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tribal art forms, which are open to the public. It could be painting, embroidery, woodwork
or paper mâché maskmaking conducted by specialist instructors. You need to book well in
advance and commit to full-day workshops over two weeks.
MUSEUM
Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion Museum Complex
(Mysore University Campus; 10.15am-5pm Mon-Sat) Housed in a grand mansion, this mu-
seum specialises in folklore with artefacts, stone tablets and sculptures, including a
wooden puppet of the 10-headed demon Ravana, and rural costumes.
Rail Museum
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(KRS Rd; adult/child ?5/2, camera/video ?10/25; 9.30am-6.30pm Tue-Sun) Located behind the train sta-
tion, this open-air museum's main exhibit is the Mysore maharani's saloon, a wood-pan-
elled beauty dating from 1899 that provides an insight in to the stylish way in which the
royals once rode the railways. There are also six steam engines, each with its own story
(told effectively through cutesy captions) and memorabilia from the Indian Railways'
chequered past. A toy train rides the track around the museum (adult/child ?5/2).
Mysore Zoo
(Indiranagar; adult/child ?40/20, camera ?20; 8.30am-6.30pm Wed-Mon) Unlike many other pitifiul zoos
in India, Mysore zoo conforms to much higher standards, set in pretty gardens that date
from 1892. Highlights include white tigers, lowland gorillas and rhinos.
ZOO
Colonial Architecture
For architecture buffs, Mysore has quite a handful of charming buildings. Dating from
1805, Government House MAP GOOGLE MAP (Irwin Rd) , formerly the British Residency, is a
Tuscan Doric building set in 20 hectares of gardens. Facing the north gate of the Maha-
raja's Palace is the 1927 Silver Jubilee Clock Tower MAP GOOGLE MAP (Ashoka Rd) ; nearby stands
the imposing Rangacharlu Memorial Hall MAP GOOGLE MAP , built in 1884. The beauty of tower-
ing St Philomena's Cathedral (St Philomena St; 8am-5pm) , built between 1933 and 1941 in neo-
Gothic style, is emphasised by beautiful stained-glass windows.
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