Mysore (district)

Mysore is a district in Karnataka State.

Cities

• Heggadadevankote
• Hunsur
• Krishnarajasagara
• Mysore
• Nanjangud
• Narsipur
• Piriyapatna
• Kabini

Other destinations

• Bylakupee - The largest Tibetan settlement outside of Tibet.
• Stone sculptures at Somnathapura

See

• Mysore palace

Palace, Mysore, 2010., Mysore.

• 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 km from Mysore, it is a hill station temple which has Goddess Chamundeswhari as deity. The Nandi - Shiva's mount in mythology - at Chamundi Hills is quite famous in its own right. It is the third largest in the country at 16 by 24 feet and was carved out of a single boulder about three-and-a-half centuries ago.

Mysore Palace: Magnificient piece of architecture.

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