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The elephant was putting on a bit of a show.

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The palace grounds were pretty crowded.

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A baby cow! (I think?)

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A big traffic circle in downtown Mysore.

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A nice clock tower.

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The area around the palace had a lot of vendors along the sides of the roads.

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A good summary of traffic: cars, a bike, pedestrians, and a cow.

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We went to Devaraja Market next. It was crowded and lots of fun!

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One of the vendors demonstrated tikka powder to me - you mix it with water and it makes a bright paint. (indeed, after two showers the marks were still visible on my hand...)

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As I said, it was crowded...

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This man is sharpening (making?) scissors.

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Tikka powder comes in a lot of cool colors!

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Lots of vendors were selling flowers.

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Our final stop of the day was Chamundi Hill, which overlooks Mysore.

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The temple at the top of Chamundi Hill.

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Unfortunately, it was a bit hazy and dusk was just setting in, so this was as good a view of Mysore as we got. Oh well!