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Mysore is a district in South Karnataka in India.

Regions

Cities

• Heggadadevankote
• Hunsur
• Krishnarajasagara
• Kushal Nagar
• Mysore
• Nanjangud
• Narsipur
• Piriyapatna

Other destinations

• Bylakupee - The largest Tibetan settlement outside of Tibet.

About Mysore

Talk

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Get around

See

• Namdroling Monastery, in Bylakupee, a large Nyingma monastery which contains the Golden Temple. In the Golden Temple there are three impressive statues of the Buddha.

• Sera Jhe (also: Sera Jey) and Sera Mey monasteries. These monasteries are located in the same complex in Bylakupee, and with a combined population of almost 5,000 monks, it is one of the largest monastic communties of Tibetan Buddhism outside of Tibet.

Itineraries

Chamundi Hills: About 15 Kms from Mysore, it is a hill station temple which has Godess Chamundeswhari as deity. You can also see big Bull carved out of stone in this place.

Mysore Palace: Magnificient piece of architecture.

Do

Eat

Drink

Hotels

There are few good hotels in Mysore.

• Hotel Siddhartha: Offers good variety of South Indian, North Indian Vegetarian food.
• Hotel Sandesh Prince: It is a Two Star Hotel and offers good variety of food.

Mysore also has Pizza corner and other small restaurants.

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