Situated on a hillock in suburban southern Bangalore, this temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman, known as the monkey god servant of Lord Ram. A host of other deities are also honored here, and the temple doubles as a center for social welfare, providing education and medical services to the community.
One of India's largest wildlife areas, the enormous Bannerghatta National Park spans more than 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) and features tons of hiking trails, villages, and temples. The highlight of the reserve is the Bannerghatta Biological Park, which features an animal rescue center, a zoo, safaris, and a butterfly park.
As the name suggests, Commercial Street is one of the main shopping areas in Bangalore. It's a great place to visit if you like shopping, and you'll find everything from clothing boutiques to electronics shops on this central drag.
Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain is a large computerized fountain that seems to dance to various types of music using hydraulic pump systems, multi-colored laser lights, and more than 1,000 nozzles. It makes for a fun night out for families; shows are frequently set to patriotic songs in the regional Kannada language as well as Hindi.
Side-by-side theme parks in Bangalore, Fun World and Water World are fun, family-friendly destinations year-round. Fun World offers rides from the tame to the adrenaline-pumping, while at Water World visitors can cool off with a variety of waterslides and pools. Gather a group of friends or take the kids out for a day of fun at one—or both—of these parks.
Also known as Kempegowda's Fort after the founder of Bangalore (Kempe Gowda), this landmark construction was originally built in 1537 out of mud and converted to stone in 1761. It was later captured by the British East India Company in 1791. Today, only two bastions and one gate remain, along with gardens and a Ganesh temple.
Set in Manikyavelu Mansion in the heart of Bangalore, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) offers an excellent introduction to India's art scene. Here you can see works by some of the nation's most celebrated modern and contemporary artists, including Rabindranath Tagore, Amrita Sher-Gil, Jamini Roy, and M.F. Hussain.
This colorful temple was built in the early 1960s after holy man Sri Tiruchi Swamiji had a vision of the goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati flying as sacred eagles over the land where the temple now stands. It has since become one of the most important Hindu temples in Bangalore.
The Kaveri River (Kaveri Nadi) measures around 475 miles (765 kilometers) in length and passes through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, all the while supporting irrigation systems for large parts of Tamil Nadu. It's the third-largest river in South India, and river-access rights has long been a point of contention among certain South Indian states.
