Tipu Sultan's Tomb - Gumbaz Srirangapatna

Gumbaz is the tomb and mosque built by Tipu Sultan as a tribute to his illustrious father, Hyder Ali (1722-1784 A.D.), after his death.

The Gumbaz is situated at the eastern extreme of Srirangapatna. It enshrines the cenotaphs of Hyder Ali,his wife Fakr-Un_Nisa and Tipu Sultan, after his death in 1799 A.D. It is built on a stone plinth, with polished black granite pillars that run along the corridor around the inner chamber.A magnificent dome crowns the building. The chamber is painted with the tiger stripes that were associated with Tipu.

The structure, laid out amidst a garden, typical of Islamic architecture, also houses the Masjid-E-Aksa.

At the eastern entrance of the Mausoleum is a tablet in Persian script that speaks of the martyrdom of Tipu Sultan in 1799 A.D.

There are numerous other cenotaphs of the relatives of Tipu's family.

Sanjivini Park or Happy man park

Happy Man

Ducks

A very unique park set in the heart of mysore, is sanjivini park, popularly known as the "Happy Man Park". With various ducks and other land based birds let out in the open make the park distinct.

Rolls Royce at SJCE

As part of its advertising strategy the mobile store was visiting SJCE Mysore. However, we did not get a ride as was suggested when the 'Rock with the Rolls' campaign was launched.
Its not that a Rolls Royce rolls into SJCE. So the marketing ruse of the mobile store seems to have worked at least enough to be mentioned on this blog.The Rolls Royce was once the symbol of wealth, but it also makes good advertising sense.

The Dash board

The rolls royce emblem

The rear of the rolls royce with the mobile store advertisement.

With attention to detail-the wheel