Mysore, the temple city of India unfolds an enchantment that never ends. Mysore in the south Indian state of Karnataka is a city of palaces, gardens, shady avenues and sacred temples. Also the sandalwood
city of India, Mysore retains some of the charm of the old world with its many institutions that propagate Carnatic Classical music and dance.
Mysore was the political capital of the Wodeyar dynasty which ruled the state of Karnataka for some 150 Mysore Palaceyears till the independence of the country from the British. During their rule, Mysore was
the cultural capital of south India, for its rich art & culture which reached the acme of development at that time.
Mysore is synonymous with Sandalwood, silk and fine inlay-work using ivory. It is the home of incense sticks (agarbathi) dipped in sandalwood oil perfume base and has many well known incense factories.
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