Diwan Purnaiah Museum

Diwan Purnaiah Museum is a heritage museum located in Yelandur, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. Housed in the ancestral home and former residence associated with Diwan Purnaiah, the distinguished Diwan of Mysore under Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and the Wadiyars, it displays personal belongings, documents, portraits, coins and artifacts related to his life and administration. The museum preserves the legacy of Yelandur, which was granted as jagir to Purnaiah, and offers insight into early 19th-century Mysore history.

Visitors can expect a small heritage museum housed in a traditional building in Yelandur town. The museum displays portraits, documents, manuscripts, coins, weapons, household articles and personal memorabilia associated with Diwan Purnaiah and the Mysore administration. Rooms are arranged with exhibits and information panels explaining his life and contributions. The setting is quiet and educational, surrounded by the rural townscape of Yelandur, suitable for a short walk-through and observation of historical artifacts.

The museum commemorates Diwan Purnaiah (1746-1812), who served as Diwan of Mysore under Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and later the Wadiyars. He played a key role in administration, revenue reforms and restoration of the Wadiyar dynasty after 1799. Yelandur was granted to him as jagir, and his ancestral home there has been preserved to showcase his life, administration and contributions to Mysore state in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The museum preserves the cultural heritage of the Mysore region and the legacy of one of its most influential administrators. It reflects traditional architecture and lifestyle of the period and serves as an educational resource on local history, administrative heritage and the cultural identity of Yelandur and the Chamarajanagar region.