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TRANSPORTPurple Line services running at reduced frequency till Wednesday ROAD WORKResurfacing work closes one carriageway on a central arterial road WATERScheduled water supply interruption across several southern wards NEW OPENINGThree new openings this week, including a bakery and two restaurants EVENTSWeekend line-up confirmed: nine things worth turning up for WEATHERAfternoon showers forecast for the rest of the week CIVICProperty tax rebate window extended by two weeks CLOSUREA long-running neighbourhood restaurant closes after twenty-six years TRANSPORTPurple Line services running at reduced frequency till Wednesday ROAD WORKResurfacing work closes one carriageway on a central arterial road WATERScheduled water supply interruption across several southern wards NEW OPENINGThree new openings this week, including a bakery and two restaurants EVENTSWeekend line-up confirmed: nine things worth turning up for WEATHERAfternoon showers forecast for the rest of the week CIVICProperty tax rebate window extended by two weeks CLOSUREA long-running neighbourhood restaurant closes after twenty-six years
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A tree-lined park path at sunrise with walkers in the distance, a cast-iron bench, an old lamp post and yellow blossoms on the ground WALKS Morning Walks in Bangalore: The Best Route in Every Part of the City September 18, 2026 An audience seated under a planetarium dome showing the Milky Way, Saturn, Jupiter and a spiral galaxy, with the star projector at the centre SCIENCE Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium: Show Timings, Tickets and the Best Hour Under the Dome September 18, 2026 A white colonial mansion with a colonnaded verandah and balustrade, beside a modern glass gallery wing hung with paintings, with a dark bronze abstract sculpture on a sunlit lawn ART NGMA Bengaluru: The Best Gallery in the City Is in a Mansion Nobody Visits September 18, 2026 Visitors view large colourful paintings along a pillared gallery veranda while a woman sketches beside a bronze sculpture in a leafy courtyard ART Chitrakala Parishath: The Art School Where Bengaluru Actually Buys Its Art September 18, 2026 People walking through the arched stone gateway of an old fort, with a temple gopuram and market stalls beyond HERITAGE Bangalore Fort and the Four Kempegowda Towers: How to Find What Is Left of 1537 September 18, 2026 The domed granite Vidhana Soudha lit up at dusk across the road from the red colonnaded Attara Kacheri high court building, with cypress trees and landscaped lawns between them LANDMARKS Vidhana Soudha and Attara Kacheri: The Two Buildings That Define the Skyline September 18, 2026 A lamp-lit brick theatre courtyard at dusk with café tables under a large tree and steps up to open doors showing a lit stage and rows of seats THEATRE Ranga Shankara: The Theatre That Puts on a Play Almost Every Single Day September 18, 2026 A brick theatre building at night with its large doors open onto raked seating and a stage, beside a courtyard cafe with lanterns and potted plants THEATRE Jagriti Theatre: East Bengaluru Has a Proper Playhouse, and Nobody Tells Newcomers September 18, 2026 Concertgoers walk toward a lit auditorium shaped like a giant violin, with strings, scroll and glass entrance, at dusk MUSIC Chowdiah Memorial Hall: The Auditorium Built in the Shape of a Violin September 18, 2026 A young girl reaching towards a butterfly inside a domed conservatory with tropical plants and a small waterfall WILDLIFE Bannerghatta Butterfly Park: India's First Butterfly Conservatory Is 25 Km From Your Office September 18, 2026 A flower-decked temple chariot procession at dusk with drummers, crowds in traditional dress and strings of lights FESTIVALS The Bengaluru Festival Calendar: Every Annual Event Worth Planning Your Year Around September 18, 2026 Manicured lawns and garden paths beside old stone prison walls and a watchtower, with city towers rising behind at sunset CIVIC Freedom Park: The Old Central Jail That Became Bengaluru's Protest Ground September 18, 2026 Pelicans, painted storks and cormorants gather on a misty lake at sunrise beneath an elevated flyover and city skyline LAKES Hebbal Lake: Birdwatching Under a Flyover, and It Works September 18, 2026 Joggers on a sunrise walking path along Agara Lake, with water birds on the water LAKES Agara Lake: HSR Layout's Morning Walk September 18, 2026 Joggers, walkers, a cyclist and dogs share a sun-dappled avenue under huge rain trees, with a red colonial building beyond the railings PARKS Cubbon Park Bangalore: The Complete Guide to the City's 300-Acre Lung September 18, 2026 The Lalbagh Glass House at sunrise, with lawns, flowerbeds of red and pink blooms, morning walkers and large old trees PARKS Lalbagh Botanical Garden: Timings, Entry Fee