Bangalore officially known as Bengaluru and is well known as Garden City of India. Bangalore is proud capital of Karnataka in South India. In past few years, Bangalore emerged as a hub for IT Companies thus known as Silicon Valley of India. Bangalore is a city of cool, salubrious climate and young people with life and oomph. All inclusive makes Bangalore a perfect balance of past and present.
I have been staying in Bangalore for 5 years now and I would like to share the experiences towards the Bangalore attractions. I will start sharing my experiences for each place by series.
As it is Introduction post, I will provide Short Introduction for Each place taken from Wikipedia. Please note that, I have referred Wikipedia text for quick check. Please go to the Wikipedia Link for more information.
Main Attractions in Bangalore:Kemp fort: The Shiva templeThe Shiva Temple has a statue made of cement concrete which is 65 feet tall. The temple also has a huge Lord Ganesh statue and a Navagrah temple inside. This temple is open 24 hours. Beneath the statue, there is a pathway where models of Shiva lingams in different forms, and these are often replicas of the lingams found in other parts of the country. One of the famous lingams located here is made of ice and it is said to be a replica of Amaranth.
Wikipedia Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MurugeshpalyaSankey Tank:Sankey tank was constructed by Col. Of the Madras Sappers Regiment, in 1882, to meet the water supply demands of Bangalore. The tank was also known as Gandhadhakotikere, as the Government Sandalwood Depot used to be located near the lake.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankey_tankVisvesvaraya museum:The museum was instituted as part of the centenary celebrations of the engineer-statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya (1861-1962).
Visvesvaraya Museum is not a 'museum' in its classical sense, because it has interactive exhibits unlike stationary models of a museum. It is more of a "Science Centre". Each floor of this museum is dedicated to a scientific discipline.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visvesvaraya_Industrial_and_Technological_MuseumBull temple and Dodda Ganapati Temple:Nandi Temple is exclusively for the worship of the sacred bull (Basava in Kannada) in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's Vahana. The word "Nandi" means "joyful" in Sanskrit
There is a cult image of the elephant-headed Hindu deity son of shiva Ganesh close by.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodda_Ganeshana_GudiBannerghatta National Park:Bannerghatta National Park, near Bangalore, Karnataka, southern India, was founded in 1971 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park. It is a popular tourist destination with a zoo, a pet corner, an animal rescue center, a butterfly enclosure, an aquarium, a snake house and a safari park
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannerghatta_National_ParkIskon temple:Sri Radha Krishna Temple has deities of Radha and Krishna located at Rajajinagar, in the North Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the largest ISKCON temples in the world. The temple is a huge cultural complex that was inaugurated in 1997 by Shankar Dayal Sharma and Madhu Pandit Dasa following the wishes of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON to promote Vedic culture and spiritual learning.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISKCON_Temple_BangaloreCubbon Park :Cubbon Park is a landmark 'lung' area of the Bangalore city, located (
12.97°N 77.6°E) within the heart of city in the Central Administrative Area.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubbon_ParkLal Bagh:Lal Bagh or Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, meaning The Red Garden in English, is a well-known botanical garden in southern Bangalore, India. The garden was originally commissioned by Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, and later finished by his son Tipu Sultan.
[ It has a famous glass house which hosts an annual flower show. Lal Bagh houses India's largest collection of tropical plants, has an aquarium and a lake, and is one of the main tourist attractions in Bangalore.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_BaghVidhana soudha:The Vidhana Soudha located in Bengaluru (Bangalore), is the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka. It is an imposing building, constructed in a style sometimes described as Mysore Neo-Dravidian, and incorporates elements of Indo-Saracenic and Dravidian styles. The construction was completed in 1956.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidhana_SoudhaRagi gudda anjaneya temple:The Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anjaneya temple is a temple dedicated to Hanuman located in Jayanagar 9th Block suburb of Bangalore. The temple also hosts a Shivalinga along with Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman shrine in the same precinct. The temple is situated on a hillock.There is a smaller temple dedicated to Ganesh, Navagrahas and Rajarajeshwari at the base of the hillock. The temple also plays host to the holy trinity of the Hindu's engraved on huge rocks at the side of the temple.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragigudda_Anjaneya_TempleOrion Mall:Orion Mall is a shopping Mall at Brigade Gateway Enclave in Bangalore, Karnataka, India developed by Brigade Group (Developer). Orion mall with a total mall area of 1.1 million sqft is the largest mall in Bangalore
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_MallMG Road:Mahatma Gandhi Road also known as M.G. Road is a road in Bangalore, India. It runs east from Trinity Circle at one end to Anil Kumble circle at the other. Known as South Parade in pre-independence era, it was renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Road on 26 February 1948
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_G_Road,_BangaloreSnow City:Snow City is a great place to have fun. From toboggan rides, snow rock climbing, snow basketball, and a fantasy snow castle - Snow City has it all.
Wonder la:Wonderla Holidays Limited is a leading amusement park designing and operating company in India headquartered near Bidadi, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Bangalore
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderlaForum Mall:The Forum is a popular shopping mall located on Hosur Road in Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka, India developed by Prestige Group. The Forum was Bangalore's first full-fledged mall with a multi-story book store, 12 cinema halls and other entertainment facilities. The mall is popular among the youth in Bangalore and is an attraction to those coming to Bangalore. The shopping mall houses 72,000 m2 (780,000 sq ft) of shops over five levels.
[1] A major attraction at the mall is the multiplex, PVR.
Wikipedia Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forum_(shopping_mall)
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