Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mysore

Name: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Address: Mysore, India
Telephone: +91 82322 24600

#43 among attractions in Mysore

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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, 40 acres in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river. ()

Established: 1940 (84 years ago)Visitors per year: 304 thous.Coordinates: 12°25'26"N, 76°39'19"E

Address

Mysore India

Contact

+91 82322 24600

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Day trips

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ranganathaswamy Temple, Gumbaz, Nimishamba, Brindavan Gardens.

1.6 miE
Temple, Hindu temple
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna
42 min walk • The Ranganthaswamy temple in Srirangapatna, in the Mandya district of Karnataka state, India, is dedicated to the Hindu god Ranganatha. It is one of the five important pilgrimage sites of Smartha -BaboorKamme & Sri Vaishnavism along the river Kaveri for devotees of Ranganatha.
4.1 miE
Historical place, Memorial
Gumbaz, Srirangapatna
104 min walk • The Gumbaz at Srirangapattana is a Muslim mausoleum at the centre of a landscaped garden, holding the graves of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali, and his mother Fakhr-Un-Nisa. It was built by Tippu Sultan to house the graves of his parents.
3.8 miE
Temple
Nimishamba, Srirangapatna
96 min walk • Nimishamba is the name of a temple on the banks of the Cauvery river, located about 2 km from Srirangapattana on the road leading to Sangam in the south Indian state of Karnataka.
5.3 miW
Park
Brindavan Gardens, Mysore
137 min walk • The Brindavan Gardens is a garden located 12 k.ms from the city of Mysore in the Mandya District of the Indian State of Karnataka. It lies adjoining the Krishnarajasagara Dam which is built across the river Kaveri. The work on laying out this garden was started in the year 1927 and completed in 1932.
1.4 miE
Forts and castles
Srirangapatna Fort, Mysore
36 min walk • Srirangapatna Fort is a historical fort located in Srirangapatna, the historical capital city of the South Indian state of Karnataka.
4.5 miE
Temple
Karighatta Temple, Srirangapatna
115 min walk • Karighatta is a hill situated a few kilometres outside the 'island' town of Srirangapatna. It is situated off the Bangalore-Mysore Highway just before Srirangapatna in Karnataka state of India.
2.3 miS
National park
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
59 min walk • Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, 40 acres in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river.