and How to See the Place September 18, 2026 Visitors in a caged safari bus photographing a tiger walking along a forest dirt track WILDLIFE Bannerghatta Biological Park: Timings, Safari Tickets and How to Do It Right September 18, 2026 A two-storey teak palace with carved cusped arches, painted floral walls and a wooden balcony, set behind a trimmed lawn and flowering shrubs on a sunny day HERITAGE Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace: Timings, Entry Fee and the Bangalore Most People Skip September 18, 2026 Visitors walking up to Bangalore Palace, with its stone turrets, ivy-covered walls and manicured gardens HERITAGE Bangalore Palace: Timings, Entry Fee and Whether It Is Worth Rs 230 September 18, 2026 A lit temple complex with tall carved gopurams on a hilltop at sunset, devotees climbing lamp-lined stone steps, with the city spread out below TEMPLES ISKCON Bangalore: Timings, Darshan and How to Avoid the Queue September 18, 2026 Giant stone disc pillars stand in the courtyard of a carved cave temple set into a rock face, a shaft of sunlight entering its dark sanctum TEMPLES Gavi Gangadhareshwara: The Cave Temple Where the Sun Aligns Once a Year September 18, 2026 Devotees pray before a huge black stone Nandi draped in marigold and jasmine garlands as a priest offers a lamp in the temple hall TEMPLES Bull Temple, Basavanagudi: The Giant Nandi That Named a Neighbourhood September 18, 2026 A white Gothic basilica with twin spires and stained glass windows lit up at dusk, the square strung with fairy lights and bunting and candle stalls in front CHURCHES St Mary's Basilica: Karnataka's Oldest Church and the September Feast September 18, 2026 Rows of steel plates and cups laid on mats in a marble langar hall facing a white gurdwara with golden domes reflected in a pool GURDWARA Guru Nanak Darbar: The Gurdwara Where Anyone Can Walk in and Eat September 18, 2026 A science museum hall with a black and red steam locomotive, a biplane hanging from the ceiling, a dinosaur skeleton, a Newton's cradle, gear mechanisms and a planetarium dome with planet models and a rocket MUSEUMS Visvesvaraya Museum: The Best Three Hours in the City With Children September 18, 2026 A red brick colonial museum with white columns among old trees, stone sculptures and a carved wheel displayed inside its polished hall MUSEUMS Government Museum: One of India's Oldest, and Almost Always Empty September 18, 2026 Pelicans, painted storks and egrets on a misty lake at sunrise, with a coracle on the shore and apartment towers on the skyline LAKES Madiwala Lake: The Best Birdwatching in Bangalore Is in BTM Layout September 18, 2026 A tree-lined lakeside promenade with old lamp posts and railings at sunrise, with ducks on the misty water, cormorants on posts and apartment blocks beyond LAKES Sankey Tank: Timings, Entry Fee and Why Malleshwaram Walks Here September 18, 2026 Swan and pedal boats moored at a lakeside jetty at sunrise, with stone steps, a tree canopy overhead, wooded islands and the city skyline reflected in calm water LAKES Ulsoor Lake: Timings, Boating and the Honest State of the City's Oldest Lake September 18, 2026 A lakeside walking path at sunrise with a bench, a heron among lotus flowers and lily pads, an egret in flight and apartment blocks beyond the trees LAKES Puttenahalli Lake: How a JP Nagar Residents' Group Brought a Dead Lake Back September 18, 2026 An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees CULTURE Bengaluru's Theatres and Cultural Venues: Where to See Something Live September 18, 2026 Heaps of marigolds, jasmine, roses and chrysanthemums in sacks under the arches of a busy flower market at dawn, with a clock tower behind MARKETS KR Market: Go at Five in the Morning, or Do Not Bother September 18, 2026 A group of road cyclists in helmets rides along a tree-lined road beside a lake and a granite hill at sunrise OUTDOORS Cycling in Bangalore: The Routes That Work, and the Hour to Ride Them September 18, 2026 A family of three walks hand in hand beneath the sprawling branches and hanging aerial roots of a giant banyan tree in golden sunlight NATURE Dodda Alada Mara: The Big Banyan Tree, and Whether It Is Worth the Drive September 18, 2026 A man with a camera walking down to an old stone stepped tank surrounded by pillared corridors and bougainvillea HIDDEN GEMS Bangalore's Hidden Gems: Places Most Visitors Never Find September 11, 2026 A street split between old and new: a vintage car, cyclist and colonial bungalow under old trees on one side, glass towers and traffic on the other THE DECADES Bangalore Through the Decades: How the City Changed September 11, 2026 A tree-canopied street with a cyclist, an auto rickshaw, a roadside tea stall and a flower seller outside old bungalows STREETS Bangalore's Most Interesting Streets, and What Each One Is For September 11, 2026 Heaps of