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[[File:Selfie Spot at Arugatu junction Mysore.jpg|thumb|Selfie Spot]]<br />
[[File:Arugate garden Mysore.jpg|thumb|Hardings Circle garden]]<br />
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'''Hardings Circle''' or '''Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Circle''' or '''Arugatu''' is an [[Intersection (road)|intersection]] of six major roads in [[Mysore]], Karnataka state, India.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The circle was originally called Hardings Circle. The locals preferred to call it Aru Gate because six gates converged in the circle leading to six main roads of the city. <br />
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The western road leading to the [[Mysore Palace]] and city bus station is called the Albert Victor Road. The two northern roads are called Bangalore Nilgiri Road as they are both one-way-twins leading to [[Bangalore]]. The southern road is called Nilgiri Road which goes to [[Ooty]]. The eastern road is called Mirza Road and it goes to Postal Training Center in [[Nazarabad|Nazrabad]]. The southeastern road is called Lokarjan Mahal road and it goes to the [[Mysore Zoo]] and [[Karanji Lake]].<ref>https://www.google.com/maps/@12.3035218,76.6676565,16z</ref><br />
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==Statue==<br />
In 2016, a lifesize statue of Sri [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]<nowiki/>was erected at this intersection. <br />
The statue was made in [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]]. The cost of construction was Rs. 5 crores. it is the third largest statue in Mysore.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/a-tribute-to-mysores-last-maharaja/article6779800.ece</ref><br />
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The statue was unveiled by the chief minister of Karnataka in July 2016.<ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/558338/jayachamarajendra-wadiyars-statue-see-light.html</ref><ref>http://karnatakavarthe.org/en/cm-unveiled-the-statue-of-sri-maharaja-jayachamarajendra-wadiyar-and-dedicated-newly-developed-hardinge-circle-in-mysuru/</ref><br />
The 28 ton statue was made by a Mysorean sculptor called Arun Yogiraj Shilpi.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/170716/famed-mysuru-gets-another-royal-era-statue.html</ref><br />
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==Image gallery==<br />
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File:Clock tower, Mysore.jpg|The Clock Tower<br />
File:Freemason Hall, Mysore.jpg|Freemason Hall<br />
File:Arugatu.Mansoor Dargah.jpg|Mansoor Dargah<br />
File:Parklane.Harsha Street.jpg|Harsha Street<br />
File:Kuppanna park.Arugatu.jpg|Kuppanna Park<br />
File:Gandhi Square Mysore 03.jpg|Gandhi Market<br />
File:Suburban Bus Station.jpg|Suburban Bus Station<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Suburbs of Mysore]]<br />
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