Karanji Mansion

Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar got the Karanji Mansion built for the second princess, Krishnajammanni. Located in Nazarbad Mohalla, the mansion is Indo-Saracenic in style and closely resembles other royal mansions. Built on a hillock to give it a certain dramatic effect, it was constructed in 1914. It earned the epithet Karanji Mansion owing to its proximity to Karanji Lake. It has beautiful arches, sunshades, sculpted stone balconies that rest on a lotus base, carved stone columns and parapets. In 1965, the mansion’s ownership passed on to the Department of Posts and currently houses the department’s Postal Training Institute. There is also a museum set up by the Postal Department, depicting the postal history of the country, which is accessible to the public.