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Writer r.k. Narayan’s lovely hometown, mysore, was once the capital of the wodeyar kingdom and is still one of the finest cities of southern india. Small, easygoing, sandalwood country, a crafts-crazy city, friendly people going about their business in a city of gardens, tree-lined boulevards, art galleries and a palace.
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At the southeastern extremity of kar¬nataka, mysore is linked by a good net¬work of roads to bangalore and other ma¬jor centres in the region. Road distances to some of the important places in the area are: bangalore 140 km, madikeri 136 km, hassan 130 km, bandipur national park 90 km, udhagamandalam (ooty) 150 km.
Bus services are the mainstay of the com¬munications network of mysore. Karnataka state road transport corporation connects the city with all the important centres in south india and the state. Bus services of kerala, tamil nadu also service mysore. De¬luxe buses are available to/from bangalore, madurai, trichur,
Dodda alada mara: (28 km on mysore road): also called ramohalli. A banyan tree, 400 years old and spreading over 3 acres, probably the largest in karnataka, is a botanical wonder.
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194 km from bangalore is the district headquarters town of hassan. This calm and peaceful town is a convenient base to visit sravanabelagola, belur and halebid. They are best done over two days, with an overnight halt at hassan. You can visit these places from bangalore and mysore too.
120 km west of mysore, it is connected by road and rail to bangalore, mysore and mangalore.
Bangalore is connected to delhi by ra-jdhani express and karnataka express. It is also well connected with mumbai by udayan and kurla expresses daily, to chennai by shatabdi express, chennai mail, chennai express and brindavan ex¬press and also to thiruvananthapuram, kochi, calcutta, hyderabad and manga-lore by express trains. Mysore (145 km) is just 2.5 to 3 hrs from bangalore by shatabdi express. Railway enquiry: general (131), reservations (132), pre-recorded informa¬tion (1361 english, 1362 hindi), arrivals/ departures (133). Pre-paid auto-rickshaw service is available at the railway station.
