Garden

Brindavan Gardens

#8of 8 places to visit in MysuruMysuru, Karnataka

Also known as Krishna Raja Sagara Gardens · KRS Gardens

Quick answer

Opening hours: 08:00–20:00, last entry 19:30. Entry: ₹15. Allow 2 hrs. Best time: 18:00–20:00.

Updated 18 September 2026 · Compiled by Traveliac, AI-assisted · 4 min read

Get directionsOfficial site

Photo: Joe Ravi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Opening hours: 08:00–20:00; 08:00–20:00 (last entry around 19:30)
Entry fee: ₹15; Ticket from
Time needed: 2 hrs
Best time of day: 18:00–20:00
Best months: Oct – Mar
Address: Krishnarajasagara, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka 571607

About Brindavan Gardens

Brindavan Gardens charges ₹15 for Indian adults and ₹5 for children aged five to ten as of 2026, for access to three descending terraces of lawns and fountains laid out below the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam on the Cauvery river. Sir Mirza Ismail, then Diwan of Mysore, designed the gardens in 1927 in a style drawing on Mughal terraced-garden precedents such as Shalimar Bagh, using the dam's downstream drop to create the stepped water features that still define the layout. Roughly 21 kilometres northwest of central Mysuru, the gardens sit just beyond Srirangapatna, making the two a natural pairing for a single half-day trip. After dark, a musical fountain and coloured-light show turns the lowest terrace into the gardens' main draw, a spectacle added well after Ismail's original design and now the reason most visitors time their arrival for evening rather than daylight.

Best time of day: 18:00–20:00. Timed to catch both the last daylight over the terraces and the musical fountain show after dark, which is the reason most visitors make the drive.

Brindavan Gardens timings

Brindavan Gardens opens at 08:00 and closes at 20:00. The weekend is no different: Saturday and Sunday follow the same times.

Opening hours: 08:00–20:00; Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00; 08:00–20:00 (last entry around 19:30)
Closed on: Open every day

Mon–Sun	08:00–20:00

Good to know: The musical fountain and light show runs 18:30–20:00 on weekdays, extending to around 21:00 on weekends and public holidays.

Opening hours compiled from karnatakatourism.org and public records, last updated 18 September 2026. They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides

Brindavan Gardens ticket price

Entry fees for Brindavan Gardens
Ticket	Price
Indian visitors	₹15
Foreign visitors	₹15
Children	₹5
Camera	Free

As of 2026: ₹15 for adults and ₹5 for children aged five to ten; children under five enter free. Parking, including the approach-road toll, costs ₹100 per vehicle. A one-way boat ride on the terraced tanks costs ₹30 before 18:00 and ₹60 after. The ticket covers both the gardens and viewing access to the adjoining KRS Dam.

Prices compiled from karnatakatourism.org and public records, last updated 18 September 2026. They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides

Best time to visit Brindavan Gardens

Quiet
Busy
Very busy

08:00–12:00
Morning QuietBest time to go
Daylight visitors move through the terraced lawns at an easy pace; boating costs less and queues are minimal.
Quiet
12:00–17:00
Midday Heat
Open terraces offer little shade; visitor numbers stay low through the hottest hours.
Quiet
17:00–18:30
Pre-Show Buildup
Crowds gather and claim barricade positions ahead of the musical fountain show, especially on weekends.
Busy
18:30–20:00
Fountain Show
The lit musical fountain draws the day's largest crowd; weekend sessions extend toward 21:00 with even heavier attendance.
Very busy

History of Brindavan Gardens

The Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, on which the gardens sit, was built between 1911 and 1932 under Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV to irrigate the Mandya and Mysuru region and to secure a water supply as far away as Bengaluru. Sir M. Visvesvaraya, the chief engineer credited with the dam's design and later awarded the Bharat Ratna, worked through significant technical and financial obstacles to complete a structure that was, at the time, one of the largest reservoirs in Asia.

Diwan Mirza Ismail added the ornamental gardens on the dam's downstream terraces in 1927, reportedly inspired by the Mughal step-gardens of northern India, giving a purely functional irrigation project a public recreational face that has since eclipsed the dam itself in visitor numbers. The musical fountain and light show was added in recent decades as a later enhancement, and its exact installation date is not consistently recorded across official sources.

Rules & etiquette at Brindavan Gardens

Plastic bags are checked and often confiscated at the entrance gate under a plastic-reduction policy for the gardens; carrying essentials in a cloth or paper bag avoids the hassle. Crowd barricades control standing space directly in front of the musical fountain, and arriving 30–45 minutes before the show starts is the only reliable way to get an unobstructed view rather than a view over other visitors' heads.

Drone photography is prohibited near the dam structure itself on security grounds, a restriction enforced more strictly here than at most other Mysuru-area attractions given the site's status as active water infrastructure. Touts near the main gate sometimes sell unofficial “priority” tickets for the fountain show; no such tier exists officially, and tickets should be bought only at the marked counters.

Tips for visiting Brindavan Gardens

1
Weekday evenings carry noticeably lighter crowds than weekends, when the fountain show barricades fill up well before the 18:30 start time. Srirangapatna, with Tipu Sultan's island fort, the Ranganathaswamy Temple, and his Gumbaz mausoleum, sits directly on the route from Mysuru and adds only about 20 minutes of detour, making a combined day trip more efficient than two separate outings.
2
Boat rides on the terraced tanks cost more after 18:00 than before, so visitors on a tight budget should time that specific activity for the daylight hours and save the evening slot purely for the fountain show. Parking fills quickly on weekend evenings, and arriving by KSRTC bus from Mysuru's city bus stand avoids that particular bottleneck entirely.

How to reach Brindavan Gardens

The red star is Brindavan Gardens; the numbered pins are the 1 nearest places in our guides, each showing its rank in its city. Tap a pin for details.

Krishnarajasagara, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka 571607Directions in Google Maps

From Srirangapatna town centre
₹150–₹200
5 km · 10–15 min
Auto-rickshaw, negotiated
From Mysuru Junction Railway Station (MYS)
₹500–₹650
19 km · 35–40 min
Cab, round-trip often negotiated as a package
From Mysuru City Bus Stand
₹40–₹60
20 km · 40–45 min
Direct KSRTC bus, one-way

Nearest airport

From Mysore Airport / Mandakalli (MYQ)

approximately 29 km, 45–50 minutes.

Nearest railway station

From Mysuru Junction (MYS)

approximately 19 km, 35–40 minutes.

Brindavan Gardens FAQs

What time is the Brindavan Gardens musical fountain show?

18:30 to 20:00 on weekdays as of 2026, extending to around 21:00 on weekends and public holidays. Arriving 30–45 minutes early secures an unobstructed view at the barricades.

Does the Brindavan Gardens ticket include KRS Dam?

Yes, the same entry ticket covers both the ornamental gardens and viewing access to the adjoining Krishna Raja Sagar Dam. Drone photography near the dam itself is prohibited on security grounds.

How far is Brindavan Gardens from Mysuru city centre?

Approximately 21 kilometres, a 35–40 minute drive. The gardens sit just beyond Srirangapatna, making the two easy to combine into one half-day trip.

Is boating available at Brindavan Gardens?

Yes, one-way boat rides on the terraced tanks cost ₹30 before 18:00 and ₹60 after, as of 2026. Visitors on a budget should time boating for the cheaper daylight hours.

Compiled with AI assistance from official sources and public records, and published only after the checks in How we write these guides. Nobody from Traveliac has visited this place. Last updated 18 September 2026. How we rank and check places