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| Mysore | ||
| Country | India | |
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| The search for a province ends with the state | ||
| Residents | 3.001.127 (2011) | |
| height | 763 m | |
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Mysore is a city in Mysore District of south indian State Karnataka in India.
background
The city has been officially called Mysuru since 2014. In practice, however, this term is almost never used. Before the founding of the Indian state, Mysore was the capital of the principality of the same name. The Maharajas the sex of Wodeyars (also: Wadiyars) ruled this state and still play an important role in the city. In India, the city is considered to be home to a particularly large number of very educated residents and has the necessary facilities with a good reputation.
getting there
By train
The 1 Central Station. is about 2 km northwest of the castle.
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By bus
The great 2 Long-distance bus station is located a good 1 km north-northeast of the castle.
- Bangalore 4 hours left, but it will soon be shorter because the road is currently being expanded. 64Rs
In the street
mobility
Dynamic cardsThe city has a well-developed system of city buses. The 3 central bus station is just southeast of the Krishna Raja Circle. However, it is difficult to get information there on how to best get to the sights a little further away.
Tourist Attractions
The giant Nandi halfway up Chamundi Hill
Jaganmohan Palace
Rail Museum Mysore
Karanji Lake
Religious buildings
- 1 St Philomena's Cathedral. This neo-Gothic cathedral was built between 1933 and 1941 and is one of the largest in India.Open: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. English Mass: 7:00 a.m.
- 2 Chamundi Hill. Here is the main temple of the city of Mysore, which attracts many visitors. You may have to stay in that for a while Darshan- Queuing. Except for the gopuram (temple tower), the temple is of little architectural interest. For a non-Hindu traveler, however, the atmosphere in and around this temple is still worthwhile. Bus 201 drives to the temple every half hour. You have a beautiful view of the city and the surrounding area. One can walk down the pilgrim footpath to a colossal one Nandi. A few meters further downhill you come to a bus stop. Here you can continue to the zoo or the Karanji Lake nature reserve (also bus 201).
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- 3 Maharaja's Palace. Cameras may not be taken into the premises and must be returned in advance for a fee of 5Rs (locker). Outside photography is not a problem. You enter the palace area through the south gate. The other gates are closed to the general public.Open: 10 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.Price: Admission: Rs 20 / Rs 10.
- To this day, the Maharajadynasty of the Wadiyar resides in a wing of the palace, shielded from the tourists who push their way barefoot through the rooms that are open for viewing.
- The magnificent palace is richly decorated with elements from a wide variety of cultures. The overall concept of the English architect Henry Irwin is based on the Indo-Saracen style, but there are also Islamic, Moorish and Hindu elements. The building therefore boasts rounded canopies reminiscent of Rajput palaces and Mughal-style onion domes. The palace is dominated by a European bell tower.
- Inside you can admire marble floors, stained glass (the most beautiful are in the Pfauenhallen), mosaics, inlay work and mahogany ceilings. Again and again one comes across antique weapons, hunting trophies. Huge chandeliers hang from the ceiling and on closer inspection the massive doors turn out to be masterful, filigree carvings made of ivory inlaid in mahogany framed by embossed silver.
- There is also a small part of the palace in the west, where a somewhat too proud separate entrance fee is charged for the somewhat poor exhibits.
Buildings
Monuments
Museums
- 4 Jaganmohan Palace & Art Gallery. The former palace is about 500 m west of the great palace and has seen better days. The entrance to the site is in the east. There is an entrance fee.
- Indira Gandhi Rashtriya manav Snagrahalya
- 5 Rail Museum. In a well-tended park to the west (at the back) of the main train station, some well-preserved old locomotives, train wagons and train utensils invite you to an interesting visit and to linger in a quiet environment. A small entrance fee is charged. This museum should not only please die-hard railway fans.
- 6 Ethnographic Museum, directly north of the long-distance bus station.
Streets and squares
- old market. Around this market in the north there are a large number of perfumeries where you can buy pure sandalwood oil and other scented oils as well as incense sticks. The same applies here: If you come without a guide, the prices are lower (see also: Shopping).
- 7 Devaraja Fruit & Vegetable Market. This extends along Sayyiji Rao St. south of Dhanvanthri Rd. And north of Krisha Raja Circle (at the City Bus Stand). It is probably one of the most colorful markets in India and offers a variety of photo opportunities in the morning and evening. You can also buy spices here. However, since the vendors are used to tourists, care should be taken not to pay unreasonably high prices.
Parks
- 8 Karanji Lake Conservation Area. An oasis in the big city. You can walk along the shore and marvel at the diversity of birds and butterflies in the middle of the city. There is also a large walk-in free flight enclosure and some bird cages.
various
- 9 Mysore Zoo. A visit to the zoo can be done with the neighboring Karanji Lake Conservation Area and Chamundi Hill, which is also approached by bus 201, can be combined well.
activities
- Ayurveda
shop
Scented oils
It should be noted here that you can never be sure about the purity, since every now and then DP, an odorless oil, is added to the aromas and it is impossible for a layperson to distinguish this from a pure oil. Pure sandal oil costs around 600 Rs per 10 ml. With larger purchases, however, the price can be corrected down a bit by trading.
Fragrance oil and incense sticks shops
- old factory. This former press, located a little out of the way, has very reasonable prices, but no mirror, and wooden counters and decorative bottles.
kitchen
Cheap
Some simple, good restaurants can be found southwest of the long-distance bus station on the road to the clock tower.
