Hebbal lake is located besides Hebbal flyover at the junction of Bellary road, outer ring road and NH 7. It is said Hebbal lake was created by Kempe Gowda in 1537. It was created by embankment of natural valley systems. It was much larger but encroachments has taken its toll. By the end of the…
Images of Bangalore is a series of pictures which shows different localities of Bangalore through images. This series will features some images of Ulsoor skyline shot in the evening. Typical Ulsoor residential skyline Some apartment building in Cambridge layout RMZ Millenia Tower located near Ulsoor lake Lido Mall which also houses Hotel Ista The burning…
It was quite sometime since I visited Nandi hills. Recently, one early morning my buddies mooted to visit Nandi Hills. Morning the climate was overcast in Bangalore so we could guess the amazing climate at Nandi hills. So got ready with biking gear and get set for Nandi hills by 8 am. This was the…
Location: In the northern part of Tumkur district of Karnataka. Distance: 145 km from Bangalore, 23 km from Madhugiri and 20 km from Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh Time taken: 2.5 – 3 hrs Route: Bangalore – Tumkur road – Neelamangala – Dobbespet (take right turn under flyover) – Koratagere – Madhugiri – Puravara – Maidenahalli –…
Location: In Anekal taluk Distance: 25 km from Bangalore How to reach there: BMTC Volvo AC buses (Fare Rs 25 from Majestic), BMTC ordinary buses, hired vehicles or by your own vehicle. Route: Bangalore – Bannerghatta road – Bannerghatta National park Where to have food: Shops and restaurants near the park Where to stay: Jungle…
Pic: Ramakrishna Math Ulsoor if we go by definition is a congested and noisy place. But there is one abode of peace in this locality where peace is broken only by passing buses. Ramakrishna Math, Ulsoor is also know as Vivekananda Ashram (its earlier name). It was established in 1906 by few people who were…
For quite sometime I was thinking of starting a project of capturing important and popular landmarks of Bangalore along with iconic buildings. God willing this project will start shortly. However, yesterday morning as a precursor I went out to capture the early morning mood of my area. I shot the tree lined double road, Indiranagar,…
Last sunday evening I visited the Kalyana Venkateshwara temple at Gokul, Mathikere. I saw this temple once when I was traveling from Hebbal using the Outer Ring road to reach Yeshwantpur and thought of visiting it later. This temple was constructed by a prominent Bangalorean MS Ramaiah. Perhaps you have heard of MS Ramaiah college…
Location: 13 km from Bangalore – Mysore highway after Chanapatna if you are traveling from Bangalore Distance: Around 75 km from Bangalore Route: Bangalore – Mysore road – Kengeri – Bidadi – Ramnagaram – Chanapatna – left turn at Kokkere Bellur board (13 km from this turn) – Kokkere Bellur How to Reach there: The…
