Rewind to a land where the body and soul are still honoured, where inspired art and architecture echo vibrations of a time that stands still and proud. Mysore is home to kings and warriors, giraffes from the savannah, and Ashtanga yoga gurus. Named after the demon Mahishasura, Mysore was the seat of Wodeyar and Vijayanagara dynasties, and where Tipu Sultan died for his land, sabre in hand, in his resistance against the British empire. India's second greenest city has resurged as one of the world's capitals of alternative living, healing and being.