Lalitha Mahal
A white palace built for the Viceroy's visit in 1921, now a hotel, above Mysore.
- Where
- Mysuru, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.2980, 76.6930
Get the Lalitha Mahal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lalitha Mahal. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lalitha Mahal
Sand Sculpture Museum 1.2 km
India's first museum of sand sculpture, on the road up Chamundi Hill. Around 150 sculptures in sand by a single artist, M. N. Gowri, among them Dasara elephants, gods and scenes from Mysuru's past.
Karanji Lake 2.2 km
A lake in Mysuru with a walk through aviary beside it, among the largest in the country.
Mysore Zoo 2.8 km
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, a hundred and fifty seven acres a short walk from the palace.
Chamundi Hill 3.8 km
A thousand and eight steps up to a temple above Mysore, with a monolithic Nandi carved on the way at step seven hundred.
Mysore Palace 4.2 km
The seat of the Wadiyars, lit by a hundred thousand bulbs on Sunday nights.
St Philomena's Church 4.6 km
Neo gothic twin spires, modelled on Cologne.
Jaganmohan Palace 4.8 km
The Wodeyars' other house in Mysuru, two hundred metres from the main palace and now an art gallery.
Oriental Research Institute, Mysore 5.8 km
The building that holds the only known manuscript of Kautilya's Arthashastra.
More famous places to visit in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Lalitha Mahal?
Lalitha Mahal is in Mysuru, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sand Sculpture Museum (1.2 km), Karanji Lake (2.2 km), Mysore Zoo (2.8 km).
How do I get the Lalitha Mahal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lalitha Mahal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lalitha Mahal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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