Karnataka
Cities
( Mysore )
( General Information )
About
Mysore
This charming, easy-going city has been a favourite with travelers
- it's a manageable a size, enjoy a good climate and has chosen
to retain and promote its heritage rather than replace it. The city
is famous for its silk and is also a thriving sandalwood and incense
center, through don't expect the air to be any more fragrant than
that of the next town.
Until
Independence, Mysore was the seat of the maharajas of Mysore, a
princely state covering about a third of present-day Karnataka.
The maharajas walled Indo -Saracenic palace is a major attraction.
Orientation
The railway station is on the north-western fringe of the city
center, about a km from the main shopping street, Sayaji Roa Road.
The central bus terminal is on the Bangalore Mysore Road, on the
north-eastern fringe of the city center. Mysore Palace occupies
the entire south-eastern sector of the city center. Chamundi Hills
is an ever visible landmark to the south.
Population
: 735,000
Climate : The summers are warm and winters are cool.
Telephone Code : 0821
Language Spoken : Kannada, English, Tamil.
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