Mysuru: The three-day weekend holiday rush that had gripped the city is slowly returning to normalcy, which is likely to pick up again as tourists from other parts of the State and country will descend in droves to ring in the new year. Mysuru Zoo, one of the major attractions is open today though it is a weekly holiday and will be open next Tuesday (Jan.2) too. It had witnessed a huge rush in the last three days and today by afternoon 8,000 people had visited it. The Mysuru Palace again was a beehive of activity as tourists thronged the famed architectural marvel with more than 13,986 tourists visiting it by this noon. Yesterday 31,235 people visited, on Sunday, it was 34,783 and on Saturday, there was 26,500 footfalls. In the evenings, as part of the ten-day Mysuru Winter Festival, people are coming in large numbers to enjoy the music concerts and other attractions. Meanwhile, Mysuru Zoo earned a neat sum of Rs.21 lakh on Christmas Eve, it being a Sunday added to the rush. The number of visitors on Dec.24 doubled to 40,223 when compared to last year, which was 20,596, and the revenue generated was Rs.21,76,250. The total number of visitors to the Palace in the year 2017 (as on Dec.24) was 33,24,454, while it was slightly higher last year at 35,67,940.
Heritage Bicycle Ride
