Mysore

Mysore, officially Mysuru, is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. Wikipedia

Population 920,550 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in India

Visas and entry What your passport needs for India
Daylight 11 h 24 in Dec, dark by 18:00 · 12 h 51 in Jun
  1. January: 11 h 29 of daylight
  2. February: 11 h 44 of daylight
  3. March: 12 h 03 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 24 of daylight
  5. May: 12 h 41 of daylight
  6. June: 12 h 51 of daylight
  7. July: 12 h 47 of daylight
  8. August: 12 h 32 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 12 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 52 of daylight
  11. November: 11 h 34 of daylight
  12. December: 11 h 24 of daylight

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Dasara

    Dasara

    September – October

    Mysore Dasara is the state festival in the state of Karnataka in India. It is a 10 day festival, starting with nine nights called Navaratri and the last day being Vijayadashami.

    Official site Wikipedia

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Mysore); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Nanjumalige

    No hours mapped

    930 m from the centre

  • Duplin Complex

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Evening Bazaar

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Mannar's Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Banana Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Makkaji Complex

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Devaraja Market

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Vegetable Market

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 4 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Ashokapuram 3.3 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.