Mahisasura to Mysore

Mahisasura to Mysore

Mahisasura  mardini  Goddess Durga(Parvati) daughter of Projapati Dakshya,killed the deman ruller Mahisasura. Mysore gets its name from the buffalo headed demon ruler Mahisasura.Mysore situated 770 meters above sea level and embraced by hill ranges  from north to south. Mysore is also called as a Garden City.According to puranic story in Devi Bhagavata,Mysore was ruled by Mahisasura who created havoc to the Gods. Hearing this plea to save them from the Monster, Goddess Parvati wife of Shiva took birth as Chamundaswari and killed the demon king. After killing Mahisasura  the Gods resided atop Chamundi hill where she is worshipped by devotees with reverence even to-day.

       The earliest mention of Mysore  as Mahisarastra is found in the Buddha Depavamsha.In 245 B.C. Ashoke is said to have dispatched a monk to Mahisrastra to spread Buddhism.References about Mysore is also to be find in the great Epic Mahabharata,although there is not much more evidence to support their mention

        Mysore was ruled by Cholas and Chalukyas  for over a Century.  Hoysalas drive out Cholas and establish their rule in the land. They excelled   in the Temple architecture and left so exquisitely carved temple as evidence of their successful  regin.The Mysore dynasty was an among many feudatories of the Vijoynagar Empire.In the 16 th Century Bettda  Chamaraja III built a fort in Mysore. It was once again made  the Capital in 1799 after the fall of Tipu Sultan, and transformation of Mysore from a small fort town to handsome city began during the reign of Krishna raja Wodeyar III.