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Sleeping & Eating
No yoga centres offer acccommodation, so you'll need to make own arrangements. Many foreign yoga students
congregate stay in the residential suburb of Gokulam, where the following are located.
Anokhi Garden Guest House ( 4288923; www.anokhigarden.com ; 408 Contour Rd, 3rd stage, Gokulam; s/d
from ?1700/2400; cafe 8am-12.30pm Thu-Sun; ) Boutique guesthouse with four rooms in leafy propery,
and a lovely cafe that does yummy vegetarian meals, vegan breakfasts and brunches.
Urban Oasis (
2410713; www.urbanoasis.co.in ; 7 Contour Rd, 3rd Stage, Gokulam; r from ?1500, monthly
from ?26,000;
) More of a business hotel, but popular with students for its comfortable rooms.
Anu's Bamboo Hut ( 9900909428; anugan@gmail.com ; 365, 2nd Main, 3rd Stage, Gokulam; lunch buffet
?250, cooking class ?450; 1-3pm & 5-7pm Fri-Wed) Rooftop shack cafe catering to yoga students with healthy
vegetarian lunch buffets, and evening smoothies. A great source of info and offers cooking classes.
Tours
KSTDC runs a daily Mysore city tour (from ?725), taking in the entire city, Chamundi Hill,
Srirangapatnam and Brindavan Gardens. It starts daily at 6.30am, ends at 11.30pm and is
likely to leave you breathless!
Other KSTDC tours include one to Belur, Halebid and Sravanabelagola (?450) on Tues-
day, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7.30am to 9pm. It requires a minimum of 10
people, so call in advance.
All tours leave from the tours office at Hotel Mayura Hoysala ( Click here ) . Bookings can
be made at the KSTDC Transport Office (located at the hotel) or at travel agencies around
town.
Sleeping
Mysore attracts tourists through the year and can fill up very quickly during Dussehra.
Booking early is recommended.
Mysore Youth Hostel
( 2544704; www.yhmysore.com ; Gangothri Layout; dm/students from ?100/75) Set against a patch of green
lawns 3km west of town, this hostel has clean, well-maintained male and female dorms.
OK, there's a 10.30pm curfew, no alcohol allowed, bucket hot water and no towels, but you
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