Namma Bengaluru means our Bengaluru in Kannada. This phrase is used to bring about a sense of unity among the residents of Bengaluru to and to instill in them the thoughts that Bengaluru is their city and they are the ones who have to support it and work together to improve the city.

Bengaluru (also called Bangalore) is the capital of India's southern Karnataka state. The center of India's high-tech industry, the city is also known for its parks and nightlife. By Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha is a Neo-Dravidian legislative building. Former royal residences include 19th-century Bangalore Palace, modeled after England’s Windsor Castle, and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, an 18th-century teak structure.

Population: 84.3 lakhs (2011)

State‎: ‎Karnataka

Official language‎: ‎Kannada

Area code(s)‎: ‎+91-(0)80

Founded by‎: ‎Kempe Gowda

Why is Bangalore so cool?

The main reason for Bangalore to be chill this year because it rained for nearly 2 months. whenever a place gets rains for 2 months that place will be cold during winter and hot in summer. In summer temperature in Bangalore can to go to 37℃. Annual rainfall is 850 millemeters.

Which is the hottest month in Bangalore?

The warmest month in Bengaluru is April, with an average high-temperature of 35.8°C (96.4°F) and an average low-temperature of 21.8°C (71.2°F).

Which is the coldest month in Bangalore?

The coldest month is January and the average temperature is around 15.1° Celsius.

Which is the best time to visit Bangalore?

The best time to visit Bangalore is during the winter season, i.e. October to February, when the weather is cool and pleasant. Located in the southern part of India, Bangalore experiences a moderate climate with bearable summers and winters.

Does it rain in August in Bangalore?

Bangalore Weather in August

On average August is the 3rd wettest month of the year in Bangalore with around 4.8 inches of rain making it a wet time to visit. This rainfall is typically spread over 9 days, although this may vary considerably.

What are the seasons in Bangalore?

Bangalore Weather

•     Summers. As per Bangalore weather, the summer season lasts from April to June. The maximum temperature during the day rarely exceeds 33 deg C, making the summers quite mild.

•     Winters. Winter season in Bangalore stretches on from December to February. ...

•     Monsoon. The monsoon season in Bangalore is from June to August.

Which area is best to stay in Bangalore?

Here's our pick of the top 8 best places to stay in Bangalore for tourists.

•     Koramangala. Located in south-east Bangalore, Koramangala is a quite a popular haunt among college students and young working professionals. ...

•     Indiranagar. ...

•     M.G. ...

•     Ulsoor. ...

•     Malleswaram. ...

•     HSR Layout. ...

•     Kammanahalli. ...

•     Rajajinagar.

Which is the cheapest area in Bangalore?

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•     Malleswaram. One of the oldest residential areas of Bangalore known for its social and cultural heritage. ...

•     Kammanahalli. ...

•     Basavanagudi. ...

•     Marathahalli. ...

•     Bellandur. ...

•     Yelahanka. ...

•     Hebbal. ...

•     KR Puram.

Which is the richest area in Bangalore?

•     Rajajinagar. Based on the listings with 99acres.com, Rajajinagar emerges as the most posh area in Bangalore with residential capital values averaging around Rs 12,370 per sq ft. ...

•     Malleshwaram. ...

•     Richmond Town. ...

•     Benson Town. ...

•     Ulsoor. ...

•     Basavanagudi. ...

•     Koramangala. ...

•     Indira Nagar.

Which area is heart of Bangalore?

Bangalore lies in the southeast of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is in the heart of the Mysore Plateau (a region of the larger Precambrian Deccan Plateau) at an average elevation of 900 m (2,953 ft). It is located at12.97°N 77.56°E and covers an area of 741 km2 (286 sq mi).

What is Bangalore famous for?

Bangalore is famous being the Silicon Valley of India, Karnataka's capital city is a well known IT hub and some of the world's major It corporations operate out of the city. Apart from MNCs, Bangalore is also home to many startups and Indian tech companies.

What should I buy from Bangalore?

Listed here are some things to buy in Bangalore.

8 Best Things to Buy In Bangalore

•     Sandalwood Products. ...

•     Mysore Silk Sari. ...

•     Channapatna Wooden Toys. ...

•     Coorg Coffee Powder. ...

•     Mysore Pak. ...

•     Dharwad Peda. ...

•     Masala Cashew Nuts. ...

•     Rosewood Inlay Work Paintings.

What is famous places in Bangalore to shop?

