Varuna Lake
A quiet lake on the edge of Mysuru, kept for early walks and the birds that come to the water.
- Where
- Mysuru, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.2679, 76.7441
Get the Varuna Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Varuna Lake. 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 Varuna Lake
Lalitha Mahal 6.5 km
A white palace built for the Viceroy's visit in 1921, now a hotel, above Mysore.
Sand Sculpture Museum 7.4 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 8.0 km
A thousand and eight steps up to a temple above Mysore, with a monolithic Nandi carved on the way at step seven hundred.
Karanji Lake 8.6 km
A lake in Mysuru with a walk through aviary beside it, among the largest in the country.
Mysore Zoo 9.1 km
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, a hundred and fifty seven acres a short walk from the palace.
Mysore Palace 11 km
The seat of the Wadiyars, lit by a hundred thousand bulbs on Sunday nights.
St Philomena's Church 11 km
Neo gothic twin spires, modelled on Cologne.
Jaganmohan Palace 11 km
The Wodeyars' other house in Mysuru, two hundred metres from the main palace and now an art gallery.
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Questions
Where is Varuna Lake?
Varuna Lake is in Mysuru, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lalitha Mahal (6.5 km), Sand Sculpture Museum (7.4 km), Chamundi Hill (8.0 km).
How do I get the Varuna Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Varuna Lake 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 Varuna Lake 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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