[1] The term agrahara or agraharam refers to a grant of land and agricultural income made by royalty to Brahmins in pre-independence South India.
Though the Mysuru Agrahara is commonly referred to as a single neighbourhood, it is a composite of multiple adjacent smaller settlements built over time.
[2] Inscriptions dating from 1821 found within the premises of Prasanna Nanjundeshwara Swamy Temple in Santhepete says that three of the houses were established by the queens of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Devajammanni, Lingajammmani and Cheluvujammani, respectively.
[2] The agraharas were not only residential areas, but also contained elements of religious and political life, such as Hindu temples, mathas and royal residences.
[7] A Choultry was constructed by Diwan Purnaiah at Agrahara to provide accommodation for students of Maharaja's Sanskrit College.