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About French Rocks
Pāndavapura is a Municipality Town, taluk in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
From the Wikipedia article Pandavapura (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The name Pandavapura means "Town of Pandavas". Puranas states that the Pandavas during their period of exile stayed here for some time, and Kunti, mother of the Pandavas, liked the hillock so much that it became one of her favorite haunts. The town is also named after the Pandavas because of their brief stay in this region. The name "French Rock" dates back to India's Pre-Independence days, the place was used as the camping ground by the French army, which came to help Tippu Sultan in his war against the British. It is believed that French named the small town as "French Rocks", as the town is in the vicinity of two rocky hills. After Indian Independence, these rocky hills called as "Kunti Betta" by locals. There was another smaller hill called "Kauravara betta" on the western side of the town which has been mined out of existence for its stones. Pandavapura is approximately 130 km from Bangalore and 25 km from Mysore.
From the History section of Pandavapura on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of French Rocks
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mysore Mandakalli Airport (MYQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Shrīrangapattana 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Belvata 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Melukote 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Hutagalli 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Kurgahalli 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Hinakallu 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Elivāla 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Mysuru 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Mandya 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Hassan 84 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pandavapura lake, User:Rameshbabukv, Public domain
- Pandavapura lake with Kunti betta (hill) view, Prashanthns, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pandavapura Harohalli, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carnatic Music (132527502), Ronaldo Lazzari from Hyderabad, India, CC BY 2.0
- Mercado Público III (136984214), Ronaldo Lazzari from Hyderabad, India, CC BY 2.0
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