Ganesha Shrine

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This shrine dedicated to Ganesha is attached to the Mysore Palace building serves as a private shrine to the Wodeyar family

This shrine dedicated to Ganesha is attached to the Mysore Palace building serves as a private shrine to the Wodeyar family. According to legends, this shrine was saved when the whole of the palace was destroyed in a fire in 1897. Later when the palace was rebuilt in the present form, the Ganesha shrine got integrated to the palace structure.

The shrine is accessd through the passage near the Durbar Hall. See also Temples in Mysore Palace.

1 7 Palaces of Mysore

2 Architecture of Mysore Palace

3 Balarama Jayarama Gateway

4 Bhuvaneshwari Temple

Tower of the Ganesha Temple (marked in green box)

tower of the ganesha temple

All these towers are made in different architectural styles. The tower of Ganesha shrine is in the typical Hindu style. The whitewashed towers are of Rajput architecture. The design of the metal clad onion domes belongs to the Islamic school of architecture. Again the chattri over the dome is a Sarsanic feature. See architecture of Mysore Palace.

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7 Palaces of Mysore

The Amba Vilas Palace, often referen as the 'Mysore Palace' located in the heart of Mysore City is the main palace and the prime tourist attraction. However Mysore has many other palaces worth visiting...

Architecture of Mysore Palace

The architectural style of Mysore palace is hybrid

Balarama Jayarama Gateway

Balarama Jayarama Gateway is the northern gate way to the Mysore Palace

Bhuvaneshwari Temple

The Bhuvaneshwari Temple with the chola style gateway tower is located on the northern side of the Palace complex corresponding to the Varahaswami Temple in the south with identical looking tower, providing a architectural symmetry to the campus layout

Bronze tigers

There are 8 Bronze tigers installed on pedestals in the Mysore Palace

Gardens in Mysore Palace

Mysore Palace has a well laid garden within the complex

Gayatri Temple

Gayatri Temple in Mysore Palace is located on the eastern side of the palace and adjacent to the Jayamarthanda Gate corresponding to the Trinayaneswara Temple

How to reach Mysore Palace

Mysore palace is located right in the heart of the city

Jayamarthanda Gate

Jayamarthanda Gate located on the east of the palace is is the grandest of all the gateways to Mysore Palace

Kille Venkataramana Swamy Temple

Mysore Palace

Mysore Palace is the central piece of Mysore's attractions

Mysore Palace History

The palace you see at Mysore is probably the third or the fourth generation of the palatial structure built over this location by the ruling dynasty