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Visitors can also opt to go around the city of Mysore for sight seeing Mysore Shopping Guide. There are various beautiful and worth visiting place around the city of Mysore. The temple of Somnathpur is one among the most visited place around Mysore. The construction of this temple looks like a star, which is reflecting the typical design of Hoysala architecture. It is well preserved till date Mysore Shopping Guide. The Bandipur National Park is a popular wildlife sanctuary near Mysore. One can have a look over the park having an elephant safari. The sand dunes of Talakkad are worth visiting near Mysore. Talakkad is immortalized with the series of temples on the bank of river Cauvery lying beneath the sand dunes Mysore Shopping Guide.

Mysore Silk
Like Srigandha (sandalwood), Mysore Mallige (Mysore jasmine) and Mysore Badane (Mysore brinjal), Mysore is also famous for its Silk. Silk sarees and Magutas are being traditionally worn since a long time, both on religious and auspicious occasions Mysore Shopping Guide.

Silk sarees come in a large variety, the cost of saree depending upon the content of gold in it. Mysore Shopping GuideThe sarees are tastefully gold laced on its both edges and the pallu which is wrapped over the body. Not only private weavers in well-known centres like Molakalmur and other places but also the Government Silk Weaving Factory in Mysore produce excellent varieties of silk sarees, Magutas and ties Mysore Shopping Guide.

The silk products of the Factory still commend wide acceptability for its genuine quality, gold lace and colour. Right from taking out of yarn from the cocoon upto weaving the yarn into colourful garments takes place in Mysore. The Factory has a show-room in its premises at the Manandavadi Road and also at the shopping area of K.R. Circle. Discount on sarees is offered during some seasons. Private showrooms in Mysore sell sarees produced by private weavers Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide.

Handicrafts

Mysore is a reputed place for handicrafts. Artisans, both in their homes and at work centres produce a variety of items. The elegant and attractive items of handicrafts mostly are wood-based, made out of sandalwood, rosewood and teakwood. With the ban on ivory, production of handicrafts in ivory has unfortunately disappeared. Mysore continues to produce a large quantity of sandalwood and hence sandalwood articles are the best items for purchase Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide.

A variety of articles, including a large number of figures of gods and goddesses, are available either in sandalwood or rosewood Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide. They are manufactured by some of the best craftsmen either individually or at craft centres established by reputed private firms Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide. The inlaid works of rosewood like teapoys, coffee tables and other items of furniture are attractive and pleasing. Different sizes of elephants are also produced out of rosewood, sandalwood and teakwood, so also figures of gods and goddesses. Jewel boxes, table-top items and a large variety of small items, ideal for gifts and presentations, are also available Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide. The Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium of the Karnataka Handicrafts Development Corporation is an ideal place for purchase these and other items like silk sarees, jewellery and other handicraft and artefacts Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide.

Agarbathies

Besides handicrafts, sandalwood items and oil, silk fabrics, Mysore is also famous for Agarbathies or incense sticks. Varieties of agarbathies are manufactured by leading agarbathi manufacturers and small vendors. Most of the branded agarbathies are of excellent quality and Mysore is still the home of the best variety of these incense sticks. The incense sticks are still traditionally manufactured like the age-old times Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide.
Stone Carving
Stone carving is another traditional art item of manufacture in Mysore. There are a number of sculptors, who carve excellent pieces of idols of gods and goddess, apart from other figures, mostly needed for temples and other auspicious places. Some of these master sculptors, who have their own centres in the city, have won State and National awards and reputed for their masterly works in stone. Some of their works have been installed in other places of the country. A few of their pieces have also been exported to other countries, mostly for installation in temples and religious centres. Paintings Mysore Shopping Places Information Guide.
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