Then we went to Halebidu. There were three famous group of temples, Jain group of temples and temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. They all temple are about 900 years old and built in typical Hoysala architecture design, which is more like a star shape rather than round or square. Rule was for 3 1/2 centuries. One is so impressed with the very intricate, carving of statues, different designs of pillars and super carving of the roof. Most of the stachues are appreciable in spite of damage by Delhi Sultan. On outdoor side of the temple, there are couple of running borders, lowest one was that of elephant, then lions, beautiful design then stories of Mahabharat and Ramayana. All elephants were different than each other. Hoysaleshwara temple Then we went to Belur, which is 15 km from Halebidu Which is famous for twin temples, dedicated to Lord Shiva made in memory of King and Queen again, you are taken away by the by the intricate architectural monuments There are all 10 avatars are also seen in these sculptures You must take guide with you. He will show you history and details of the sculpture you cannot imagine. This temple is also famous for two Nandi sculptures, one for the king Temple and one for the Temple De Nandi of Queen Temple is beautifully decorate Mysore is known for palaces, Sandalwood and silk. Although there are many palaces but most visited and grand Palace is Mysore Palace, which was current built from 1897 to 1912 by Wadiyar Dynasty. There was lot of crowd because of the weekend and also Christmas vacation. You can have a idea of people visiting just by having a look at the shoe rack where you have to remove your shoes before visiting and entering the palace. Mysore is also known for the Dassera because of the procession of elephants in the city Rest of photos are from different sites of Palace and the beauty of the architecture is unique, it was designed by British architect Henry Irwin Close to the Palace, we went to a small Bazaar where there are different kind of flowers, and we are very impressed by making of gardens In evening, we went to famous Chamunda Temple on the hill from where you can see Mysore Photos of machaunda from Google In Bangalore, we went to Music Museum. This place is not very popularly known but is very unique and we suggest whenever you go to Bangalore mass suspend 2 to 3 hours to see this museum. It has all the history of all music related items, different type of music in India like Hindustani, Karnataka, folk Bollywood, et cetera. Next day morning we went to Mysore silk store and were surprised to see their collection