Chamundipura is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
of
Mysore
Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
city in
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
state, India.
Etymology
The locality is named after Goddess
Chamundi
Chamunda (, ), also known as Chamundeshwari, Chamundi or Charchika, is a fearsome form of Chandi, the Hindu mother goddess, Mahadevi and is one of the seven Matrikas.Wangu p.72
She is also one of the chief Yoginis, a group of sixty-four or ei ...
located atop
Chamundi Hill
The Chamundi Hill is located 13 km east of Mysore, Karnataka, India. The name comes from the Chamundeshwari Temple at the peak. The average elevation is .
Attractions
The Chamundeshwari Temple is located atop the Chamundi Hills. Patroni ...
.
Location
Located between
Vidyaranyapuram,
Nanju Malige,
Chamundi Hills
The Chamundi Hill is located 13 km east of Mysore, Karnataka, India. The name comes from the Chamundeshwari Temple at the peak. The average elevation is .
Attractions
The Chamundeshwari Temple is located atop the Chamundi Hills. Patron ...
, Chamundipuram is one of the old planned localities in Mysore City. Narayana Shastry Road, Ramanuja Road, Jhansi Laxmi Bai Road are the prominent roads in the area
References
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Suburbs of Mysore
Mysore South