Janpada loka : Bangalore
Janpada loka: sprawling across 15 acres here is a complex devoted to the preservation of folk culture. There is an art.
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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
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.
Bangalore : By rail
Bangalore is connected to delhi by ra-jdhani express and karnataka express. It is also well connected with mumbai by udayan and kurla expresses daily, to chennai by shatabdi express, chennai mail, chennai express and brindavan ex¬press and also to thiruvananthapuram, kochi, calcutta, hyderabad and manga-lore by express trains. Mysore (145 km) is just 2.5 to 3 hrs from bangalore by shatabdi express. Railway enquiry: general (131), reservations (132), pre-recorded informa¬tion (1361 english, 1362 hindi), arrivals/ departures (133). Pre-paid auto-rickshaw service is available at the railway station.
Bangalore : Eating out
Garden restaurants, drive-in eating joints, restaurants with attached pubs and bars, fast food joints and typical south in¬dian thali meals in the local style are avail¬able all over bangalore.
