LTV Cultural Event, Mysore– December 2019

LTV Cultural Event, Mysore– December 2019

On 9th December 2019, FSL India, Mysore’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Nature – KRS Dam, Mandya.

The Brindavan Gardens is a garden located in the Mandya district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies adjoining the Krishnarajasagara dam which is built across the river Kaveri. The work on laying out this garden was started in the year 1927 and completed in 1932. Visited by close to 2 million tourists per year, the garden is one of the major attractions of Srirangapatna. The garden is maintained by the Cauvery Niravari Nigama (Cauvery Irrigation Department), a Government of Karnataka enterprise. It is spread across an area of 60 acres.

Adjoining it is also a fruit orchard spread across 75 acres and 2 horticultural farms, Nagavana (30 acres) and Chandravana (5 acres). The garden is laid out in 3 terraces which contain water fountains, ficus trees, foliage plants such as Duranta Plumaria and Euphorbia and flowering plants like Celosia, Marigold and Bougainvillea. The garden is open to the public and an entry fee is charged. The garden also has topiary works (sculptures of animals created by clipping shrubs), pergolas (shaded passageway covered by creepers) and gazebos.

The main attraction of the park is the musical fountain in which bursts of water are synchronised to the music of songs. There is also a lake within the garden, with boating facilities available for visitors.

In the morning, FSL-India’s coordinator and the 5 volunteers started their travel from the meeting point to the place of the cultural event.  In the beginning, the Coordinator explained about the activities. Then, he took the volunteers to Brundavana Garden and KRS Dam. FSL-India’s Coordinator explained about each place to the volunteers. After the visit, FSL India’s coordinator and our volunteers had lunch and discussed about their experiences in their host families and projects.

Some feedback:

  • Very good cultural experience, was big dam, did not expect
  • It was the best experience 
  • Someone told me to visit this, but it was organised from FSL. Very happy having this activity.
  • Big dam was very impressive
  • Was good day to be outside
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