Jayalakshmipuram is an urban commercial and residential
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.
Residence of Noted Kannada Poet
Javaregowda is located in Jayalakshmipuram.
Etymology
Named after Jayalakshammani (1881–1924), Princess of
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (22 February 1863 – 28 December 1894) was the twenty-third Maharaja of Mysore between 1868 and 1894.
Adoption and accession
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X was born in the old palace in Mysore on 22 February 1863, as the thir ...
who married her youngest maternal uncle in 1897, Mr.
M. Kantaraj Urs, Diwan of Mysore (1919 - 1922). Her residence
Jayalakshmi Vilas Palace built for her name in Manasa Gangotri is now a Post-Graduate Centre of the
University of Mysore
The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and the premiership of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The university is recognised by t ...
.
Location
Located between
Hunsur Road and
Kalidasa Road, Jayalakshmipuram is famous for BM Habitat Mall, BM Hospital St Joseph's Primary School,
SBRR Mahajana First Grade College.
References
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Suburbs of Mysore
Mysore North