Devaraja Market

Last updated January 29, 2024

Devaraja Market is a market located in Mysuru.^[1] One can buy flowers, fruits, and choose from conical piles of colorful Kumkum powder.^[2] Spices, sandalwood products, silk saris, essential oils, and incense are also available for purchase.^[3] The market is on Sayaji Rao Road.^[4] In 2017, there were 1,122 shops in the market employing over 3,000 people and receiving 8,000 to 10,000 visitors each day.^[5] It is a tourist attraction, and a popular place to take photos.^[6]

The market was constructed in 1886.^[7] It was initially a weekly market.^[6] The market was built above the Dewan Poornaiah Canal that supplied drinking water to Mysore Palace.^[1]^[5] It was named in 1925 after Dodda Devaraja Wadeyar.^[1]^[5] It is also known as Dodda market.^[6]

Its area spans 3.67 acres.^[7] The market is bounded by a structure with wooden rafters and stone masonry walls that faces the street on all four sides.^[1] The north gate is on Devantri Road.^[8] The market is bounded by Sayaji Rao Road on the east side.^[8] The south gate faces Dufferin Clock Tower.^[8] Inside the market, there are open areas where vendors can sell their wares.^[1] The inner shops are arranged along three aisles that go through the entire market.^[1]

Throughout the years, Devaraja Market has also seen fires and other disasters.^[1] 150 shops were destroyed by fire in 1981, 195 in 1990, and 30 in 1999.^[1] In August 2016, the north entrance gate collapsed due to structural weakness.^[6] There have been discussions about demolishing the market due to the state of disrepair.^[5]^[7]

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1 2 3 4 "Devaraja Market Reconstruction..." Star of Mysore. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Mysuru's 125-yr-old Devaraja market structure collapses, none injured". The New Indian Express. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
1 2 3 "To Demolish or Restore...: DC awaiting Government nod on Devaraja Market & Lansdowne building". Star of Mysore. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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[Bathool-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bathool, Z.; Shakar, B. (2019). "Changing Dynamics of Old Markets in Heritage City of Mysuru" (PDF). Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Research in Applied Science and Engineering.

[Guides_2013_p._723-2] Insight Guides (2013). Insight Guides: India. Insight Guides. APA. p. 723. ISBN 978-1-78005-687-6 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[Planet_Benanav_Bindloss_Brown_2019_p._1637-3] Planet, L.; Benanav, M.; Bindloss, J.; Brown, L.; Butler, S.; Elliott, M.; Harding, P.; Holden, T.; Mahapatra, A.; Mayhew, B. (2019). Lonely Planet India. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Global Limited. p. 1637. ISBN 978-1-78868-682-2 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[Guides_2012_p._27-4] Guides, R. (2012). Karnataka Rough Guides Snapshot India (includes Bengaluru, Mysore, Kodagu, Gokarna, Hampi and Bijapur). Rough Guide to... Rough Guides. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4093-6203-6 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[Star_of_Mysore_2017-5] 1 2 3 4 "Devaraja Market Reconstruction..." Star of Mysore. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[The_New_Indian_Express_2016-6] 1 2 3 4 "Mysuru's 125-yr-old Devaraja market structure collapses, none injured". The New Indian Express. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[Star_of_Mysore_2019-7] 1 2 3 "To Demolish or Restore...: DC awaiting Government nod on Devaraja Market & Lansdowne building". Star of Mysore. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[Fernandez_2016_p._57-8] 1 2 3 Fernandez, M. (2016). 'Seasoned' for Family and Friends: Contemporary Recipes with an Old World Flavour and Reminiscences and Vignettes of Life in Provincial India. Notion Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-946204-36-3 . Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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