Places to visit in Karnataka
Karnataka, with its capital at Bengaluru, is known for palaces, ruins and coffee hills. Here are well-known places to start with, and a tip for each.
Mysore Palace
The royal palace of the Wadiyar dynasty, lit with about 100,000 bulbs on Sunday evenings and festivals.
Dasara is the best time to see it.
Hampi
Ruins of the Vijayanagara capital among huge boulders on the Tungabhadra. A UNESCO site.
Hire a bicycle to cover the ruins.
Gol Gumbaz
The mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah in Vijayapura, with one of the largest domes in the world and a whispering gallery.
Whisper at the gallery wall; the echo carries.
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