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nightlife
Cheap
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accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Hotel Maurya, Hanumantha Rao St. Tel.: 91 821 2426677. The rooms are very clean and in good condition. Centrally located, very polite staff.Price: Single: Rs 140, Double: Rs 260, Triple: Rs 370.
- There are some inexpensive accommodations to the southwest of the bus station.
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Practical advice
Mysore is on the list of almost every tourist visiting Southwest India. So it is not surprising that there are a particularly large number of people here who want to benefit from the extremely wealthy visitors by local standards. In particular where a high concentration of foreign travelers is to be expected, one is often approached in order to book a sightseeing tour to a "secret" bazaar where only the locals buy, come along or do some other incomparable business. In exposed places you will hardly be able to sit down undisturbed to enjoy the view or the hustle and bustle in the area.
trips
Chennakesava temple in Somanathpura
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Dwarapalaka (door guard) at Vaidyeshvara Temple in Talakad
With a little luck you can see elephants in the Bandipur National Park.
- Somnathpura, 40 km east of Mysore. Here is one of the most beautiful Hoysala-Temple to admire. He is under control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), there are opening times and an entrance fee is charged.
- You can get there by public transport as follows: Take a bus at the long-distance bus station, which takes the NH212 to east-southeast to just before the city of T. Narasipura (The T. stands for something, but the locals simply use the English letter "T" pronounced abbreviated) and can be found at the river bridge over the Kabani 12 ° 13 '30 "N.76 ° 54 ′ 21 ″ E drop. On the road to the bridge over the eastern arm of the Kabani River, there are always small buses, speeds or shared jeeps going to Somnathpura, which is right by the temple.
- From Somnathpura you get back via T. Narasipura to about 17 km to the east Talakad (also called Talakadu), an old pilgrimage site with several temples from the Chola and Hoysala time, which can be hiked with a short walk over wooded dunes. Here are coordinates to some of the temples:
- The Vaidyanatheshwara Temple 12 ° 10 ′ 45 ″ N.77 ° 1 '37 "E is the main temple, 11th to 12th centuries
- Pataleshwara Temple 12 ° 10 ′ 50 ″ N.77 ° 1 '25 "E
- Keerti Narayana Temple (Vishnu), badly damaged 12 ° 10 '46 "N.77 ° 1 ′ 29 ″ E
- Shiva temple in the water basin 12 ° 10 '37 "N.77 ° 1 '30 "E
- Yelandur, about 30 km southeast of T. Narasipura. Here is a badly dilapidated pair of temples with some beautiful elements in the western part of the city 12 ° 2 '49 "N.77 ° 1 '47 "E to see. A visit is only worthwhile for special lovers of the ancient temple architecture.
- Chamanarajanagar, 20 km southwest of Yelandur. Here are some old ones Jain-Temple to visit. It is best to rent a motor rickshaw on site to visit the scattered temples. From Chamanarajanagar it is easy to return to Mysore by bus. If you start early, it is possible to visit the four above mentioned places by public transport in a single day.
- Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is 3 miles west of Srirangapatnam (Description There).
- Nanjangud, about 25 km south of Mysore. The rather large Nanjundeshwara (also: Srikanteshwara) temple (on the Kapila River in the far east of the city) stands by here 12 ° 7 '8 "N.76 ° 41 ′ 34 ″ E, which is said to be 1000 years old, but most of it dates from the 19th and 20th centuries. In the temple there are figurative representations of the Maharaja family of Wodeyars who sponsored this temple. Nanjangud can be easily visited by bus from Mysore. But it also has accommodations: Hotel Surabhi is conveniently 150 meters southwest of the bus station on the NH212. The Hotel Guruprasad east of the bus stand is a bit more expensive (10-15 €).
- Bandipur National Park, about 75 km south of Mysore on the road direction Ooty in Tamil Nadu. At the end of 2014, the one-hour bus safari there cost almost € 15 for foreign visitors. On the tour you should be able to see loads of spotted deers, a few sambars and, with a bit of luck, possibly elephants. The sighting of a tiger, on the other hand, is said to be extremely rare. Wild boars can often be seen at the ranger station. The visit is ideal as a stopover on the journey between Mysore and Ooty. The ranger station is right on the main road, so continuing your journey shouldn't be a problem. During the bus safari you can leave your luggage in the ranger station.
- The city is located about 18 km north-northeast of Bandipur National Park on the way to Mysore Gundlupetwho have favourited because of the small old Vijaya Narayana Swamy Temple 11 ° 48 ′ 30 ″ N.76 ° 41 ′ 23 ″ E worth a short stop. It apparently dates from the Vijaynagar period and has a beautiful lion pillar portal.
- City of Maddur, about 55 km northeast of Mysore. The Narasimha Swamy Temple (from the Hoysala time) lies by 12 ° 35 '23 "N.77 ° 2 '53 "E. The neighboring Varadaraja Temple was in the earlier Chola period built. Both house colossal statues that are worth seeing. The 3.5 km southeast 12 ° 34 '23 "N.77 ° 3 '47 "E Vaidyanathapura Temple is easily accessible by rickshaw. It is said to come from the Chola period, but some elements also have elements from the earlier period Pallava period could come from. Unfortunately, this temple is not under the protection of the ASI and many of the old structures have been hidden behind slabs of red marble.
- Tibetan settlements around Mdikeri
- Bengaluru. Bangalore.
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