947.
The Mysore municipality was established in 1888 and the city was divided into eight
wards.[13]:283 In 1897 an outbreak of bubonic plague killed nearly half of the population of the
city.[15] With the establishment of the City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) in 1903, Mysore
became one of the first cities in Asia to undertake planned development of the city.[16] Public
demonstrations and meetings were held there during the Quit India movement and other phases
of the Indian independence movement.[17]
After Indian independence, Mysore city remained as part of the Mysore State, now known
as Karnataka. Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, then king of Mysore, was allowed to retain his titles
and was nominated as the Rajapramukh (appointed governor) of the state. He died in September
1974 and was cremated in Mysore city.[18] Over the years, Mysore became well known as a
centre for tourism; the city remained largely peaceful, except for occasional riots related to
the Kaveri river water dispute.[19] Among the events that took place in Mysore and made national
headlines were a fire at a television studio that claimed 62 lives in 1989, and the sudden deaths
of many animals at the Mysore Zoo.[20][21]

Gandhi Square is a popular place in Mysore for agitations and sit-in campaigns

Geography[edit]
Mysore is located at 12.30°N 74.65°E and has an average altitude of 770 metres (2,526 ft).[22] It is
spread across an area of 128.42 km2(50 sq mi)[2]:4 at the base of the Chamundi Hills in the
southern region of Karnataka. Mysore is the southern-most city of Karnataka, and is a
neighboring city of the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south, flanked by the state
cities Mercara, Chamarajanagara, andMandya. People in and around Mysore extensively
use Kannada as medium of language. Mysore has several lakes, such as theKukkarahalli,
the Karanji, and the Lingambudhi lakes. In 2001, total land area usage in Mysore city was 39.9%
residential, 16.1% roads, 13.74% parks and open spaces, 13.48% industrial, 8.96% public
property, 3.02% commercial, 2.27% agriculture and 2.02 water.[23]:35 The city is located between
two rivers: the Kaveri River that flows through the north of the city and the Kabini River, a
tributary of the Kaveri, that lies to the south.

Climate[edit]
Mysore has a tropical savanna climate designated Aw under the Köppen climate classification.
The main seasons are summer from March to June, the monsoon season from July to November
and winter from December to February.[22] The highest temperature recorded in Mysore
was 39.4 °C (103 °F) on 4 April 1914, and the lowest was 7.7 °C (46 °F) on 16 January
2012.[24][25] The city's average annual rainfall is 804.2 mm (31.7 in).

[hide]Climate data for Mysore (1901–2000)

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

36.3 37.8 38.2 38.0 38.5 38.4 37.9 37.5

Record high °C (°F)
(97.3) (100) (100.8) (100.4) (101.3) (101.1) (100.2) (99.5)

28.6 31.1 33.6 34.3 32.9 29.2 27.7 28

Average high °C (°F)
(83.5) (88) (92.5) (93.7) (91.2) (84.6) (81.9) (82)

16.2 17.9 20.1 21.2 21 20.1 19.6 19.5

Average low °C (°F)
(61.2) (64.2) (68.2) (70.2) (70) (68.2) (67.3) (67.1)

7.7 10.2 13.8 17.5 21.1 17.5 16.8 16.3

Record low °C (°F)
(45.9) (50.4) (56.8) (63.5) (70) (63.5) (62.2) (61.3)

4.8 5.1 11.6 62.4 145.7 67.3 74.3 78.6

Average rainfall mm (inches)
(0.189) (0.201) (0.457) (2.457) (5.736) (2.65) (2.925) (3.094)

Source: India Meteorological Department[26]

Administration and utilities[edit]

