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( Mysore)
Coordinates 12°18'N 76°39'E? / ?12.3, 76.65 Mysore is famous for the festivities that take place during the Dasara festival when the city receives a large number of tourists. Mysore also lends its name to the Mysore style of painting, the sweet dish Mysore Pak, and the garment called the Mysore silk saree. Until 1947, Mysore was the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore which was ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty, except for a brief period in the late 18th century when Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan took power. The Wodeyars were patrons of art and culture and have contributed significantly to the cultural growth of the city, which has led to Mysore earning the sobriquet Cultural capital of Karnataka. According to Hindu mythology, the area around Mysore was known as Mahishuru and was ruled by a demon, Mahishasura.[3] The demon was killed by the Goddess Chamundeshwari, whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi Hills. Mahishuru later became Mahisuru and finally came to be called Maisuru, its present name in the Kannada language.[4] The anglicised form of the name is Mysore.[3] In December 2005, the Government of Karnataka announced its intention to change the English name of the city to Mysuru.[5] This has been approved by the Government of India but the necessary formalities to incorporate the name change are yet to be completed.[6]
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