Brindavan Garden, Mysore: How To Reach, Best Time & Tips

During the period between the 1930s and 1960s, the BG made great strides in introducing herself to people and was successful in attracting children with colorful fountains and water-based games. Though the main attraction of the Brindavan Garden is the musical fountain, its idea was seeded in the 1950s. Accessibility To The Garden To reach actual site of Brindavan Gardens, visitors need to walk about 1.5km from the main gateway of the park. The Musical fountains have spectacular harmony of water, colors and music.

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After the Taj Mahal in Agra, Mysore Palace is India’s second most visited historical monument. Brindavan Garden is based on the Shalimar Gardens of Kashmir, also built as a terrace garden in the ancient Mughal style. In 1927, the construction of this garden started inside the premises of the KRS Dam, which took almost five years to complete.

• Please bring back the beautiful Gardens of the 1990s, set politics aside and let Brindavan Gardens once again showcase to world the richness of our culture.
• The gardens are 19km northwest of Mysuru.
• This is the perfect time for sightseeing or taking a stroll in lush green gardens.
• All this talk of a makeover to turn Brindavan Gardens into a global tourist attraction is nothing but wishful thinking — or perhaps something else.
• The irrigation from the dam, when developed, should yield about 12 lakhs of gross revenue, and immeasurable direct and indirect advantage to agriculturists and to the State.

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A plant nursery in this part of Brindavan Gardens is home to many of the flora – it is here that they are lovingly grown and maintained. Walk under the green arches down the avenue that runs parallel to the main dam road. This boat ride will take you to the southern section.

The Horticulture Training Centre of the Department of Horticulture is located in this farm. Various types of fruits plants and coconut trees are grown here. The fruits and plantation crops grown in this garden are Mango, Guava, Sapota, Litchi, Roseapple, Bilimbi, Aonla, Avacado, Malayan apple, Arecanut, Coconut etc. Government Fruit OrchardA fruit orchard has been established in an area of 75 acres near the North bank of the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam. In between the North and South Brindavan is the river Cauvery. A Brindavan Gardens glass house with collection of cacti and succulents is maintained to cater to the needs of planting material for the garden and for sales.

Musical Fountain entry on Weekdays

The atmosphere at Brindavan Gardens is peaceful and picturesque, offering a perfect blend of nature and architecture. The garden also has topiary works (sculptures of animals created by clipping shrubs), pergolas (shaded passageway covered by creepers) and gazebos. Adjoining it is also a fruit orchard spread across 75 acres (300,000 m2) and 2 horticultural farms, Nagavana (30 acres) and Chandravana (5 acres).