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one dare touch it. And, if stones could Feb speak, probably every tiny pebble on the Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Srirangapatna banks of the Cauvery would make the Max: Min: Rain: 0.0mm 25.70000076 11.39999961 2939453°C 8530273°C Located strategically at a mere 15 English go red with reminiscences of Tipu’s conquest over the ‘Unconquerable ’. km drive by road from the Palace Mar The lanes between the turfed outline of the City of , a trip to Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Srirangapatna Fort bear touching memorials Max: 18.0°C Min: Rain: 0.0mm Srirangapatna makes its visitor 14.39999961 to the life of this unique king. 8530273°C relive the days of valor and Apr gallantry. The relics of Famous For : City But if you’re not too keen on going Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Srirangapatna with its temples, ‘histerical’ on a weekend and need other Max: Min: Rain: 6.0mm palaces, tombs, military Srirangapatna, an egg shaped island diversions, Srirangapatna won’t let you 25.10000038 12.30000019 1469727°C 0734863°C warehouses, cenotaphs, splendid enclosed by the river and the historic down. The drive itself, past the golden rocks landscape and above all its three capital of Tipu , is sprinkled all across on which Sholay was shot 35 years ago and May with temples symbolic of the British rule. through the paddy fields of , is Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, layer fort wall with bastions are a umbrella. This town derives its name from the much rewarding in itself. It’s not too difficult to must see on the -Mysore Max: Min: Rain: 114.0mm celebrated Ranganathaswamy Temple, find your way around Sriranga. Cross the 24.60000038 18.60000038 highway! 1469727°C 1469727°C making it one of the most prominent river to enter the town. Turn right for the Vaishnavite pilgrimage centers in South abode of Lord Ranganathaswamy and the Jun . The place which brought on early legend of , and left to commune Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. reforms in the field of business and social with a beautiful river, the melody of whose Max: Min: Rain: 54.0mm life and took a lead in introducing the early movement you will carry in your heart for a 17.10000038 16.29999923 1469727°C 7060547°C inventions or technology, is a long time to come. prominent destination in the World Map of Jul Tourism. Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, When To umbrella.

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Max: 15.0°C Min: Rain: 63.0mm At a distance of 14 km from the city, was auctioned and bought back to India by the walls to which the prisoners hands were 16.70000076 2939453°C Srirangapatna is a historic, religious and bigwigs and connoisseurs. has chained. In the midst of the chamber lies a Oct cultural hub, situated on the Bangalore- acquired the sword of Tipu Sultan. well-preserved cannon. Climb to the top of Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, Mysore Highway. The whole town is the dungeon to get a breathtaking view of umbrella. surrounded by the Kaveri river, forming a The Rangantittu Bird Sanctuary teeming the River Cauvery.    Max: 25.0°C Min: 19.0°C Rain: 117.0mm small river-island. The erstwhile capital of with wildlife and the Sivanasamudra Mysore during the reign of Hyder and his waterfalls (the second largest waterfall in 3 Dariya Daulat Baug Nov son Tipu Sultan, Srirangapatna houses a the country) lie quite close to the city. Even Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. plethora of tourist attractions including a though this place can be reached in around Max: Min: Rain: 150.0mm fort, (Summer Palace), a an hour from Mysore and can be explored 23.39999961 18.39999961 8530273°C 8530273°C museum showcasing paintings, sketches within a day, it still has a few and coins, Masjid-E-Ala or Jamia Masjid (built accommodation options which are not Dec by Tipu Sultan), Balmuri falls, Gumbaz excessively luxurious, though they are clean, Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: Min: Rain: 0.0mm (Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan), Colonel Bailey’s hygienic and provide all the basic facilities. 21.29999923 15.69999980 Dungeon and many famous temples. But 7060547°C 9265137°C the most important of them all is the 9th 2 Captain Bailey's Dungeon century Ranganathaswamy Temple, What To dedicated to Lord , an incarnation of . This is why Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, Srirangapatna is also a major Vaishnavaite India SEE center. 5 Sights Also called the Summer Palace, Tipu used Dariya Daulat Baug as an alternative resort http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-srirangapatna-lp- The famous Battle of Seringapatnam in 1119642 1799, took place on these very grounds, to receive visitors and conduct durbars. This where Tipu Sultan was killed (betrayed by modest looking place boasts of a wealth of 1 Srirangapatna his own confidante) during the battle against paintings displayed on the walls along with the combined army of the British and the beautifully done interiors. There is a good . The place where he collection of period furniture, coins, murals Near Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, took his last breath is marked by a and plenty of historical data of and Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India memorial. After his death, the victorious Tipu’s conquests in the museum within the army had barged into his palace and Captain Bailey's Dungeon is named after a palace. A special mention goes to a painting ravaged it. Most of the treasures and even prisoner of the same name who died in his by Robert Home depicting the sons of Tipu his personal belongings were taken back to dungeon in 1780. On an elevated platform Sultan taken as hostages and being received England, and today, can be seen displayed near the fort wall are the dungeons where by  Lord Cornwallis. Another artifact in the Royal collection of Victoria and Albert Tipu’s prisoners of war were jailed. In the worth a mention is the world-famous Srirangapatna, Mandya, Mysore, Museum. Though later, some of his stuff underground prison you can see hooks on portrait of Tipu by the great German Karnataka 571401, India Srirangapatna Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/srirangapatna page 3

neoclassical painter Johann Zoffany. It is probably the closest likeness you’ll ever see of the great king.

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Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India

The inscription in Persian on its western wall says ‘from this the moon has borrowed its light’ and refers to it as the ‘House of Sleep’. Tipu’s favourite tiger stripes cover the walls. At the Dariya Daulat Baug, turn left and continue along the Sangama Road till you reach a fork in the road. Here turn right towards the Gumbaz and the Sangama.

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See A: Srirangapatna B: Captain Bailey's Dungeon C: Dariya Daulat Baug D: Gumbaz E: Jama Masjid Accommodation F: Cauvery Sannidhi G: Cauvery Sannidhi H: Cauvery Sannidhi