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Hidden gem near Bengaluru

Mandargiri hills

Located at the foothills of Mandaragiri betta(hills) .It is nearly 65kms from Bengaluru and is ideal for a day trip,a family picnic or an excursion.Mandaragiri hills also famously known as Basadi Betta, which falls under Tumkur district of Karnataka in India. Its short distance makes Mandargiri hills one of the most convenient weekend destination for a quick one-day road trip from Bangalore as it takes less than two hours to reach this Jain heritage center.

Jain Temple

Attractions:

  1. The extensively beautiful Pinchi-shaped Guru Mandir (Jain temple) at the foothills of Mandargiri Hills, designed with bright green & blue peacock feather like resemblance.This temple shaped in the shape of pinchi using the texture of peacock feather is one of its kind and is certified  as the “Unique Jain temple structure”.The height of this temple is 81 feet and covers the area of 2400square ft.
  2. The Chandranatha Thirthankara statue next to the Guru Mandir.
  3. The ancient Digamber Jain Temple at the top of Mandargiri Hills.
  4. A picturesque view of the lake behind the hills,surrounded by lush green landscape.
  5. Lake Mydala.
Lake Mydala

So we planned our trip in the month of October ,which was an ideal time to explore outdoor hidden gems in and around Bangalore ,as the weather is pleasent and the sun is not too Harsh during that phase of the year .

We started from Bangalore at 12 pm ,as we were accompanied by kids,i preffered to pack Home cooked food and Grabbed a good amount of drinking water .we took a halt in between had our lunch in the car ,and got refueled for the journey .We reached our destination at around 2 pm. We visited the beautiful Temple first .

Reaching the top of Mandargiri hills would require you to climb roughly 450 steps which took us approx. 20 minutes. Not recommended for old age people or people suffering from knee problems. Sunset from Mandaragiri hills is a spectacular sight and should be seen and the last.

Best time to vist this place is in the early morning or evening time to see the beautiful view of Sunset & Sunrise .

The carved out stairs at Mandargiri Hills

Though the Climb was not so easy but worth the splendid view it offers .kids were super excited and were enjoying the mini trek .Once we were on topof the Hill we could feel the pure and quaint atmosphere surrounded by lake and the green landscape ,One can easily spend a day here relaxing in the lap of nature .You can enjoy the cool breeze at the top of the hill,a must visit place for every benglurian.

Serene landscape

Note: No restaurants nearby , only a tea shop at the vicinity ,So plan accordingly.No ticket charges for the place.Carry plenty of water to avoid dehydration.

Thankyou

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Let’s Gather some Facts about ‘The Silicon valley of India ‘

Bengaluru

History

Bangalore as a City was founded by kempe Gowda 1,who built a mud fort at the site in the year 1537. The fort was reconstructed of stone in 1761. Bangalore was the headquarter  of the British administration from 1831 to 1881, when the raja was restored. However, Britain retained an administrative and military presence in the city until Indian independence in 1947. Bangalore subsequently became the capital of the new state of Mysore and remained the capital during the reorganization of states in 1956; The Mysore  State was renamed Karnataka in the year 1973.

Bangalore in 1980 was a medium sized city with cool weather and an affordable standard of living. It was a completely different city from what is seen by us now. Back then, traffic was non-existent and there were far fewer localities.The introduction of  information technology in Bangalore came around the year 2000 ,and gave it a name of the IT hub of India.City was renamed as Bengaluru in the year 2006 .Today it is one of the biggest IT hub in India and is also known as ‘The Silicon Valley of India‘

About:

  • Population of Bangalore in  2022 :          1.29 Crore
  • Official Language                            :  kannada
  • Other languages.                             : Tamil,Hindi ,English,Telugu
  • Climate                                             :
  • pleasent  throughout the year  .

Some interesting facts:

  1. Average literacy rate of Bangalore (Bengaluru) district is 87.67 percent.
  2. The high altitude explains Bengaluru’s lovely weather that her residents experience (and boast about) all year round.It is located 3,020 feet above  sea level.
  3. Bangalore is at a higher altitude than Dehradun.
  4. The population of the native people of Karnataka or the Kannadigas is less than 41% of the whole population in the city.
  5. It is called The ‘City Of Gardens’ .
  6. The numerous gardens and parks that dot the city landscape have earned it the name. The famous Lalbagh, Cubbon Park, and Bannerghatta National Park, etc. are a few among such green spaces.
  7. The tech vibe of the city has resulted in many Indian-born MNCs being headquartered in the place. These include – Infosys, Wipro, Biocon, Myntra,  Flipkart, etc. Also, it is home to branch operations of many international companies in India.
  8. Other than that the city has the headquarters of many public sector organisations like the (ISRO)Indian Space Research Organization, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Bharat Electronics Ltd, HMT Machine Tool Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), etc.
  9. Free WiFi Throughout the City , Called Namma WiFi , Which is maintained by Government and it is first City in India to do it.
  10. Most of the lakes (tanks) in Bangalore are artificial or man-made. They were built mostly between 10th and 17th century by the likes of Hoysalas, Kempegowda, and Tipu Sultan.
  11. There were around 900+ such tanks and now the count is around 200.
  12. With over 1000+ pubs Bangalore is also the pub capital of India and offers unlimited partying and enjoyment to youngsters.
  13. The famous beloved stories from the fictional town of Malgudi were given the name of Malgudi from the two old localities of the city, MALleshwaram, and basavanaGUDI by RK Narayan.
  14. City has the Highest number of engeeneers  in the World.

Lesser known  facts:

  • It was the place where the famous South Indian delicacy, Rava Idli was invented.
  • It’s a vegan friendly place,all animal lovers rejoice, as PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) India called Bangalore India’s most vegan-friendly city. It is home to many vegan restaurants
  • The first electric street light lit in Asia, was in fact in Bangalore! That’s something to be proud.
  • Highest traffic density.
  • A fact about Bangalore not known to many – It has the most number of Nobel Prize nominees. CV Raman was one of the most popular nominees of them all.
  • Lal Bagh, a favourite tourist spot in  Bangalore, has one of the oldest rock formations in the country called ‘Peninsular Gneiss’. It is made up of rocks that are 3000 million years old and is a Geological monument.
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