Municipal Office, Mysore

The civic administration of the city is managed by the Mysore City Corporation, which was
established as a municipality in 1888 and converted into a corporation in 1977. Overseeing
engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration and taxation, the corporation
is headed by a mayor, who is assisted by commissioners and council members.[23]:43 The city is
divided into 65 wards and the council members (also known as corporators) are elected by the
citizens of Mysore every five years.[27] The council members in turn elect the mayor. The annual
budget of the Corporation for the year 2011–2012
was ₹426.96 crore (US$63.45 million).[28] Among 63 cities covered under the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Urban Renewal Mission, Mysore City Corporation was adjudged the second best city
municipal corporation and was given the "Nagara Ratna" award in 2011.[29]
Urban growth and expansion is managed by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA),
which is headed by a commissioner. Its activities include developing new layouts and roads,
town planning and land acquisition. One of the major projects undertaken by MUDA is the
creation of an Outer Ring Road to ease traffic congestion.[30] Citizens of Mysore have criticized
MUDA for its inability to prevent land mafias and ensure lawful distribution of housing lands
among city residents.[31] The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation is responsible for
electric supply to the city.[32]
Drinking water for Mysore is sourced from the Kaveri and Kabini rivers.[23]:53 The city got its first
piped water supply when the Belagola project was commissioned in 1896.[33] As of 2011, Mysore
gets 42.5 million gallons water per day. Mysore sometimes faces water crises, mainly during the
summer months (March–June) and in years of low rainfall.[34]The city has had an underground
drainage system since 1904. The entire sewage from the city drains into four valleys: Kesare,
Malalavadi, Dalavai and Belavatha.[23]:56 In an exercise carried out by the Urban Development
Ministry under the national urban sanitation policy, Mysore was rated the second cleanest city in
India in 2010 and the cleanest in Karnataka.[35]
The citizens of Mysore elect four representatives to the Legislative assembly of
Karnataka through the constituencies of Chamaraja, Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja and
Chamundeshwari.[36] Mysore city, being part of the larger Mysore Lok Sabha constituency, also
elects one member to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. The politics in
the city is dominated by three political parties: the Indian National Congress (INC), the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP), and the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS).[36]

Demographics[edit]

Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hills

According to the provisional results of the 2011 census of India, Mysore had a population of
887,446, consisting of 443,813 males and 443,633 females, making it the second most populous
city in Karnataka.[3] The gender ratio of the city is 1000 females to every 1000 males and the
population density is 6,910.5 per square kilometre (17,898/sq mi). According to the census of
2001, 76.8% of thepopulatiion are Hindus, 19% are Muslims, 2.8% are Christians, and the
remainder belong to other religions.[37] The population exceeded 100,000 in the census of 1931
and grew by 20.5 per cent in the decade 1991–2001. As of 2011, the literacy rate of the city is
86.84 per cent, which is higher than the state's average of 75.6 per cent.[3][38] Kannada is the most
widely spoken language in the city. Approximately 19% of the population live below the poverty
line, and 9% live in slums.[39] According to the 2001 census, 35.75% of the population in the
urban areas of Karnataka are workers, but only 33.3% of the population of Mysore
are.[40] Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribes constitute 15.1% of the
population.[40] According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, the number
of cognizable crime incidents reported in Mysore during 2010 was 3,407 (second in the state,
after Bangalore's 32,188), increasing from 3,183 incidents reported in 2009.[41][42]
The residents of the city are known as Mysoreans in English and Mysoorinavaru in Kannada.
The dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Kaveri river water often
leads to minor altercations and demonstrations in the city.[43] Growth in the information
technology industry in Mysore has led to a change in the city's demographic profile; likely strains
on the infrastructure and haphazard growth of the city resulting from the demographic change
have been a cause of concern for some of its citizens.[44]

Economy[edit]

Multiplex in the Infosys campus at Mysore

Tourism is the major industry in Mysore. The city attracted about 3.15 million tourists in
2010.[45] Mysore has traditionally been home to industries such as weaving, sandalwood carving,
bronze work and the production of lime and salt.[46] The planned industrial growth of the city and
the state was first envisaged at the Mysore economic conference in 1911.[46][47] This led to the
establishment of industries such as the Mysore Sandalwood Oil Factory in 1917 and the Sri
Krishnarajendra Mills in 1920.[48]:270, 278
For the industrial development of the city, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board
(KIADB) has established four industrial areas in and around Mysore, in the Belagola, Belawadi,
Hebbal and Hootagalli areas.[49]
The growth of the information technology industry in the first decade of the 21st century has
resulted in the city emerging as the second largest software exporter in Karnataka, next to
Bangalore.[50] The city contributed Rs. 1363 crore (US$275 million) to Karnataka's IT exports.
Mysore is slowly becoming a consumer city with a very big outside population working with the
industries and IT hubs. New housing layouts are appearing every month and the number of
supermarkets and other shopping facilities is increasing very fast.

