[ Mysuru (Mysore) photo ]
Mysuru (Mysore)
Mysuru, the former capital of the Wodeyar kingdom, is built around one of India's most beautiful buildings — the Amba Vilas Palace, lit by nearly 100,000 bulbs on Sundays and during the Dasara festival. The nearby Chamundeshwari Temple on its hill, the royal sandalwood and silk emporia, and the colonial-era Lalitha Mahal make it an easy, elegant two-day stop from Bangalore.