Here is a list of some top places in Bangalore to snap up souvenirs that are worth every penny.

•     Varnam Store. Tourists usually tend to buy a souvenir that reflects the culture and traditions of the place they are in. ...

•     Tarang. ...

•     Jute Cottage. ...

•     Prachin. ...

•     Balaji's Antiques & Collectibles. ...

•     Raga Arts. ...

•     Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium.

Which is the largest lake in Bangalore?

Ulsoor

Ulsoor Lake is one of the biggest lake of Bangalore, situated on the eastern part of the city. It is also known as Halasuru Lake. It is spread of 123 acres and has a number of islands, with a 3 km shoreline. It is situated in the locality name Halasuru, near M G Road.

Is Bangalore good place to live?

Bengaluru or Bangalore city is known for its charm, luxurious modern lifestyle and the best comforts of living. People are on the lookout for luxury and comfort in every aspect of life. The Posh luxurious living is a status factor for many and they are ready to spend even if they are available in high prices.

Is Bangalore better than Delhi?

Although, from the past two years the summer temperatures have increased, but it is nothing compared to Delhi. The night life in Bangalore is any day better. Bangalore is much safer for women compared to Delhi. ... Delhi is the base for the Indian Government.

Is it safe to walk in Bangalore?

Pedestrian and Food Safety

Overall, Bangalore is a safe travel destination. However, the streets are overcrowded with vehicles and locals. ... Many of the local drivers do not stop for pedestrians unless they cannot avoid hitting them.

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 BANGALORE IS a cosmopolitan city with people from different regions and religions living together in harmony. The city has more than a thousand temples, 400 masjids, 100 churches, 40 Jain mandirs, three Gurudwaras, two Buddha viharas, and one Parsi Agiari.

The tradition of temple construction, started by the founder of Bangalore, continues to flourish. The oldest temple is, perhaps, Domlur Chokkanatha temple of the Chola period (10th Century). The inscriptions here are in Tamil script, but the language is Kannada. According to these inscriptions, there was a Someswara temple here in 1266.

Ulsoor Someswara temple is possibly the next oldest, built by the Hoysalas (between 12th and 13th Century). This temple was renovated and beautified by three generations of the Yelahanka dynasty - Gidde Gowda, Kempe Gowda I and II. The temple is a strange mixture of Hoysala, Chola, and Vijayanagar architecture.

The next series of temples belonging to the period of Kempe Gowda I & II are Dodda Ganapathi, Basavanna, and Karanji Anjaneya in Basavanagudi, Gavi Gangadhareswara in Gavipura, Bande Mahakali, Pralayakalada Veerabhadra, Kalabhairava in Gavipura Guttahalli, Basaveshwara in the fort (shifted to Mamulpet), Anjaneya at Yelahanka Gate, Dharmaraya at the end of OTC Road, and Ranganathaswamy in Balepete.

Many of these temples have an interesting history. Once the river Vrishabhavati originated from the feet of the big Basavanna, but the stream has now dried up. Kadle Kai Parishe, a mela, is held on the last Monday of Karthika (October and November) to offer the first crop of groundnut to Basavanna before sending the produce to the market.

This part of Bangalore wears a rustic look during the mela. The chola style Gavi Gangadhareswara temple has huge tridents, damarus, and discs known as Suryapana and Chandrapana. People throng here on Makara Sankranthi in the evening to watch the sun rays pass through the arch, the window, Nandi's horn, and finally onto the Linga.

The Dharmaraya temple is famous for its Karaga procession connected with Adishakti in the form of Draupadi. Karaga, a five-day festival of Tigalas, who migrated from Tamil Nadu, has many unique features such as intense religious fervour, strict rituals, unchanged traditions over centuries, a fixed route and stops for the procession, welcome and respect shown at all the temples on route. The involvement of all sections of people and the unique communal harmony displayed by the special puja at Tawakkal Mastan Darga are remarkable.

Kadu Malleswara temple has given its name to Malleswaram. Ekoji had donated Medaraninganahalli for its maintenance and thus, the temple must be earlier than his time (1670 A.D). The temple structure around it was built by Yele Mallappa Shetty in 1900.

The adjoining Subramanya temple also has an interesting story. Devotees were in search of Utsava murthi for the main idol and ended up constructing a new temple. The Utsava murthi was in the possession of a Parsi businessman in Eden!

