Brindvan Garden - A Nice Place To Visit.

Brindavan Graden ( Dasara Special ) :

 

              Located 20 Km from Mysore ( Near Mandya ) , World Famous Terrace Gardens with Musical Fountains gets transformed into a dreamland by night with swirling waters, colourful lights and melodious music.  19 Km northwest of Mysore are the famous Brindavan gardens. They stretch below the Krishna Raja Sagara (K.R.S) Dam on the river Cauvery, and present a breathtaking harmony of water, color, light and music. The dam was built by the world famous Engineer and dewan of mysore Sir M.Vishweshwariah in 1932 during the regime of  Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. The garden is famous for its beautiful musical fountains.  On the way to K.R.S. (Krishna Raja Sagara), you come across an ancient "Venkataramana Swamy" temple in Gokulam in myssore, which is built in the way of Thirumala Temple of Thirupathi. The temple is open on all days and devotees flock to temple on Saturdays and special occasions. City buses are frequently available to the temple. [ It is built close to the confluence of three rivers:  Cauvery, Hemavathi and Lakshmanathirtha.]

ILLUMINATION AT BRINDAVAN GARDENS

 

         Illumination timings of Brindavan Gardens at Krishnaraja Sagar has been extended from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm from Oct. 19 to 23. The entry to the Gardens is open to the tourists and public on all the days from Oct. 1 to 31. The illumination timings are from 6.30 pm to 7.25pm from Monday to Friday and from 6.30 pm to 8.25 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Entry to the tourists will be restricted half an hour before the closing of illumination. However, the timings will be from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm from Oct. 12 to 21st, on account of Dasara festivities. On all these days, entry to the visitors will be stopped 30 minutes prior to the close of illumination timings. Brindavan Gardens is a show garden that has a beautiful botanical park, full of exciting fountains, as well as boat rides beneath the dam. Diwans of Mysore planned and built the gardens in connection with the construction of the dam. Display items include a musical fountain. Various biological research departments are housed here. There is a guest house for tourists. It is situated at Krishna Raja Sagara dam.

Timings, Entrance Fee and Contact

Dam Lenght : about 2,621 meters
Height : 39 metres.
Reservoir : Spread over an area of 130 sq km.
Entrance Timings :
10.00 am to 8.00 pm
Fountain Timings
7.00 P.M. to 7.55 P.M. on weekdays. & 7 P.M to 8.55 P.M. on
holidays.
During winter
6.30 P.M. to 7.25 P.M. on weekdays
6.30 P.M. to 8.25 P.M. on holidays
Entrance : Rs. 15/- per head
Phone : 08236 - 257224 / 257223 /
257227