Mandya

The city of Mandya is the headquarters of the Mandya district in Karnataka. It is an agricultural town. Sugarcane is the main produce.

Get in

Mandya is well connected to Bangalore, Mysore and other major cities in Karnataka by bus and train. KSRTC buses run for every 5 minutes from Bangalore and Mysore.

The nearest airports are Mysore Airport (MYQ^IATA) which is 40 km (25 mi) away and Bangalore Airport (BLR^IATA) which is 130 km (81 mi) away.

Get around

Public transport is mainly restricted to auto-rickshaw, but city buses also run to some stretches. Initial prices quoted are hugely exaggerated, so you are up for heavy bargaining. Enquire from some local about the prevailing prices from one point of the city to the other.

Frequent train runs both towards Bangalore and Mysore.

See

Janardhana Swamy temple, Mandaya. Beautiful gopura. (updated Aug 2016)
Kunthi Betta, Pandavapura, Mandya. (Two km). Good place for trekking. (updated Aug 2016)
Varadaraja Temple, Maddur.. 12 feet high deity. (updated Aug 2016)
Kokkare Bellur bird sanctuary, 12 km from Maddur, Mandya Dt. (updated Aug 2016)
Cauvery Waterfall (20 km). (updated Aug 2016)
Malavalli temple (37 km). Magnificent temple with an ornate gate near a lake (updated Aug 2016)
Srirangapatna (26 km). Remains of Tippu's Fort, Tippu's Summer Palace, Sangam, Tippu's shrine (Gumbaz), the famous Ranganatha Temple and other places of historical importance (updated Aug 2016)
Melkote Temple (25 km). (updated Aug 2016)
Thirumala Sagar Lake (6 km). (updated Aug 2016)
Kikkeri temple (14 km). (updated Aug 2016)
Bluff waterfall. Trolley ride to reach the small hill with a power station (updated Aug 2016)
Sangama. Three rivers meet here and there are many riverside cottages (updated Aug 2016)
Karigatta hillock. Beautiful temple. The area is ideal for trekking. (updated Aug 2016)
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Mysore road. (updated Aug 2016)

Do

Mandya Town. This little town is an ideal place to spend two days eating very good food and walking in the gardens around. Being an affluent locality, restaurants and hotels of good quality are easily available. (updated Aug 2016)

Buy

Eat

Apoorva Darshini, V.V.Road.
Vishranth Restaurant, V.V.Road, Mandya.
Haripriya Restaurant, Near Bandigowda Layout, Mandya.
Maddur Vadas. This snack is available in many roadside stalls in and around maddur and mandya. It is made up of floor mixed with sliced onions. There is a famous small shop for this in maddur.
Hotel Amruth veg, R P road , Mandya
Hotel Sarovara, off V V road, Mandya
Samrdh Karoly Restaurant, First Cross, Subhash Nagar (near the bus station), ☏ +91 9449184702. ₹125 for fish curry and rice. (updated Feb 2022)

Drink

Sugar Cane Juice sold on the road side and also in some hotels.

Sleep

Hotel Mayura., Mandya.. ₹2,400.
Krupanjali Comforts, Mandya. ₹1,300.
Jyothi International, Mandya. ₹1,200.

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