Agrahara Circle

An Inscription dated 1821 located within the premises of Prasanna Nanjundeshwara Swamy Temple in Santhepete says, the Agraharas were first established by Maharani Devajammanni who was the queen of Dodda Krishnaraja I and adoptive mother of Krishnaraja Wadiyar II by constructing 21 houses to the West of Mysore Fort, on the right side of the royal stables.[7]

Agrahara Circle is named after N. Madhava Rao, an Indian civil servant and administrator who succeeded Sir Mirza Ismail as the Diwan of Mysore from 1941 to 1945 when Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar was the ruler.[8] He was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution. He managed the food shortage the State faced during the Second World War. During his tenure, the Legislative Council and the Representative Assembly were combined to form a new Legislative Council. The first election to the reorganized Legislative Council was conducted in February 1941. His son, N. Lakshman Rao, was the Commissioner of Mysore Municipality, and saw to the further development of Mysore city.[9]

Agrahara Circle is located between Nanju Malige and Mysore Palace. Vanivilas Market is located next to Agrahara Circle.[10]

• Agrahara, Mysore
• Krishnaraja Boulevard
• Chamarajapuram railway station
• Kuvempunagar
• Ballal Circle
• Chamarajapuram, Mysore