Saturday, January 23, 2016
Travel Srirangapatna
Balmuri
,
bird sanctuary
,
Daria Daulat Bagh
,
death place of Tipu Sultan
,
Dungeon
,
Gosai Ghat
,
Gumbaz
,
Jama Masjid
,
Nimishamba temple
,
Ranganathaswamy temple
,
Ranganathittu
,
Sangama
,
Summer Palace
,
Yedmuri
Distance - 125 Kms from Bangalore.
Travel period - 1 Day
Time to reach - 2 hours
Type - Historical City
Best time to visit - July-February
-> Tipu Sultan has made Srirangapatna as his capital .
-> Tipu Sultan and his father has donated lot of wealth to Ranganathaswamy temple.
-> We can see the temple built with Vijayanagara and Hoysala style.
-> The temple is surrounded by a fort like walls.
-> The main attraction is the beautifully curved gopura.
*After visiting the temple lets come out and see the Dungeon which is our 2nd destination.
-> The dungeon is well known as Col.Bailey Dungeon because he died in this Dungeon
-> We can see the cannon in the Dungeon even today which rolled back and fell into the Dungeon during the seize of Srirangapatna.
Travel period - 1 Day
Time to reach - 2 hours
Type - Historical City
Best time to visit - July-February
*Lets leave Bangalore and travel in the Mysore-Bangalore highway towards Mysore.
*Lets cross Bidadi, Ramnagar, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya and reach Srirangapatna.
*Let us take a right turn near Srirangapatna bus stand towards Ranganathaswamy temple which is our 1st destination.
-> This temple is built to worship Lord Vishnu.-> Tipu Sultan has made Srirangapatna as his capital .
-> Tipu Sultan and his father has donated lot of wealth to Ranganathaswamy temple.
-> We can see the temple built with Vijayanagara and Hoysala style.
-> The temple is surrounded by a fort like walls.
-> The main attraction is the beautifully curved gopura.
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| Ranganathaswamy Temple PC |
-> The dungeon is well known as Col.Bailey Dungeon because he died in this Dungeon
-> We can see the cannon in the Dungeon even today which rolled back and fell into the Dungeon during the seize of Srirangapatna.
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| Col> Bailey Dungeon PC |
*While returning back towards the main road we can see the death place of Tipu Sultan which is our 3rd destination.
-> Tipu Sultan's body was found near the mosque. We can see this place on the way
-> Tipu Sultan died while fighting with Britishers during the siege of Srirangapatna.
*Next lets travel towards Jama Masjid on the way which is our 4th destination.
-> This was constructed by Tipu Sultan.
-> This place was considered one of the favorite place of Tipu Sultan.
-> This consists of a couple of towers and a dome at the center with some open space infront.
*Next let us cross the highway and travel towards our 5th destination Daria Daulat Bagh. When we are travelling from Bangalore to Mysore we have to take a left turn from the highway near the bus stand where we can see a huge sign board "Sangama, Ninishamba temple, Summer palace, Gumbaz etc.)
-> Daria Daulat Bagh is also called as Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan.
-> This palace is built inside the beautiful garden from where Tipu Sultan ruled for sometime.
-> The Palace is constructed using wood and mostly teak wood.
-> It is built in a rectangular design in a raised platform.
-> We can see the beautiful art work/designs through out the palace.(Canopies, walls, roofs, pillars etc.)
-> Today we can see lot of paintings and many other things in the palace.
*Now we shall move to our 6th destination Nimishamba temple which is situated at the banks of river Kaveri.
*Once that is done lets move to our 7th destination called as Sangama where 3 holy rivers Kabini, Kaveri and Hemavathi meet. We can have a holy dip in the water and many movies have been shot here.
*Now let us head back towards the highway and visit our 8th destination called Gumbaz.
-> This place was built by Tipu Sultan for holding the graves of his parents Hyder Ali and Fakr-Un-Nisa.
-> This place is surrounded by beautiful gardens with different species of plants and trees.
-> When Tipu died he was taken to Gumbaz and made himself buried next to his parents by Britishers.
-> This place is surrounded by beautiful gardens with different species of plants and trees.
*Now lets head towards Gosai Ghat which is our 9th destination.
-> Gosai Ghat is situated on the banks of river Kaveri.
-> Kashi Vishweshwara Swamy temple is next to it.
