The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c32.117

v1.c32.117

But the most interesting event in connection with the propagation of Vaishnavism, is the conversion to this sect of the royal house of Mysore. We do not know for certain when this conversion took place; we are only aware that the early Rajas of Mysore were devotees of Siva, and that shortly after this period they appear as worshippers of Vishnu ¹. "But many circumstances afford room to conjecture", says Wilks, "that it was about this time (after Raja Wodeyar took possession of Seringapatam) that they adopted the insignia and ceremonies of the sect of Vishnu" ².