Srirangapattana

Team : Deekshith, Narendra
Route : Bangalore --> Channapattana--> Sriranagapattana(~130km)
Transport : Train, Auto 
Date of journey : 13 Jan 2018

One of the historical place where King Tippu ruled.

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