History The Brindavan Gardens, a celebrated beauty spot in this part of India is world famous for its symmetric design. It is one of the most beautifully laid out terrace gardens in the world. Thecreation of this garden in the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam s

History
The Brindavan Gardens, a celebrated beauty spot in this part of India
is world famous for its symmetric design. It is one of the most
beautifully laid out terrace gardens in the world. Thecreation of this
garden in the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam site has been the achievement of
Sir MirzaIsmail, the then Dewan of the princely State of Mysore. The
beautification of the whole dam complex was conceived by Sir Mirza
Ismail. Modeled on the design of the Shalimar Gardens ofKashmir in the
Mughal style, the garden is enriched with a number of terraces,
parterres, fountains, running and cascadingwaterchannels, water
chutes, lush green lawns, flower beds, shrubs and trees. Today, the
Brindavan Gardens is world famous for its ethereal beauty, grandeur
and illumination/ musical fountain.
Located in the Krishnaraja Sagar dam site in Srirangapatna taluk of
Mandya district, the Brindavan Gardens is at a distance of 24 Km.from
the famous cultural heritage centre of Karnataka � the city of Mysore,
and 143 Km. from Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka. The
Krishnaraja Sagar dam is built across the riverCauvery, one of the
principal rivers in South India. The Cauvery rises in the hills of
Brahmagiri � in Talacauvery, Kodagu District in the Western Ghats and
traverses Eastwards in Karnataka for about320 Km. before entering
Tamil Nadu and finally joining the Bay of Bengal. The dam is named
after Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV during whose rule the Chief Engineer, Sir
M. Vishveswaraya engineered the construction of the dam. The River
Cauvery belowthe giant dam divides the garden into two parts.
The Garden
The Brindavan Gardens, primarily a terrace garden is laid out
immediately behind the Krishnaraja Sagar dam site. The Department of
Horticulture in 1927 started the work of laying out this garden, then
called the Krishnarajendra Terrace Garden. Today, the garden extends
over an area of 60 acres and it is laid out in the three terraces,
which ends in a horseshoe shape. The slopes are planted with colourful
Bougainvilleas and ornamental plants. This garden is a public park and
it is one of the important tourist spots of India. The garden is
enriched with innumerable fountains decoratedwith coloured lighting.
The illuminated running waters and fountains with changing colours of
lights is an event that the tourists can look forward to in the
evenings. The garden has many open spaces, lawns, illuminated flower
beds and ornamental plants. It also has well laid out roads and
pathways.The Brindavan Gardens is the best-illuminated terrace garden
in India. The boating pond in the midst of the garden is a location
where the visitors can enjoy a boat ride. The whole garden when
illuminated is an enchanting site to see.
Fountain
The Musical and dancing fountain, is the main attraction of the
visitors. The water, coloured light and music are harmonized in the
fountain to create a water ballet controlled by an aquatic organ
operated through a controller. Water is pumped to the fountain and the
operation is computerised. All the other fountains run due to the
water pressure from the dam. A laser vision has also been developed
for visitors� attraction The illumination timing is the same as that
for the garden. The musical and dancing fountain is located in the
North Brindavan Garden. A gallery and rain shelter are provided for
the viewers.

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