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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India

4.5 (0)
Overview

Cauvery islets seething with painted storks, spoonbills, pelicans and openbills — boat rides glide past nesting colonies and basking marsh crocodiles.

Why visit: Karnataka's best boat-level birding, minutes from Mysuru.

Things to do
  • ›Nesting-island boat ride
  • ›Painted stork colonies
  • ›Mugger crocodiles
  • ›River terrace walk
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Travel Information

Best time

Dec–Jun (nesting)

Entry fee

₹90 + boat ₹120–1,500

Est. budget

₹300–1,600

Duration

2–3 hrs

Nearby attractions

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4.3 km
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4.5

Srirangapatna

Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Tipu Sultan's island capital in the Cauvery — the Ranganathaswamy temple, Daria Daulat Bagh's murals, the Gumbaz mausoleum and the breach where he fell in 1799.

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Brindavan Gardens & KRS Dam

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The 1932 terraced showpiece below Krishna Raja Sagara dam — symmetrical Mughal-style parterres, fountain terraces and the famous musical fountain by night.

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St Philomena's Cathedral

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One of Asia's tallest churches — a 1936 neo-Gothic cathedral of twin 53-m spires modelled on Cologne, with a catacomb-style crypt holding the saint's relic.

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Mysore Palace

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The Wodeyar dynasty's Indo-Saracenic showpiece — stained glass, carved rosewood doors, the golden howdah and a durbar hall of turquoise-and-gold pillars. On Sunday nights and through Dasara, nearly 100,000 bulbs trace every dome and arch in light.

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Mysuru Dasara Festival

Mysuru, Karnataka

The 400-year-old royal Navaratri — a lakh of palace bulbs, the golden-howdah elephant procession on Vijayadashami and ten nights of music in the royal city.

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Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens)

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One of India's oldest (1892) and best-run zoos — gorillas, white tigers, giraffes and green walk-through aviaries in a royal-era campus.

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Chamundi Hills

Mysuru, Karnataka

Mysuru's guardian hill — the Chamundeshwari temple of the royal family, the giant 1659 monolithic Nandi and thousand-step pilgrim path with city panoramas.

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