Mysore

:This article is about Mysore City. For information about Mysore District and Division, see Mysore District.

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Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. Mysore is the administrative seat of Mysore District and Mysore Division, and is the former capital of the Kingdom of Mysore. Mysore is known as the Cultural Capital of Karnataka.

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Mysore is located at 770 m above sea level and 135 km from Bangalore at . Mysore is known for its palaces and proximity to several attractions. One of the best (some would say worst) times to visit Mysore is during the annual nine-night, ten-day Dussera or Dasara or Navaratri festival, which usually occurs in early October.

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India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

Karnataka: Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. Before 1973, the state was known as Mysore state, as it was formed out of the former Kingdom of Mysore in 1950, and enlarged in 1956 to include the Kannada-speaking regions of neighb...

Mysore District: Mysore District is an administrative district located in Karnataka, India. It is bounded by Mandya district to the northeast, Chamrajnagar district to the southeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu district to the west, and Hassan district to the north. It has an area of 6,268 sq km, and a popula...

Mysore related Images and Photos (experimental)

Hyder Ali Sultan of Mysore c.1761	The Fort of Nandidong during the third Mysore War c.1791	South view of Sewandroog Illustration from 'Twelve Views of Mysore the Country of Tippoo Sultan'	General Baird Storms Seringapatam During the Third British-Mysore War
Tippoo Sultan Plate from "Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore"	North Entrance Fort of Bangalore Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore