Sand Sculpture Museum
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.
- Where
- Mysuru, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.2950, 76.6820
Get the Sand Sculpture Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sand Sculpture Museum. 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 Sand Sculpture Museum
Lalitha Mahal 1.2 km
A white palace built for the Viceroy's visit in 1921, now a hotel, above Mysore.
Karanji Lake 1.3 km
A lake in Mysuru with a walk through aviary beside it, among the largest in the country.
Mysore Zoo 1.7 km
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, a hundred and fifty seven acres a short walk from the palace.
Chamundi Hill 2.8 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 3.1 km
The seat of the Wadiyars, lit by a hundred thousand bulbs on Sunday nights.
Jaganmohan Palace 3.7 km
The Wodeyars' other house in Mysuru, two hundred metres from the main palace and now an art gallery.
St Philomena's Church 3.9 km
Neo gothic twin spires, modelled on Cologne.
Oriental Research Institute, Mysore 4.7 km
The building that holds the only known manuscript of Kautilya's Arthashastra.
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Questions
Where is Sand Sculpture Museum?
Sand Sculpture Museum is in Mysuru, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lalitha Mahal (1.2 km), Karanji Lake (1.3 km), Mysore Zoo (1.7 km).
How do I get the Sand Sculpture Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sand Sculpture Museum 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 Sand Sculpture Museum 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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