The Brindavan Gardens

Krishna Raja Sagar is a dam built across Kaveri River, near Mysore in southern India's Karnataka state. There is an exquisite garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan gardens, making it one of the a popular tourist place and picnic location. Download high resolution version (970x699, 122 KB)Brindavan gardens File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (970x699, 122 KB)Brindavan gardens File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ... Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

A Fountain in the Brindavan Gardens

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The Dam

The Dam was built across river Kaveri, the life river for Mysore and Mandya districts, in 1924. Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya served as the chief engineer. The dam is named for the ruler of the Mysore Kingdom, Krishnaraja Wodeyar. The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ... Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Mandya is a city and district in Karnataka state of India. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (also spelled Visweswaraiah) (Other spellings Vishweshwariah and Vishweshwarayya) (September 15, 1861–April 12, 1962), popularly known as MV, was an eminent Indian engineer. ... The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until Indian independence in 1947, when the kingdom became Mysore state of India, later renamed Karnataka. ...

The Brindavan Gardens

The Brindavan Garden is an exquisite garden that has a beautiful biological park, full of exciting fountains. Diwans of Mysore planned and built the gardens in connection with the construction of the dam. There's even a musical fountain that entertains tourists visiting this garden. Various biological research departments are housed here. There is a guest house for tourists.

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• Brindavan Gardens get Rs 3.52 crore new look