Education[edit]
Crawford Hall, the administrative headquarters of the University of Mysore

Before the advent of the European system of education in Mysore, agraharas (Brahmin quarters)
provided Vedic education to Hindus, andmadrassas provided schooling for Muslims.[48]:459 Modern
education began in Mysore when a free English school was established in 1833.[51] Maharaja
College was founded in 1864. A high school exclusively for girls was established in 1881 and
later converted into theMaharani's Women's College.[52] The Industrial School, the first institute
for technical education in the city, was established in 1892; this was followed by
the Chamarajendra Technical Institute in 1913.[48]:601 While the modern system of education was
making inroads, colleges such as the Mysore Sanskrit college, established in 1876, continued to
provide Vedic education.[48]:595 Vivekananda Institute, Mysore is an international organisation
giving training to Indians and foreigners in development management.
The education system was enhanced by the establishment of the University of Mysore in 1916,
making it the first outside the British administration in India. Other important institutes are
CFTRI, MYRA School of Business (founded in 2011) and Mysore Medical College.

Culture[edit]
Main article: Culture of Mysore
Mysore painting depicting the goddess Saraswati

Referred to as the cultural capital of South Karnataka, Mysore is well known for the festivities that
take place during the period of Dasara, the state festival of Karnataka. The Dasara festivities,
which are celebrated over a ten-day period, were first introduced by King Raja Wodeyar I in
1610.[53] On the ninth day of Dasara, called Mahanavami, the royal sword is worshipped and is
taken on a procession of decorated elephants, camels and horses.[53] On the tenth day,
called Vijayadashami, the traditional Dasara procession (locally known asJumboo Savari) is held
on the streets of Mysore which usually falls in the month of September or October.. the Idol of the
Goddess Chamundeshwari is placed on a golden mantapa on the back of a decorated elephant
and taken on a procession, accompanied by tabla, dance groups, music bands, decorated
elephants, horses and camels.[53] The procession starts from the Mysore Palace and culminates
at a place called Bannimantapa, where the banni tree (Prosopis spicigera) is
worshipped.[53] The Dasara festivities culminate on the night of Vijayadashami with a torchlight
parade, known locally as Panjina Kavayatthu.[53]
Mysore is called the City of Palaces because of several ornate examples in the city. Among the
most notable are Amba Vilas, popularly known as Mysore Palace; Jaganmohana Palace, which
also serves as an art gallery; Rajendra Vilas, also known as the summer palace;Lalitha Mahal,
which has been converted into a hotel; and Jayalakshmi Vilas.[54]:87–88 The main palace of Mysore
was burned down in 1897, and the present-day structure was built on the same site. Amba Vilas
palace exhibits an Indo-Saracenic style of architecture on the outside, but a distinctly Hoysala
style in the interior.[54]:82 Even though the Government of Karnataka maintains the Mysore palace,
a small portion has been allocated for the erstwhile Royal family to live in. The Jayalakshmi Vilas
Mansion was constructed by Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar for his daughter Jayalakshammanni. It is
now a museum dedicated to folk culture and artifacts of the royal family.[55]

The ex-prince of Mysore Kingdom, who continued to use the title of Prince and traditions of the royal family.

