Blue Lagoon Island at KRS Krishna Raja Sagara backwaters Mandya tourism Karnataka Tourism. Blue lagoon Island- the beautiful island in the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar Reservoir of Kaveri river, Mysore. It can be reached through the road near to the railway station near krs Dam. The time we choose to visit this place ,was once when the summer was just setting in and the rain gods had not been merciful to the place , for the last few years. The water level had dipped so low that the dams had reached dead storage. The river bed during drought season is used for agricultural purpose by local farmers. The so called island was no more submerged by water on all sides. We could drive on to the island and around it. But nature never fails to surprise us .The beauty which awaited us was exotic. Words fail to express the feeling of the serenity that surrounded us. The kind of silence which human habitation has deprived us of, the fresh air that cheers up ones mood and the blue waters against the barren river bed contrasting itself. One of the best memories has been etched in my mind with this visit. It just connects to u instantly............Again i visited the place just when the monsoon had started setting in. This time round the water had started filling up around the island and few other islands were starting to form in the KRS Backwaters. The beautiful waves of the Krishna Raja Sagara cauvery river keeps one mesmerized.
Blue Lagoon is located around 25 from Mysuru, 6kms from Brindavan Gardens, 11 kms from balmuri falls, 7kms from KrishnaRajaSagara Dam , 50kms from Mandya and around 150 km from Bangalore.
The other places of interest nearby offered by Mandya tourism are Ancient stone carved Venugopalaswamy temple at KRS backwaters, Kikkeri Brahmeshvara temple at KR Pete, Arkeshwara Temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Yedatore, Krishnarajanagar Taluk, BallurKatte falls , Chunchanakatte falls, Ganalu Falls, Edmuri falls and Balmuri falls, Gaganachukki Falls, hydro electric power project at Shivanasamudra Falls, Wellesley Bridge, old stone bridge Lushington bridge, Bheemeshwari,1200 years old Marehalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Marehalli, Malavalli, Ruins of Panchalingeshwara Temple at Somanathapura, Unknown stone carved ruin temple at Somanathapura, oldest Dam in Karnataka || 900 years old Madhavmantri Dam, Melukote Akka Thangi kola , Raya Gopura at Melukote , Melukote Kalyani, Dhanushkoti at Melukote, Gumbaz - Tomb of Tippu Sultan, temples of Talakadu, the Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara, Arkeshwara, Vaidyanatheshwara and Mallikarjuna temples, the five Lingas believed to represent the five faces of Shiva, form the Pancha pathi and have become famous. Talakadu is one of the Pancha Narayana Kshetrams where the Keerthi Narayana temple was established and the presiding Deity in this temple is Keerthi Narayana,18 feet tall Ancient Bahubali statue at KRS backwaters, Basadihalli, the Sri Narayana Swamy temple at Anandur, Basaralu ancient Mallikarjuna temple, Arethippur Mandya, 1200 years old excavated jain basadi || Kanakagiri, Excavated Ancient statue of Bhagawan Bahubali at Arethippur, the submerged stone carved temple , Hulikere Tunnel , Gommatagiri -a heritage jain center, Somanathapura Hoysala temple, Muthathi forest and Bheemeshwari Cauveri fishing camp.
Mysore tourism offers other places such as Brindavan Garden, , Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Balmuri Falls,Lalitha Mahal Palace, Mysore Zoo, Chamundi hills , St. Philomena's Church,Karanji Lake.The Blue Lagoon, Big Banyan Tree Mysore , kaveri and hemavathi river sangam, Basadi Hosakote Jain Temple, Dornahalli Church, Sagarakatte Bridge are lesser know places around Mysore.
