The Wadiyars' earlier palace, now holding Raja Ravi Varma canvases, Mysore-style gold-leaf paintings and royal memorabilia.
Dimly lit and old-fashioned, but the Ravi Varma collection is genuinely significant. Ten minutes' walk from the main palace.
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A 120-year-old covered market of flower garlands, kumkum powder pyramids, bananas, sandalwood oil and…
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The Indo-Saracenic seat of the Wadiyars, rebuilt in 1912 after a fire, and lit by 97,000 bulbs on…
One of India's oldest and best-run zoos, opened in 1892, with large enclosures and a strong breeding…
A neo-Gothic cathedral of 1936 modelled on Cologne, with twin 53-metre spires and a crypt below the…