Srirangpatna Tourism, near Mysore, Ranganathswami Temple, Karnataka |Pravase

History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Srirangpatna, Karnataka

Srirangpatna also spelled as Srirangpattana, the island town in holy river Kaveri is located at just 20 km away from Mysore in state of Karnataka. Srirangpatna is place of combination of heritage value, rich culture, excellent architecture and lot more. You can found lot many great architecture of Hoysala and Vijaynagar Empire, one of the best and popular pilgrimage destination is Sri Ranganathaswami Temple of Lord Vishnu. This temple originally built during Ganga dynasty in 9th century who had setup the city, attracts thousands of devotee and followers of Vaishnava throughout the year. Monuments located on island of Srirangpatna has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage site. Srirangapatna was the capital of Mysore under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and they had expanded their kingdom a lot in South India. Srirangapatna is known for its important battle - Fourth Anglo-Mysore War fought between Tipu Sultan and a combined force of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the East India Company. This battle was the last engagement of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the Battle of Seringapatam, 1799, hold historical importance. King Tipu Sultan was killed inside the fort and now this place is marked as a memorial and is a well-known tourist spot.

Along with Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, there are lot more place like Karighatta Temple, Nimishambha Temple, Daria Daulat Bagh, Fort, Museum, Grand View point, Bird Sanctuary, Balmuri Falls etc. located near Srirangpatna.

How to Reach Srirangpatha, Historical and Religious Site, near Mysore, Karnataka, India

As Srirangpatna is one of the important historical and religious site close to Mysore, Karnataka and home to several ancient temple. Thus, it is easily accessible via road, rail and air network. Mysore has major railway station from where you can get train to all major station of India. You can get government and private vehicle from nearby cities to reach here by road. The nearest airport from Srirangpatna is Mysore Airport at 25 km. There are regular flights to Mysore from all major cities in the country. Srirangpatna is located at just 18 km from Mysore, 126 km from Bangalore, 118 km from Hassan and 60 km from Talakadu.

Taluka / Tehsil: Srirangpatna, District: Mandya, State: karnataka, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu