Bangalore Tourist Attractions
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The city of Bangalore has numerous tourist attractions to keep its visitors busy. Right from beautiful gardens to serene lake to magnificent palaces, the city offers a wide variety to those who are planning to go on Bangalore sightseeing tours. Check out the information given below before going on a tour to Bengalooru, India.
As Bangalore Hotels are very expensive, you may consider staying in alternative short term accommodation places. During the last 4or 6 years, Service Apartments have become very popular among business class travelers as well as leisure travelers. You can see some of the most popular Service Apartments in Bangalore here -- Service Apartments in Bangalore
(Important Travel Spots within Bangalore are listed in four pages according to direction from MG Road area. Please visit all four pages to get a comprehensive idea. We have also given all important Tourist Locations outside Bangalore within 100 Km Distance.)
Please skip visiting the following tourist spots if time doesnt permit.
Gavi Gangadhareswara Cave Temple (Gavipuram), Dharmaraja Temple & Dargah Hazarat. Also, if you plan to visit Mysore Zoo, you can avoid visiting Bannerghatta National Park, which is in the outskirts of Bangalore. However, Safari conducted in the Forest Departments vehicles is a lovely experience. Must see places in Bangalore are:
Tipu Sultan Fort, Tipu's Palace, Lalbagh, Bannerghatta National Park. Please also see other Three pages to see important Tourist spots in Bangalore.
3. Kalasi Palya (City Market) Area and South Bangalore.
If you plan to visit Bangalore Bannerghatta National park (u), please ensure that you reach there before 10 am so that you can avoid standing in the long queue. (For foreign citizens, there is a separate queue, where you have to pay a premium).If you have private car or Taxi, on your return journey you can visit Nandi Temple in Bangalore (v) Gangadhareswara Cave Temple (w) Tipu Sultan Fort (q) and Tipu's Palace in Bangalore (r) Lalbagh (t) etc. Koramangala also comes in the South of Bangalore. Forum Mall is located in Koramangala. City Market or K.R Market Krishna Raja Market is a whole sale market area in Bangalore. You can see the real Indian life here. If you dont like wandering in the streets under dusty, (even filthy) environment, under hot sun, please avoid visiting this area. It is difficult to walk on the K.R Market area without being hit against other pedestrians. One suggestion is to come here early morning before 7am and you can see the shop keepers from all over Bangalore carrying their items to be sold in their retail units. You can get buses to BannerGhatta National park more frequently from the near by Kalasi Palyam Bus Stand.
- s) Tipu Sultan Fort -
Originally a Mud Fort built by Kempe Gowda, it was later extended by Tipu Sultan.
Situated near the City Market area (Kalasi Palya), the fort dates back to 1537.
The intricately carved Islamic style arches of the Tipu Sultan Fort and a Ganesha temple
situated inside fort are notable highlights.
- t) Tipu's Palace in Bangalore Tipu Sultan palace - Rashk- e-Jannat- The envy of heaven, dates back to year 1791. Built entirely of teakwood, the palace was constructed as the summer residence of Tipu Sulthan.
- u) Bangalore Juma Masjid - One of the Bangalore's oldest Mosques. The roof of this mosque was damaged during the Third Mysore War between English army and was rebuilt later.
- v) Lalbagh Botanical Gardens - Hyder Ali, laid down the foundation of this 240-acre Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, which was later completed by his son, Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sulthan brought plants from far away lands like Persia, Afghanistan and France, to add to the wealth of the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens of Bangalore. The Lal Bagh Garden boast a rich collection of almost 1000 different species of flora. There is also a Glass House built in 1840, modeled on London's Crystal Palace, situated inside the Garden. Bangalore Lalbagh Flower Show is held every year in this Glass House. The first lawn clock of the country was also set up in these gardens only. The others attractions of the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens include the Bugle Rock of Lalbagh, one of the oldest rock formations- 3000 million years old - on earth. One of the KempeGowda Watch Towers is situated on this Rock.
- w) Bannerghatta National Park -
Visitors can have Safari inside Forest Department vans and view wild animals at
close quarters. Recently the duration of the Safari is increased and it is more interesting now. There is a separate Tiger, Bear and Lion section now. Apart from this, deer and other animals also can be seen. A Butterfly section is also a new attraction. It is an unforgettable experience when group of Tigers come so close to the vehicle in which
you sit. There is also a Zoo here. Bison, elephants, lion, baboon, panther, wild boar, lion-tailed monkeys etc
can be seen in this Zoo. You can also have an elephant ride in Bannerughatta National Park. An ancient
Champakadharmeswara Temple of Lord Damodara is located in BenneruGhatta Town which has a stone inscription
dated 1257 A.D saying that the temple was built by Hoysala Prince Poorvadiraya. Located 21 KM from Central Bangalore. - x) The Nandi Temple or the Bull Temple - Built back in 16th century by Kempegowda, the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva’s vehicle Nandi (The Bull). The temple is famous for a massive garlanded black and shiny Nandi statue, carved out of a single boulder and its magnificent architecture. The myth says this temple was built to please a bull which used to devour into the near by ground nut fields. Groundnut Fair is held near the temple premises every year now.
- y) Gavi Gangadhareswara Cave Temple (Gavipuram) - On Makara Sankranti day (January), the rays of setting sun passes through a window, under a stone arch, between the two horns of the Nandi (Bull) and touches ShivaLinga (the Holy Phallus Symbol of God). There is an idol of God Agni (Fire) and there are four monolithic pillars bearing Shaivite emblems, in this cave temple.
- z) Dharmaraja Temple & Dargah Hazarat - The Karaga, symbol of Draupadi, is carried from this Hindu temple on procession to the 25 km far Dargah of Muslim Sufi Saint Tawakkal Mastan every year. This is called Karaga Festival. There are many such examples of secular traditions where both Hindus and Muslims participate in a religious function at the same worship place, including that of Baba Budan Giri - Dattatreya Peetha in nearby Doddballapur Dist.