The mysore curse was story of three people that  areThirumalaraya ,Alamelamma,Raja Wodeyar.It was a very long lasting curse.Talkadu,a place in Karnataka is buried under the sand for 400 years. Malangi,a nearby place to  Talkadu drowned for 400 years. Also, the clan of Mysore king is childless for 400 years. These 3 things are due to the curse of a queen called AlamelammaTalakadu was in the bank of a  river rather in the middle of desert.But the city is buried in the sand.Queen Alemela cursed the mysore kings.The mysore king family are worshiping the queen Alemelamma in gold on every Navratri.

The Story Of Mysore Curse

Thirumalaraya  And Alamelamma

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In 1399,a period which was 600 years age Yaduraya Wodeyar was the king of Mysore. His family memeber were lateral kings.In 1612,there were two king Thirumalai raja and Raja Wodeyar. They thought to rule Mysore by having Srirangapatna as capital. They were very ambitious. Thirumalai raja made a plan Both kings wish to rule the same loaclity . So Thirumalai raja invited the Raja Wodeyar to discuss their ruling. But, Raja Wodeyar got news from a spy. The news was thatthey were plannig to kill Raja Wodeyar as it is easy when compared to a war. The people acknowledge the new king . In ancient time if one kill the another king war is over. So ,Thirmulai Raja secretly invited the Raja Wodeyar to assinate him. Now Raja Wodeyar woke up and planned to kill King Thirumala with his troops. King Thirmula was also having great health issue so he decided kill Raja Wodeyar instead of war . And king Wodeyar chose the same.In that moment ,Raja Wodeyar killed Thirumala. Several people says that Thirumalaraya was killed in a war. Raja Wodeyar took mysore in control.


Thirumalaraya has 2 wives among them ,one wife's name was Alamelamma. she was an example of beauty.She was admired by all people. She become widow after her her husbands death. In that time widow were not allowed to wore jewellery. Alamelamma had many jewels from Thirumalaraya .

Ranganayaki
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King Thirumalaraya flooded  Alamelamma with dimonds and gods as she was pretty.Now, the jewels were in the hand of Alamelamma. She was grat devote of Ranganayaki. AS her country was lost to another king even throught she can't use the jewels,she planned to give her jewels to the goddess Ranganayaki. Alamelamma locked her jewels with Goddess Ranganayaki and only denote her jewels on festive ocassion. The pries opposed her as she a women and wasn't a queen anymore. Alamelamma requested to keep her jewels with this Goddess as she was a great devote of  Ranganaki. Alamelamma was not willing to her jewels to the opposite king. The local priest changed their support to new king. 

The priest complained about Alamelamma to king Wodeyar about her activities as Alamelamma and her jewels need to owned by Raja wodeyar. Raj Wodeyar announced her troops to bring her, Then Alamelamma come to know that the opposite king  who killed her husband was going to rob her jewels . Then, Alamelamma pleaded to leave her alone with the god. Then the troops went to the king and told Alamelamma refused to give her jewels .Again ,king send his troops . The troops were trying to grab the jewels.Alamelamma pleaded to leave her alone and the jeweles. She said them , she just wanted to spend her rest  of his life with the feeling of her dead husband. But the troops didn't agree to her .  Then she cursed Talakadu will be buried under the sand and Malangi will be drowned in water. Then she cursed that there won't be any child to Raja Wodeyar.Then she jumped into a river with all her jewels and commit sucide .