Where to Get Stuff

Trupti Provision Store - corner of 7th Cross (near Chakra House)

This tiny provision store has practically everything.... eggs, sugar, breakfast cereal, rice, lightbulbs, candles, homemade chocolates, cakes and cookies, soymilk, yoghurt, fresh milk, ice cream....you name it! Opens daily from as early as 6am and closes at 9pm (lunch break from 1pm to 4pm).

Kaavyam Bookstore - #138/1 Doctor's Corner, Gokulam 3rd Stage. Phone : 9480477729

Kaavyam has quite a good stock of books, especially if you're looking for additional reading texts for your Teacher Training Course. If you can't find the title you're looking for, speak to Jayanthi and she will try to order in the title for you.

Honesty Fashions

For your bedding needs, go to Honesty Fashions, located just a short walk away from the Coconut Stand, on 9^th Cross. Most of their prices are fixed, so there’s really no point negotiating, as this is one of the more complete shops to get your linen, towels, yoga mat, pillows, last minute Indian kurta outfit or saree silks.

Sudha’s – #236/A 8^th Cross, 3^rd Stage Gokulam (same road as AYRI).

It’s easy to miss Sudha’s unless you actually know of the place. Sudha is a very talented and enterprising lady who is a whiz with her sewing machine. She sews the most gorgeous yoga mat bags, clothes for men and women (pants, skirts and tunic tops), sling-bags… and she even carries hand woven Mysore yoga rugs.

Needs Tours & Travel - #251 2^nd Main, 3^rd Stage Gokulam.

Murthy’s Mobile Ph : +91-880265622 or Office Ph : +91-821-4258785

Needs Travel is the ‘go to’ place for most of your (pardon the pun) needs! Services offered include money changing, money transferring, house rentals, water dispenser rentals, courier, air/ground ticketing, ground transport to/from Bangalore International Airport, safe lockers and motorbike/scooter rentals, just to name a few.

Devaraj Market (or Mysore Market) in town

I love the market! Shop for fresh vegetables, fruits, incense, perfumed oil, stainless steel and copper pots and pans (they call them “vessels” here), cutlery and crockery, literally thousands of colourful Indian glass bangles and more!

The shops around the market are great too- colourful handspun Mysore silk sarees beckon from the glorious window displays, tailors who can turn around a custom-made outfit in 48 hours, Bombay Tiffany's for Indian sweets, restaurants, barbers, CDs and the whole works!

Bombay Tiffany’s, just outside the Devaraj Market

You mustn’t leave Mysore without tasting its sweets! Check out Bombay Tiffany’s for the infamous Mysore Pak and Badam Barfi (almond candy). Be warned, it’s super sweet, so sharing is recommended.

Swastha Kerala Ayurveda Panchakarma Centre - #703 14^th Cross 3^rd Stage Gokulam (at the back of Adithya Hospital). Phone : +821-2413446

Good things are meant to be shared! Dr Subeesh’s team of Keralan ayurvedic therapists is a gift from heaven. Dedicated to rejuvenating your tired body from all the days of intense yoga practice, or attending to a particular health condition, their 2-hour treatments are certainly something I look forward to, each weekend.

Swastha is about a 10 minute walk from Anu’s Internet Café – just follow the road signs, you won’t miss it. Do call and make an appointment, as they only have one therapy room.

Shaila’s Cooking Classes - #1015/A, 9^th Cross, 3^rd Stage Gokulam (near Doctor’s Corner).

Phone : +821-2513265

If you’ve got a few days to spare before you depart from Mysore, you might want to check out Shaila’s cooking classes. Learn to make traditional thalis, dosas, idlis, chutneys, Indian sweets, different types of dhal, salads and more!

Internet Cafés

Rishi’s - #188 9^th Cross, 3^rd Stage. Phone : +821 4287230

(Rishi also provides money changing services and lunches for yoga students)

Anu’s # 367 2^nd Main, 3^rd Stage. Phone : +821 4288120.

(Anu also provides buffet lunch and dinner for yoga students, as well as ground transport to/from Bangalore International Airport. Beware of the dog!).