Bangalore

General Information
The multifaceted capital city of Karnataka, dotted with modern marvels, lush boulevards, historical monuments & bustling shopping plazas, Bangalore, aptly called the Silicon Valley of India, is every tourist's dream travel destination.

State Name
Karnataka

Distance from Major Cities
Mysore (139 km), Hassan (187 km), Tirupati (247 km), Chennai (331 km)

Weather / Climate
Highest maximum of 33 degree C to lowest minimum of 14 degree C

Other Name of City
Garden City’

Also Known As
the Silicon Valley of India

Population
65.2 lakhs

Religions (Major Religion)
Jainism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikkhism

Language
Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil

Cuisine
The meal is divided into two parts. It begins with servings of pickle, sliced lemon, raita (yogurt), dry vegetables and a bowl of spiced dal. Rice is served with plain yellow dal or varan (lentil), papads, fat puris made from whole-wheat flour and shreekhand (sweetened yogurt with saffron). An aromatic vegetable and nut pilau forms the latter part of the meal.

Restaurants
Shanghai Moon, . Chinese Room, . Nandhini Deluxe, . The Peacock . Kwality Restaurant (Chinese, Indian, Continental), Club Cabana ,

Temples
ISKCON temple, The Bull Temple, The Gangadhareshware Temple, The Dharmaraja Temple, Jumma Masjid, St. Mary's Church Bull or Nandi Temple, Sri Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, the Venkataramanaswamy Temple, Sri Satya Sai Baba's Ashram and ,

Monuments
Vidhan Soudha, Tipu's Palace, The Bangalore Palace & Fort , Lal Bagh, Government Museum, Dargah Hazarath Tawakkal Mastan meuseum

Other Attractions
Theatres, amusement parks, cinema halls, Ulsoor Lake, Sankey Lake and Yediyur Lake.

Wildlife
Bannerghatta National Park,

Excursions
Bannerghatta National Park (22 Km), Hesaragatta (25 Kms Ramohalli,(28 Km), Muthyalamaduvu (40 Kms), Ramanagaram (49 kms), Janapada Loka (53 kms), Channapatna (60 kms), Mekedatu (98 kms), Nandi Hills ( 60 Kms )

Area
2,190 sq. kms

Main Business Centres
ABC Services - Executive Centre* No. 409/410, Brigade Towers, Bangalore, DBS Business Centre* No. 26 Cunningham Road, Bangalore, Brauners Business Centre* Visveswaraya Industrial Trade Center ,

Shopping
Bigade Road, Commercial Street, Mahatma Gandhi Road (M.G. Road), Residency Road (Now renamed Field Marshal C.M. Cariappa Road ,

Things To Buy
Silk, Handloom, Jewellery, silk fabrics, handloom fabrics, garments, woolen carpets, sandalwood articles, rare antiques, gold and silver jewellery, perfumes and incense sticks

Airport
Bangalore international Airport, known as 'HAL Airport' , Bangalore airport

Rail Road
Cantonment Railway Station, Bangalore Railway Station

GOI Tourist Office
KFC Building, 48 Church Street Bangalore-560001 Karnataka

Entertainment
Theatres, auditoriums, movie halls

Best Season
October to march