trip to mysore

mysore the name comes from the demon MAHISHASUR. this place used to be his home... so it was known as mahisur.. which gradually got a stylish makover and became popular as mysore...

the state of karnataka was known as state fo mysore and mysore city used to be its capital

it was ruled by wadyar kingdom and chamraja wadiyar was the last ruler...later government took over the control... but son of his majesty is still treated as the king and resides in one of the palace.

the demon mahishasur was killed by devi chamunda... to celebrate her triumph and divinity a temple known as CHAMUNDESHWARI TEMPLE is situated here on a hill top...this hill is know as chamundi hill.

if u are going mysore for the first time then i must suggest take a KSTDC package tour... it gives u an insight of all the places later u can select which places u like the most and plan a trip according to you...

dont buy any thing on the way like sandal wood or wood work toys etc...and dont even buy silk from any show rooms
if u want to buy some thing just go to cauvery handloom emporium in the mysore palace next to the place where u submitt shoes...its government shop and quality is assured...

the tour guide will make u stop at wood toy emporium and silk emporiums but dont buy there as he gets commison from those shops for hurling in tourists.....


if i plan a trip to mysore the places of my intrest would be in following order..

1.mysore zoo:
the best zoo i can say....it has a wide variety of animals. african elephant, black rihno, chimp, gorilla, girrafe, panther, jaguar,tigers top the list...
the best thing is they have them in quite a good number
its landscaping is awsome, lush green calm quite environment well maintained and very clean....
its bird house it terrific....varieties of eagles and parrots will surely attract u ..the most amazing thing abt it is u walk into the cages of the variety of water birds and u can litreray touch them if they come close to you
last but not least a wide variety of crocodiles are always there to welcome u.

2.mysore palace:
lavish is the only word to describe it. golden howrah is the main attraction its 42 kg of pure gold... lots of paintings of kings and queens.. frescos on the roofs, wooden carvings and painting have a great detail.....the painting of the soilders public and ministers have great details and no two faces will resemble ,all unique persons....there is a huge dome of stain glass dont miss it...photography inside the palace is prohobited so dont even think about it not even with your camera phone or u will get a royal treatment by the royal guards of the palace...

3.st. philomina church:
i was speech less to see it... this was the first time i ever went to a church and its so calm and quite inside there... its divine...and the architecture is beautiful....

4.dariya daulat bagh:
tipu's summer palace....plus points are its landscaping and greenry around it, complete made of teak wood, every inch of it is a fresco, a 3-d picture of tipu,
minus points small size about the size of 4 bedroom house...sangam and gumbaz are places around at walkable distance u can take a look at them if u like

5.chamundi hills:
its a temple up there thats all...if u r a tourist and dont wish to go to temple then i wont suggest u going all the way up.....but let me tell u the views on the way are really good u get to see whole of mysore from there and a nandi statue which happens to be the 3rd largest monolithic nandi statue.

6.vrindavan gardens:
if u r from a big city it i dont think u will like it much but its lush green environment and fountains surely make it a good place to hang around with frnds for couple of hrs in the EVENING....its main attraction is musical fountains which work at night 7 pm....