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Bangalore : Excursions

Bannerghatta: (21 km from bangalore on tekal road): numerous wild animals oam freely in this densely forested hilly area -an ideal picnic spot for wildlife lovers. The bannerghatta national park has a ion and tiger safari and a crocodile and snake farm. Regular conducted tours are or-;arused by the park authorities in motor vehi¬cles and more interestingly, on elephant back. Whitefield: (16 km on airport road): a Popular retreat for indian and foreign tour-sts who flock to visit the ashram set up by mosopher-educationist, sri satya sai baba. Nrityagram dance village: hessa-raghatta. (30 km from city) india's only village for classical dances. Conducted tours

Auditoria in Delhi

Auditoria in Delhi Air Force Stadium, Subroto Park, Dhaula Kuan a. Shows held on Indian culture, music, dances and fashions. AIFACS, Rafi Marg a. Regular shows of Indian contemporary art, seminars and cultural events. Ambedkar Auditorium, Ashok Road a 3389182. Regular seminars, talks and cultural events held. Falaknuma and Hamsadhwani Theatres, Pragati Maidan a. Shows held on Indian culture, music and films. FICCI, Tansen Marg a. Seminars, talks and cultural events held. Gandhi Memorial Hall, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg a. Regular events on Indian culture, music and seminars. Ghalib Auditorium, Mata Sundari Lane «. Regular venue for Indi¬an cultural shows, dance, poetry recital and seminars. India International Centre,

Bangalore : Festivals

The dussehra at mysore is a ten-day event marking the victory of good over evil. The highlight is the procession of ca¬parisoned elephants carrying the image of goddess chamundeshwari through the streets of the city. In april the karaga festival is celebrat¬ed at the dharmaraya temple in nagar-athapet. Vasanta habba is the city's most pre¬ferred artistic revivalist outing of the year. Held in january/february at nrityagram, it lasts from sunset to sunrise. Kadalekaye parshe is a unique peanut fair held in november by local farmers at the bull temple.

Hessaraghatta: Bangalore

Hessaraghatta: Bangalore (26.5 km from bangalore on tumkur road): here is an artifical lake covering 1,124 acres, and a boat club. The indo-danish dairy project and government horticultural and dairy farms are interesting places to visit.

Hampi : By road

Nh 4 and 13 form the hospet-bangalore link (343 km from hampi). Regular services from bangalore operate to hospet. Buses ply between hampi/ hospet hourly. First bus leaves at 6:30 a.m. From hospet to bangalore.