Devaraja Market @ Mysore

We got the night train to Mysore, travelling the twelve hours in the luxury of our own compartment, complete with starched white sheets and after finding a room, went out to explore.
First stop was Devaraja Market.
Entering the mainly covered market was an onslaught to the senses, bright colours, scent of flowers, fruit and spices and calls of the vendors was overwhelming in this bustling area.
There's been a market there for more than 130 years and it seemed to sell everything you may need, including jaggery (unrefined cane sugar), flowers and coloured powder used in temple Puja (worship) and fruit and veg that we recognised... and those that we didn't!Read more