Chamundi Hills

The shrine of Goddess Chamundeshwari commands a panoramic view of Mysore city on the plains below. Sri Chamundi is the tutelary Goddess of the Wodeyar Kings, who lavished lots of gift to the temple. The Gopuram was constructed by Krishna raja Wodeyar(1794-1868).

The Goddess is worshipped as Mahishasuramardhini. There is a life size statue of demon Mahishasura, whom the Devi vanquished at this holy spot. Shrines dedicated to Siva as Mahabaleshwara and Vishnu as Lakshmi Narayana are situated near the Chamundi temple. It is 13 km from Mysore and its altitude is 1073 metres.