The Mysore painting style is an offshoot of the Vijayanagar school of painting, and King Raja
Wodeyar (1578–1617 CE) is credited with having been its patron.[56]:1 The distinctive feature of
these paintings is the gesso work, to which gold foil is applied.[56]:3 Mysore is known for rosewood
inlay work; around 4,000 craftsmen were estimated to be involved in this art in 2002.[57] The city
lends its name to the Mysore silk saree, a women's garment made with pure silk and
gold zari (thread).[58] Mysore Peta, the traditional indigenous turban worn by the erstwhile rulers of
Mysore, is worn by men in some traditional ceremonies. A notable local dessert that traces its
history to the kitchen in the Mysore palace is Mysore pak.
Mysore is the location of the International Ganjifa Research Centre, which researches the
ancient card game Ganjifa and the art associated with it.[59] The Chamarajendra Academy of
Visual Arts (CAVA) offers education in visual art forms such as painting, graphics, sculpture,
applied art, photography, photojournalism and art history. The Rangayana repertory company
performs plays and offers certificate courses in subjects related to theatre.[60][61] Kannada writers
Kuvempu, Gopalakrishna Adiga and U. R. Ananthamurthy were educated in Mysore and served
as professors at the Mysore University.[62] R. K. Narayan, a popular English-language novelist
and creator of the fictional town of Malgudi, and his cartoonist brother R. K. Laxman spent much
of their life in Mysore.[63]

Transport[edit]
Road[edit]

KSRTC bus at Chamundi Hills

Mysore is connected by National Highway NH-212 to the state border town of Gundlupet, where
the road forks into the states of Keralaand Tamil Nadu.[64]:1State Highway 17, which connects
Mysore to Bangalore, was upgraded to a four-lane highway in 2006, reducing travel time
between the two cities.[65] A project was planned in 1994 to construct a new expressway to
connect Bangalore and Mysore. After numerous legal hurdles, it remains unfinished as of
2012.[66][67] State Highways 33 and 88 which connect Mysore to H D
Kote andMadikeri respectively.[68] The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and
other private agencies operate buses both within the city and between cities. A new division of
KSRTC called Mysore City Transport Corporation (MCTC) has been proposed. Within the city,
buses are cheap and popular means of transport, auto-rickshaws are also available
and tongas (horse-drawn carriages) are popular with tourists.[69] Mysore also has a 42.5-kilometre
(26.4 mi) long ring road that is being upgraded to six lanes by the MUDA.[70]
Rail[edit]

Mysore Railway Station

Mysore railway station has three lines, connecting it to Bangalore, Hassan and Chamarajanagar.
The first railway line established in the city was the Bangalore–Mysore Junction metre
gauge line, which was commissioned in 1882.[71] All railway lines that serve the city aresingle
track at some points and the rest of the stretch is double track, impeding faster connections to
the city. All trains that connect to Mysore are operated by South Western Railway
Zone, Hubli of Indian Railways. The fastest train to serve the city is the Shatabdi Express.
Air[edit]
Mysore Airport was modernised and reopened to passenger service in 2010. Three airlines -
Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet, and Alliance Air- all attempted flights to Mysore but none were
successful. As of 2015 the airport is without commercial service. The proximity to Bangalore
discourages Mysoreans from using the city airport.

Media[edit]

Vivekananda Circle Mysore

Newspaper publishing in Mysore started in 1859 when Bhashyam Bhashyacharya began

publishing a weekly newspaper in Kannada called the Mysooru Vrittanta Bodhini,[72] the first of a
number of weekly newspapers published in the following three decades.[72] A well-known Mysore
publisher during Wodeyar rule was M. Venkatakrishnaiah, known as the father of Kannada
journalism, who started several news magazines.[73] Many local newspapers are published in
Mysore and carry news mostly related to the city and its surroundings,[74]and national and
regional dailies in English and Kannada are available, as in the other parts of the state.
Sudharma, the only Indian daily newspaper in Sanskrit, is published in Mysore.[75]
Mysore was the location of the first private radio broadcasting station in India
when Akashavani (voice from the sky) was established in the city on 10 September 1935 by M.V.
Gopalaswamy, a professor of psychology, at his house in the Vontikoppal area of Mysore, using
a 50-watt transmitter.[76][77] The station was taken over by the princely state of Mysore in 1941 and
was moved to Bangalore in 1955. In 1957,Akashvani was chosen as the official name of All India
Radio (AIR), the radio broadcaster of the Government of India. The AIR station at Mysore
broadcasts an FM radio channel at 100.6 MHz,[78] and Gyan Vani broadcasts on 105.2.[79] BIG
FM and Red FM are the two private FM channels operating in the city.[80]
Mysore started receiving television broadcasts in the early 1980s, when Doordarshan (public
service broadcaster of the Indian government) started broadcasting its national channel all over
India. This was the only channel available to Mysoreans until Star TVstarted satellite channels in
1991. Direct-to-home channels are now available in Mysore.[81]
Taluk Road, Mysore

