(atop Chamundi Hill)
-Bull temple(atop chamundi Hill)
-goddess chamundeshwari(atop Chamundi Hill)
-goddess chamundeshwari's temple(Atop Chamundi Hill)
-St.Philomenas Church the oldest church in Mysore
-Mysore Palace(Daytime)
-Mysore palace Main Entrance(Night time illumination)-
Mysore Palace(Night time illumination)
Mysore Palace(Night time illumination)History of Mysore
Mysore is the second biggest city in the State of Karnataka. It lies 130 km's from the State Headquarters, Bangalore. It is the erstwhile capital of the Mysore Maharajas, who ruled Mysore State from this royal city. It is now the headquarters of Mysore District with a population of over 700,000. The chief language of the people, as in the State of Karnataka, is Kannada and original Kannada is spoken in this part of the area. It covers an area of more than 40 sq.km. and is administered by the Mysore City Corporation. Situated 763 meters above sea level surrounded by hill ranges from north to south, it is known as the 'Garden City' and the 'City of Palaces'. The famous Chamundi Hill, which is mythologically associated with the name of the city, is to its southeast.
The word Mysore is a corrupted version of "mysooru", which is derived from the word "mahishur" or "Mahishasurana Ooru", which means the town of Mahishasura in Kannada. Mysore has been associated with the Puranic story found in the Devi Bhagavatha(Hindu holy Sriptures). According to the story in the Devi Purana, Mysore was ruled by the demon King Mahishasura. Mahishasura was a buffalo-headed monster. In response to the prayer by the Gods and Goddesses to save them from the demon, Goddess Parvathi, reincarnated as Chamundeshwari and killed the monster on top of the Chamundi hill near Mysore. Hence the hill and the city have the names Chamundi Hill and Mysore respectively. It is said that after killing the monster the Goddess stayed on top of the hill, where she is worshipped with great devotion to this day. The famous 10 daylong Dasara of Mysore is in honour of the Goddess Chamundeshwari and is a celebration of this victory of good over evil.
The word Mysore is a corrupted version of "mysooru", which is derived from the word "mahishur" or "Mahishasurana Ooru", which means the town of Mahishasura in Kannada. Mysore has been associated with the Puranic story found in the Devi Bhagavatha(Hindu holy Sriptures). According to the story in the Devi Purana, Mysore was ruled by the demon King Mahishasura. Mahishasura was a buffalo-headed monster. In response to the prayer by the Gods and Goddesses to save them from the demon, Goddess Parvathi, reincarnated as Chamundeshwari and killed the monster on top of the Chamundi hill near Mysore. Hence the hill and the city have the names Chamundi Hill and Mysore respectively. It is said that after killing the monster the Goddess stayed on top of the hill, where she is worshipped with great devotion to this day. The famous 10 daylong Dasara of Mysore is in honour of the Goddess Chamundeshwari and is a celebration of this victory of good over evil.
To this day Mysore is a very important spiritual place in Karnataka and is well respected all over India we believe that God has placed us here with a purpose to breakdown the altars of evil and set up the altar of God.As we prevail in Karnataka we belive that we shall be able to penetrate the rest of Karnataka and India. Please join us as we pray for this city of Mysore and lets believe God that only His kingdom shall be established.
