Oriental Research Institute, Mysore
The building that holds the only known manuscript of Kautilya's Arthashastra.
- Where
- Mysuru, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.3064, 76.6401
Get the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. 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 Oriental Research Institute, Mysore
Jaganmohan Palace 1.1 km
The Wodeyars' other house in Mysuru, two hundred metres from the main palace and now an art gallery.
Kukkarahalli Lake 1.3 km
A lake in Mysore dug in 1864, with a walking path R K Narayan used.
Mysore Palace 1.6 km
The seat of the Wadiyars, lit by a hundred thousand bulbs on Sunday nights.
St Philomena's Church 2.6 km
Neo gothic twin spires, modelled on Cologne.
Mysore Zoo 3.1 km
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, a hundred and fifty seven acres a short walk from the palace.
Karanji Lake 3.7 km
A lake in Mysuru with a walk through aviary beside it, among the largest in the country.
Sand Sculpture Museum 4.7 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.
Chamundi Hill 5.0 km
A thousand and eight steps up to a temple above Mysore, with a monolithic Nandi carved on the way at step seven hundred.
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Questions
Where is Oriental Research Institute, Mysore?
Oriental Research Institute, Mysore is in Mysuru, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jaganmohan Palace (1.1 km), Kukkarahalli Lake (1.3 km), Mysore Palace (1.6 km).
How do I get the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Oriental Research Institute, Mysore 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 Oriental Research Institute, Mysore 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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