-> The place is very calm and its beautiful.
*Next lets head to our 10th destination which is called as Ranganathittu which is a bird sanctuary.
-> Now we have to get back to the highway and travel towards Mysore.
-> When we travel for about a kilometer we will get a bridge and after the bridge we get a junction
-> We have to take a right in the junction which is called as bypass Yelwala road.
-> Travel for around 3 Kms and we get a sign board.
-> We have to take right from there and reach the destination.
-> This place is the largest bird sanctuary in Karnataka.
-> This is also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka.
*Let us move to our 11th destination which is called as Balmuri falls which is around 10 Kms away from here.
-> This is a very beautiful picnic spot for youngsters to get into the water and enjoy.
-> We can also enjoy the boat ride as well.
-> If we find this place too crowded then we can move to a place called as Yedmuri / Edmuri.
-> Yedmuri is similar to Balmuri but with less crowd.
-> Yedmuri is at a walk-able distance from Balmuri.
-> Tipu Sultan's body was found near the mosque. We can see this place on the way
-> Tipu Sultan died while fighting with Britishers during the siege of Srirangapatna.
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| Death place of Tipu Sultan PC |
*Next lets travel towards Jama Masjid on the way which is our 4th destination.
-> This was constructed by Tipu Sultan.
-> This place was considered one of the favorite place of Tipu Sultan.
-> This consists of a couple of towers and a dome at the center with some open space infront.
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| Jama Masjid PC |
*Next let us cross the highway and travel towards our 5th destination Daria Daulat Bagh. When we are travelling from Bangalore to Mysore we have to take a left turn from the highway near the bus stand where we can see a huge sign board "Sangama, Ninishamba temple, Summer palace, Gumbaz etc.)
-> Daria Daulat Bagh is also called as Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan.
-> This palace is built inside the beautiful garden from where Tipu Sultan ruled for sometime.
-> The Palace is constructed using wood and mostly teak wood.
-> It is built in a rectangular design in a raised platform.
-> We can see the beautiful art work/designs through out the palace.(Canopies, walls, roofs, pillars etc.)
-> Today we can see lot of paintings and many other things in the palace.
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| Daria Daulat Bagh / Summer Palace PC |
*Now we shall move to our 6th destination Nimishamba temple which is situated at the banks of river Kaveri.
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| Nimishamba Temple PC |
*Once that is done lets move to our 7th destination called as Sangama where 3 holy rivers Kabini, Kaveri and Hemavathi meet. We can have a holy dip in the water and many movies have been shot here.
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| Sangama PC |
*Now let us head back towards the highway and visit our 8th destination called Gumbaz.
-> This place was built by Tipu Sultan for holding the graves of his parents Hyder Ali and Fakr-Un-Nisa.
-> This place is surrounded by beautiful gardens with different species of plants and trees.
-> When Tipu died he was taken to Gumbaz and made himself buried next to his parents by Britishers.
-> This place is surrounded by beautiful gardens with different species of plants and trees.
*Now lets head towards Gosai Ghat which is our 9th destination.
-> Gosai Ghat is situated on the banks of river Kaveri.
-> Kashi Vishweshwara Swamy temple is next to it.
-> The place is very calm and its beautiful.
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| Gosai Ghat |
*Next lets head to our 10th destination which is called as Ranganathittu which is a bird sanctuary.
-> Now we have to get back to the highway and travel towards Mysore.
-> When we travel for about a kilometer we will get a bridge and after the bridge we get a junction
-> We have to take a right in the junction which is called as bypass Yelwala road.
-> Travel for around 3 Kms and we get a sign board.
-> We have to take right from there and reach the destination.
-> This place is the largest bird sanctuary in Karnataka.
-> This is also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka.
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| Ranganathittu bird sanctuary PC |
*Let us move to our 11th destination which is called as Balmuri falls which is around 10 Kms away from here.
-> This is a very beautiful picnic spot for youngsters to get into the water and enjoy.
-> We can also enjoy the boat ride as well.
-> If we find this place too crowded then we can move to a place called as Yedmuri / Edmuri.
-> Yedmuri is similar to Balmuri but with less crowd.
-> Yedmuri is at a walk-able distance from Balmuri.
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| Balmuri Falls PC |
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| Yedmuri Falls PC |
*Once this is done then lets end our trip and return to our homes.
