Agrahara Circle, officially known as N. Madhava Rao Circle, is a street circle and a suburb in the
southern Indian
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...
city of
Mysore in
Karnataka.
History
An Inscription dating back to 1821 located within the premises of Prasanna Nanjundeshwara Swamy Temple at Santhe Pete says that the Agraharas were first established by Maharani Devajammanni, the queen of Maharaja
Krishnaraja Wadiyar I and adoptive mother of Maharaja
Krishnaraja Wadiyar II
Krishnaraja Wadiyar II (1728 – 25 April 1766Hayavadana Rao, Conjeeveram. History of Mysore (1399-1799 A.D.): 1704-1766. India: Superintendent of the Government Press, 1946.), was the eighteenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1734 ...
, by constructing 21 houses to the west of Mysore Fort, on the right side of the royal stables.
Etymology
Agrahara Circle is named after the
Sir N. Madhava Rao, the
dewan of Mysore and prime minister to Maharaja
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar. He managed food shortage crisis in the
Kingdom faced during the
Second World War. During his tenure, the
Legislative Council and the Mysore Representative Assembly were combined to form the new
Mysore Legislative Council. The first election to the new Council was conducted in February 1941. His son, N. Lakshman Rao, was the Chief Commissioner of
Mysore Municipality Corporation, and saw to the further development of Mysore city.
Location
Agrahara Circle is located between
Nanju Malige and the
Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
. Vanivilas Market is located next to Agrahara Circle.
See also
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Agrahara, Mysore
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Krishnaraja Boulevard
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Chamarajapuram railway station
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Kuvempunagar
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Ballal Circle
Ballal Circle, officially known as Ashoka Circle, is one of the major traffic junction in Mysore city, Karnataka state, India.
Location
Asoka Circle is located between Kuvempunagar and Mysore Palace.
There is an old park near Ashoka Circle com ...
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Chamarajapuram, Mysore
References
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Mysore South
Suburbs of Mysore