Khyati Shree

Khyati Shree Instagram – Mysore is a small city. The people were nice and helpful, I do not know Kannada but that never caused any issue. English broken or fluent is understood mostly by everyone, English is preferred over Hindi. It is the 2nd most populated city of Karnataka but coming from Delhi, it still felt spread out and spacious. It’s only as safe as it gets in India for women, it has definitely more female workforce in some atypical businesses which is appreciation worthy. Never did I get stuck in traffic, the roads are wide and although there are almost zero traffic lights installed, vehicles still manage to get by without trouble, but still a requirement for smaller vehicles and pedestrians. I love how houses in Mysore keep a garden space (big or small) in their compounds, some new-age buildings look disappointing in front of them. Only spend on silk, sweet and sandalwood oil at authentic shops, especially if you want to buy 100% Mysore Silk, it starts selling at 25k-30k. KSIC is the only mark you need to look for while silk shopping, any thing else is a sham e.g: KSIEC, Silk Mark are NOT govt. certified marks for pure silk.
The city with its many palaces, temples, churches, festivals and dozens of museums shares with its tourists glimpses of its past in many forms. It has fewer things to offer if heritage buildings, art and parks do not fulfil you. Monsoon in August is definitely still a good time to visit Mysore, it could rain anytime, but mostly scheduled between late afternoon to evening, beyond that people are habituated to take pit stops under tree shades and in 10-15 mins the rain shower will usually subside. You will not be able to visit the dam in this season, I missed visiting Tipu Sultan palace and museum in Srirangapattnam but would recommend that. You don’t need to cover all the parks, gardens and lakes, but they are beautiful if you need some quiet time in nature. Biryanis are good but overhyped, the chaats are not good. | Posted on 18/Aug/2024 20:49:40