Mysore is a city in Karnataka , India . Mysore also lends its name to the Mysore mallige , the Mysore style of painting , the sweet dish Mysore Pak , the Mysore Peta ( a traditional silk turban ) and the garment called the Mysore silk saree . In an exercise carried out by the Urban Development Ministry under the national urban sanitation policy , Mysore was rated the second cleanest city in India in 2010 and the cleanest in Karnataka .