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[[File:Selfie Spot at Arugatu junction Mysore.jpg|thumb|Selfie Spot]]
[[File:Arugate garden Mysore.jpg|thumb|Hardings Circle garden]]

'''Jayachamarajendra Circle''' or '''Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Circle''', formerly known as '''Harding Circle''' or '''Arugatu''' is an [[Intersection (road)|intersection]] of six major roads in [[Mysore]], Karnataka state, India.

==Etymology==
The circle was originally called Hardinge Circle (named after Lord Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1910 to 1916. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/mysore/royal-and-heritage-circles/ps51223443.cms#:~:text=Hardinge%20Circle%20was%20built%20to,and%20piers%20decorated%20with%20flowers.). The locals preferred to call it Aru Gate because six streets converged in the circle leading to six main roads of the city.

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>{{cite web| url = https://www.google.com/maps/@12.3035218,76.6676565,16z| title = Google Maps}}</ref>

==Statue==
In 2016, a lifesize statue of Sri [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]<nowiki/>was erected at this intersection.
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>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/a-tribute-to-mysores-last-maharaja/article6779800.ece | title=A tribute to Mysore's last Maharaja | newspaper=The Hindu | date=11 January 2015 | last1=Bennur | first1=Shankar }}</ref>

The statue was unveiled by the chief minister of Karnataka in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/558338/jayachamarajendra-wadiyars-statue-see-light.html | title=Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar's statue to see light of day, finally | date=16 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>http://karnatakavarthe.org/en/cm-unveiled-the-statue-of-sri-maharaja-jayachamarajendra-wadiyar-and-dedicated-newly-developed-hardinge-circle-in-mysuru/ {{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref>
The 28-ton statue was made by a Mysorean sculptor [[Arun Yogiraj]] shilpi.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/170716/famed-mysuru-gets-another-royal-era-statue.html| title = Famed Mysuru gets another royal era statue| date = 17 July 2016}}</ref>

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:Clock tower, Mysore.jpg|The Clock Tower
File:Freemason Hall, Mysore.jpg|Freemason Hall
File:Arugatu.Mansoor Dargah.jpg|Mansoor Dargah
File:Parklane.Harsha Street.jpg|Harsha Street
File:Kuppanna park.Arugatu.jpg|Kuppanna Park
File:Gandhi Square Mysore 03.jpg|Gandhi Market
File:Suburban Bus Station.jpg|Suburban Bus Station
</gallery>

==References==

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[[Category:Suburbs of Mysore]]

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Jayachamarajendra Circle - Revision history

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