Sports[edit]
The Wodeyar kings of Mysore were patrons of games and sports. King Krishnaraja Wodeyar
III had a passion for indoor games. He invented new board games and popularised
the ganjifa card game.[82] Malla-yuddha (traditional wrestling) has a history in Mysore dating back
to the 16th century.[83] The wrestling competition held in Mysore during the Dasara celebrations
attracts wrestlers from all over India. An annual sports meeting is organised there during
the Dasara season too.[84]
In 1997 Mysore and Bangalore co-hosted the city's biggest sports event ever, the National
Games of India. Mysore was the venue for six sports: archery, gymnastics, equestrianism,
handball, table tennis and wrestling.[85] Cricket is by far the most popular sport in Mysore.[86][87]The
city has four established cricket grounds, but is yet to host an international
cricket match.[88] Javagal Srinath, who represented India for several years as its frontline fast
bowler, comes from Mysore.[89] Other prominent sportsmen from the city are Prahlad Srinath, who
has represented India in Davis Cup tennis tournaments; Reeth Abraham, a national champion in
the heptathlon and a long jump record holder; Sagar Kashyap, the youngest Indian to officiate at
the Wimbledon Championships; and Rahul Ganapathy, a national amateur golf
champion.[90][91][92][93] The Mysore race course hosts a racing season each year from August
through October.[94] India's first youth hostelwas formed in the Maharaja's College Hostel in
1949.[95]

Tourism[edit]
Mysore Palace

Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens

St. Philomena's Church

Mysore is a major tourist destination in its own right and serves as a base for other tourist
attractions in the vicinity.[19] The city receives large number of tourists during the 10-
day Dasara festival.[96] One of the most visited monuments in India, the Amba Vilas Palace, or
Mysore Palace, is the centre of the Dasara festivities.[97] The Jaganmohana Palace, The Sand
Sculpture Museum the Jayalakshmi Vilas and the Lalitha Mahal are other palaces in the
city.[98] Chamundeshwari Temple, atop the Chamundi Hills, and St. Philomena's Church, Wesley's
Cathedral are notable religious places in Mysore.[19]
The Mysore Zoo, established in 1892,[99] the Karanji and Kukkarahalli lakes are popular
recreational destinations.[19][100] Mysore has theRegional Museum of Natural History, the Folk Lore
Museum, the Railway Museum and the Oriental Research Institute. The city is a centre for yoga-
related health tourism that attracts domestic and foreign visitors, particularly those who, for
years, came to study with the lateashtanga yoga guru K. Pattabhi Jois.[101]
A short distance from Mysore city is the Krishnarajasagar Dam and the adjoining Brindavan
Gardens, where a musical fountain show is held every evening. Places of historic importance
close to Mysore are Srirangapatna, Somanathapura and Talakad.[19] B R Hills, Himavad
Gopalaswamy Betta hill and the hill stations of Ooty, Sultan Bathery and Madikeri are close to
Mysore. Popular destinations for wildlife enthusiasts near Mysore include the Nagarhole National
Park, the wildlife sanctuaries at Melkote and B R Hills and the bird sanctuaries
atRanganathittu and Kokrebellur.[102] Bandipur National Park and Mudumalai National Park, which
are sanctuaries for gaur, chital, elephants, tigers, Indian leopards and other threatened species,
lie between 40 and 60 mi (64 and 97 km) to the south. Other tourist spots near Mysore include
the religious locations of Nanjanagud and Bylakuppe and the waterfalls at Shivanasamudra.
Sister cities[edit]
Mysore is currently twinned with Cincinnati.[103][104]

See also[edit]
 Culture of Mysore
 List of million-plus cities in India
 Maharaja of Mysore
 Mahisha Kingdom
 Mysore Dasara
 Mysore Kingdom
 Tourist attractions in Mysore
 Vijayanagara Kingdom

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