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ಮThe Complete History of Mysore

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Illustrative plates accompanying the chapters. These are interpretive renderings, not archival photographs; for documentary images consult the Archaeological Survey of India and the Karnataka Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage.

Amba Vilas Palace at sunset
Amba Vilas (Mysore Palace), completed 1912Interpretive rendering
Hoysala soapstone carving
Hoysala soapstone figures, 12th–13th centuryInterpretive rendering
Chamundeshwari temple on Chamundi Hill
Chamundeshwari temple, Chamundi HillInterpretive rendering
Dasara procession elephant with golden howdah
Jamboo Savari, Mysore DasaraInterpretive rendering
Ramparts of Srirangapatna beside the Kaveri
Srirangapatna fort on the KaveriInterpretive rendering
Sepia street scene of colonial-era Mysore
The city under the Commission and after, c. 1890sInterpretive rendering