Mysore Attractions

The Oriental Research Institute is an honored establishment which has a rich and worthful accumulation of Sanskrit holographs. It is the depository of more than 50,000 manuscripts. The Institution was founded in 1891 by the then Government of the Maharaja of Mysore. Gathering, changing, publishing and maintaining old Sanskrit and Kannada holographs was the objective of the Research Institute.

The institute started as a library under the Department of Education which was later on taken over by the Mysore University. The institute changed its name to Oriental Research Institute in the year 1943.

The Institute functions from 8 am to 8 pm on all working days and from 10 am to 5.30 pm on all holidays.