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Must places to visit during Dasara in Mysore

Excited about the Dussehra holidays but anxious to keep your child occupied? We’ve curated 10 best Dussehra places to visit with your children like Mysore palace Mysore Zoo, Railway Museum, Lalitha Mahal Palace, St Philomena Church, Shuka Vana, Karanji Lake and many more to keep your kids and the entire family happy...

Mysore Palace

The Mysore Palace (1912): It was built in 1912, at a cost of nearly Rs. 41.50 lakhs in the Indo-Saracenic style, a combination of Hindu and Saracenic features. The construction of the new palace was started in 1897, after the old wooden palace was caught in an accidental fire.
Mysore Palace

Mysore Dasara Exhibition Grounds

His Highness 23rd Maharaja of Mysore Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar TEN started Dasara exhibition in 1880 with the purpose of introducing the developments in various fields like industries, agriculture, education, science, technology, art, literature and tradition to the people of Mysore.
Mysore Dasara Exhibition Grounds

Railway Museum

Located on Princess Road (opposite the main gate of CFTRI), it was started in 1979 due to the efforts of PM Joseph. This museum exhibits graphics presenting the growth of Indian railways, photos and paintings.
Railway Museum

Lalitha Mahal Palace

Designed by E.W.Fritchley, a much patronized Bombay-based architect of those days, the building was built in 1931 at a cost of Rs.13.00 lakhs as a guest house for European visitors of the Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
Lalitha Mahal Palace

Regional Museum Of Natural History

The Regional Museum of Natural History at Mysore, was inaugurated on 20 May 1995. It was undertaken by the government of India, ministry of environment and forests. The museum is located on the banks of Karanji Lake, with the Chamundi Hills visible in the background.
Regional Museum Of Natural History

St Philomena Church

Built in 1804 in typical Gothic style, with a main hall or mane with the statue of St. Philomena, and richly crafted exterior, it is one of the grandest churches of the Country.
St Philomena Church

Shuka Vana

The Shuka Vana is a distinctive aviary where one gets the most astonishing opportunity of being in the divine presence of the living, breathing deity that presides over one’s own zodiac sign, and a parrot that represents one’s planet and birth date.
Shuka Vana

Karanji Lake

Picturesquely located at the foot of the Chamundi Hills, It is one of the best lake for the tourists in the State which measures 100 acres located adjacent to and now a part of Mysore Zoo.
Karanji Lake

Mysore Zoo

Built in 1804 in typical Gothic style, with a main hall or mane with the statue of St. Philomena, and richly crafted exterior, it is one of the grandest churches of the Country.
Mysore Zoo