If you want to see heritage buildings, Mysuru shows how to do it in style

Experts call for making ‘Heritage Walk’, ‘Heritage Tonga Ride’ and ‘Heritage Cycling’ a regular affair for the benefit of tourists

A ‘heritage walk’ held on October 1 as part of Dasara brought to fore the salient features of different architectural styles of monuments that dot Mysuru.  

The participants learnt about the history and the context in which the monuments were built, that helped them appreciate the heritage of Mysuru.

Organised by the Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage, the heritage walk was inaugurated by MLA L. Nagendra at Town Hall.

The walk took participants to the Clock Tower, Chamaraja Circle, palace, K.R. Circle, Small Clock Tower, Sayyaji Rao Road and Ayurvedic College Circle.

This was the last of three events organised by the department as part of Dasara. The Tonga Ride was preceded by Heritage Cycling on September 29 while heritage tonga ride, for which 42 couples had registered, was held on September 30. The couples were clad in traditional attire. The route was longer and enabled the tour to cover more monuments.

It was also flagged off from Town Hall. Participants were taken to the Clock Tower, K.R. Circle, Lansdowne Building, Jaganmohan palace, Parakala mutt, Oriental Research Institute, Crawford Hall, Deputy Commissioner’s office, Maharaja’s Junior College, Metropole Circle, railway station, Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute, and a slew of other heritage buildings along the route before the tour ended at Town Hall.

Experts believe that there is tremendous potential to make ‘Heritage Walk’ and ‘Heritage Tonga Ride’ or ‘Heritage Cycling’ regular features.