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Cheluvamba Mansion is located in the city of Mysore, Karnataka. It was built by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV for the third princess of Mysore, Cheluvajammanni and it is similar to other mansions built by them which are spread over a large area surrounded by gardens. This mansion is crafted like other buildings of the Wadiyar dynasty. It has Indo-Saracenic architecture style. Today, the mansion is the regional headquarters of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), one of India’s premier scientific research institutions under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Cheluvamba Mansion is a rare instance of a royal residential palace repurposed into a modern scientific facility, while still retaining its heritage and architectural integrity.
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Exhibits vintage locomotives as they were in use. The second of such museums was set up after the Rail Museum in Delhi. The major attraction of the museum is the wagon used by the Queen of Mysore. There is a small toy train. The museum is a small one and can be visited while arriving or leaving Mysore during working hours.
Formerly known as the oriental library, it was started in 1891 and contains over 33,000 palm leaf manuscripts.
The perimeter is 3.6 km. There are many birds to see and the footpath is well maintained with small gardens around it.
A former palace that has been converted into an art gallery and function hall. The palace for some time was home to the Wodeyar dynasty. The art gallery features paintings of many styles, including Mughlai, Mysorean and European. The most prominent works are those of Raja Ravi Varma, which are over 100 years old. A big part of the exhibition is comprised of very similar portraits of members of the Royal family.
Founded in 1968 and located in the University of Mysore campus, the museum has over 6500 folk art and folklore articles on display and exhibits arts and crafts from all over the state of Karnataka. It is housed in Jayalakhmi Mansion situated at Manasa Gangotri. The museum has detailed exhibits of "Yakshagana" and "Puppet art".
It was built by Maharani Regent Vani Vilasa Sannidhana, wife of Chamaraja Wodeyar, for her daughter Jayalakshami. It has around 200 rooms, an exotic dancing hall and a Kalyanmantap with intricately carved wood pillars. It was converted into a museum and stores artefacts about local folk and performing arts, tools and objects of various artisans and other archaeological findings. Princess Jayalakshmi was married to her maternal uncle. Dewan Sir M. Kantha Raja Urs. After independence, their son-in-law, Sirdar K. Basavaraj Urs, sold the property to the University of Mysore to start its postgraduate centre, and the then Vice Chancellor, Dr K.V. Puttapa christened the place as Manasa Gangothri.