Kote Venkataramanaswamy temple was built by Chikkadevaraya in 1690 and the Basaveshwara there was shifted to Mamulpet.

Possibly, they forgot to shift the scenes from Girija Kalyana on the sanctorum walls along with Basaveswara.

There are also many temples built by the common citizens in Bangalore. Some of them are Kasi Visveswara temple (1840) in Balepete built by Sadashiva Sahu, Bennekrishna temple at Tulasi Thota, the neighbouring Sri Rama temple built by Rao Bahadur Garudachar in 1908 (the idol here was earlier worshipped by saint Tulasi Ramdas, credited with starting the Ramotsava celebrations in Bangalore), Banashankari temple built in 1915 by Basappa Shetty, Narasimha Swamy temple (1800) at Balepete, Srinivasa Mandiram (1889), Manji Someswara temple, Sugriva temple, Laldas temple complex, Subramanya temple (1821) in Ulsoor, and Subramanya temple built by the philanthropist millionaire, Sajjan Rao. The most recent example is the Rama Mandira in Malleswaram, built by the initiative of ordinary employees in Atara Kacheri.

O.T.C. Road and other localities have many temples built and patronised by certain sections such as the Devanga, Golla, Besta, Uppara, Goniga, Kshaurika, Nagartha, Ganiga, Vishwakarma, and so on. There are also a number of temples for the Grama Devathes (village dieties) - Annamma (Subedar Chatram Road), Dandina Mariamma (Shivajinagar), Patalamma (South End), Bisilu Mariamma (Lalbagh), Gangamma (Malleswaram), Muneswara, Bande Mahakalamma (Gavipura), Karumariyamma, and Duggalamma. The Anjaneya temples are popular and the oldest one in Bangalore is perhaps the Gali Anjaneya temple on Mysore Road, said to be established in 1425 by Vyasaraya. It is said to be the sixth of the 635 Anjaneya temples consecrated by Vyasaraya, Anjaneya temples at Yelahanka Gate and Karanji (Basavanagudi) are of Kempe Gowda's time.

Ragigudda and Mahalakshmi layout Anjaneya temples are quite popular and are of recent origin.

The oldest church in Bangalore is the one in Blackpalli (Shivajinagar), Kannika Matha Koil (1658), now upgraded by the Pope as St. Mary's Basilica. It is one of the six basilicas in the country. The other old churches are St. Luke's (Fort, 1830), St. Joseph's (Briand Square, 1857), St. Patrick's (Brigade Road, 1844), Sacred Heart's (Richmond Road, 1874) and others. Among the Protestant churches, the old ones are St. Mark's Cathedral (M.G. Road, 1808), Holy Trinity (M.G. Road, 1851), St. Andrews (Cubbon Road, 1867), East Parade (Dickenson Road, 1862), Wesley Church (Promenade Road, 1896), and Hudson Memorial (City Corporation, 1904).

The oldest masjid, Sangeen Jamia Masjid in Taramandalpet, was built by the Moghuls (1687-1690). Ibrahim Shah Sahele Masjid was built in 1761 (at Kumbarpete) by Hyder Khilledar Ibrahim Khan. Bademakan Masjid (Siddiah Road) was also built during Hyder's period by two Sufi saints hailing from Bijapur. Jumma Masjid (Old Poor House Road) was built by Abdul Quddus in the early 19th Century.

An important masjid is the Jamia Masjid (City Market) built in 1940 and opened by Sir Mirza Ismail. Among the 24 dargas in Bangalore, the popular ones are Kambal Posh Darga (Old Broadway), Hazarat Tawakkal Mastan Shah Darga (Cottonpet), and Besarwali Shahi Darga (Cubbonpet). Sufi saint Tawakkal worked incognito as an ordinary coolie in the construction of Tippu's Fort. His darga is dear to Muslims for its holiness and to Hindus as a resting place for the Karaga during the festival. The Dargas continue to be holy and respected. Places of worship of other religious faiths such as Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Parsees have beautiful architectural features.

The car festivals of many temples and churches such as those at St. Mary's Basilica, Kumaraswamy temple (Hanumanthanagar), Subramanya temple (Sajjanrao Circle), and Ulsoor Someswara temple are popular. So are the Karaga, Kadale Kai Parshe, Dasara by Lancers of Munireddipalya, and the car festivals of Grama Devathas. The existence of these many places of worship and the observance of festivals denote a catholicity of outlook, religious fervour, and fraternity of the common people.