India Travel Guide

Janpada loka: sprawling across 15 acres here is a complex devoted to the preservation of folk culture. There is an art.

Mekedatu: (98 km on kanakapura road): mekedatu in kannada means ‘goat’s leap’. It is so called because at this point, the mighty cauvery river squeezes itself through a rocky channel across which a goat could leap. At the confluence of the cauvery and the arkavathi is sangameshwara temple. It is a beautiful picnic spot where one can fish or laze around.

Muthyala paduvu-pearl valley: (45 km on anekhal road): a beautiful picnic spot. A waterfall gushes down 90 metres in a cascade of pearly drops. The shiva temple located nearby is worth a visit.

Dodda alada mara: (28 km on mysore road): also called ramohalli. A banyan tree, 400 years old and spreading over 3 acres, probably the largest in karnataka, is a botanical wonder.

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.

Nandi hills: (60 km on bellary road): this hill station is a paradise located 4,850 feet above sea level. There is a fairly extensive plateau with gardens, lawns, tourist bungalows and hotels with wind surfing facilities. Accommodation available at hotel mayura pine top (kstdc). For horti¬culture department cottages contact: resident manager, lai bagh.

Nrityagram dance village: hessa-raghatta. (30 km from city) india’s only village for classical dances.

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.

Bhavan’s art gallery, bharatiya vidya bhavan, race course road; open: 1000-1900 hrs.
Max mueller bhavan art gallery, 3, lovelle road open: 0900-1700 hrs, closed saturday and sunday.
Renaissance art gallery, 104, west¬minster, 13, cunningham road; open: 1100-1900 hrs, closed sunday.
Venkatappa art gallery, kasturba road; open: 1000-1700 hrs, closed monday.

Karnataka chitrakala parishath art complex, kumara krupa road. Bowling Thunder ball, club cabana, jude gar¬den, bellary road -58; open: saturday, 2000 hrs onwards.

Mega bowl, prestige terminus 11, lower ground floor, airport exit road open: 1100-2300 hrs.

Jj’s, airport road; open: 2230-0200 hrs, except tuesday. Entry /wednesday, friday and saturday -1300-1700 hrs, entry

Club et discotheque, entertainment terminus club, chache towers, 50, resi¬dency road: open: wednes¬day, friday and saturday 1300 hrs on¬wards, other days 2130 hrs onwards.

The club inferno, 7th mile, mysore road; open: monday, wednesday, friday and saturday 2000 hrs onwards.