... by this time, most of them have migrated elsewhere. More details about Ranganathittu: http://www.mysore.org.uk/excursions/srirangapatna/ranganathittu.html http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/07/stories/2008090750590200.htm From Ranganathittu we returned ...
... over 125 kms, from Bangalore, to sit on the shores of the Triveny Sangam finally seemed worth it. Of course, there is more to Srirangapatna than the Sangam – a fact I did not know when I grumbled at the 4:45 alarm. With a bag heaped with rain gear ...
... into battle against Mahishasura*, the part human, part water buffalo demon. But like the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangapatna, Chamundeswari is a place for pilgrims and their wallets, and money was literally thrown at the temple’s pandits. ...
... was crowded with school kids, but luckily one could view the exhibitions over their heads.
Then it was off to Srirangapatna a fort outside Mysore. While not having time to explore the site as a couple of others in group were doing, we did view ...
... be full of fun and adventure. It was early morning when I met Tushar and his family to catch a bus for Srirangapatna and Mysore. The tour is run by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC), and for 600 rupees promised an ambitious ...
... the victory, but retained indirect control of the kingdom. The battle consisted of a series of encounters around Seringapatam (as Srirangapatna was then called) in the months of April and May 1799, between the combined forces of the British East India ...
... and cooking-ware museum and then headed to Tipu Sultan's summer palace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan) in Srirangapatna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirangapatna). The fare to enter was 5 rupees for Indians and 100 rupees for foreigners ...
... that quality does not satisy us. Anyways, it just filled our empty repositories. Our next target was Srirangapatna, the town of Tippu Sultan. There are numerous spots in that place but in the interest of time, we just wanted to ...
... wide spread gardens and fountains, making for a nice place to rest under the shadows of nature. Close by, is the Srirangapatna fort, built as an island between two streams of Cauvery, and housing within it, the Ranganathaswamy temple with sleekly ...
... . Our first stop took us to Srirangapatna. It is still in the state of Karnataka and is not far from Mysore where we are sleeping tonight. Srirangapatna is well-known for the mausoleum of Tipu Sultan. To be honest I have no clue who this Sultan was and ...