tomatoes, greens, bananas and fruit on carts and crates under the iron roof of a busy wholesale market at dawn MARKETS A Guide to Bangalore's Markets: Go at Six, Leave by Nine September 11, 2026 A tree-lined street of colonial-era bungalows with tiled roofs, arched verandas and iron gates, people strolling past HERITAGE Bangalore's Heritage Buildings You Should Know September 11, 2026 An old city map with a magnifying glass on a wooden table, surrounded by filter coffee, groundnuts, a brass Nandi, a vintage camera and a toy metro train, overlooking a green city skyline CITY TRIVIA 25 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Bangalore September 11, 2026 Vidhana Soudha lit up at dusk, with auto rickshaws and cars streaking past on the road in front LANDMARKS Bangalore's Most Famous Landmarks and What Makes Them Special September 11, 2026 A sunlit stone-paved street of old tiled-roof houses with carved wooden pillars, flower garland stalls and an old lamp post, leading to a tall temple gopuram OLD BENGALURU Bangalore's Oldest Neighbourhoods, and How to Walk Each One September 11, 2026 Moving boxes in a sunlit new apartment, with a planner, coffee and a city map with sticky notes on the table and a balcony view of the city NEW IN THE CITY Your First 30 Days in Bangalore: The Week by Week Checklist September 9, 2026 A tree-lined Indiranagar street at dusk with lit cafes and outdoor tables on the left, autorickshaws on the road and a Namma Metro train on the elevated line NEIGHBOURHOODS Indiranagar: The Complete Guide to Bangalore's Loudest, Best-Fed Neighbourhood September 9, 2026 A tree-lined street at golden hour with a bakery cafe, outdoor tables, parked scooters, a delivery bike and a glass office building with a colourful mural NEIGHBOURHOODS Koramangala: The Neighbourhood That Built Indian Startups September 9, 2026 An aerial view at sunset of glass office towers, a mall and gated apartment blocks with pools, a purple metro train on an elevated line, a lake and an old church among red-roofed houses NEIGHBOURHOODS Whitefield: The Complete Guide to the City Bangalore Grew Into September 9, 2026 A tree-lined residential street with a red cycle lane, a cyclist, parked cars and pavement cafe tables in front of low-rise apartments NEIGHBOURHOODS HSR Layout: Bangalore's Most Liveable Compromise September 9, 2026 An aerial view of a leafy, grid-planned neighbourhood with a large central park, wide tree-lined roads, low-rise homes and a temple gopuram NEIGHBOURHOODS Jayanagar: The Best-Planned Neighbourhood in Bangalore September 9, 2026 A shaded old street of tiled-roof houses at sunrise, with flower and vegetable stalls, steel filter coffee tumblers on a counter and a temple gopuram at the end of the road NEIGHBOURHOODS Malleshwaram: The Last Piece of Old Bangalore September 9, 2026 An aerial view of a wide highway with an elevated metro line under construction, running between palm groves, apartment towers, glass offices, cranes and a lake NEIGHBOURHOODS Sarjapur Road and Bellandur: Bangalore's Fastest-Growing Corridor September 9, 2026 An aerial view at sunset of a looping flyover interchange beside a lake, with an expressway running north past glass office towers and high-rises under construction NEIGHBOURHOODS North Bengaluru: The Half of the City Being Built Right Now September 9, 2026 Glass office campuses and landscaped gardens beside an elevated expressway streaked with traffic lights at dusk NEIGHBOURHOODS Electronic City: The Tech Hub That Finally Got a Metro September 9, 2026 An aerial view of West Bengaluru at sunset, with a pink metro train on an elevated track, a towering temple gopuram, low-rise homes among palm trees and a lake with a pavilion NEIGHBOURHOODS West Bangalore: The Best Value Half of the City September 9, 2026 A devotee in a green saree walking past a groundnut seller towards a temple gopuram, beside a garlanded stone Nandi NEIGHBOURHOODS Basavanagudi: The Quietest, Oldest Corner of Bangalore September 9, 2026 A flyover with streaks of traffic light at dusk beside a crowded street of food stalls, autorickshaws and apartment blocks, with glass office towers behind NEIGHBOURHOODS Marathahalli: East Bangalore's Cheapest Good Idea September 9, 2026 An aerial view of a city split by a long avenue and a roundabout, with industrial sheds, high-rises, glass 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a grand domed government building, filter coffee on a cafe table FIRST TIMERS Bangalore for First-Time Visitors September 8, 2026 A rain-flooded city road at dusk with auto rickshaws, cars and bikes splashing through, commuters with umbrellas under a metro line WEATHER The Bengaluru Monsoon Survival Guide: Which Roads Flood September 9, 2026 People strolling a lakeside promenade under purple jacaranda and yellow blossom trees on a bright day WEATHER Bangalore Weather, Month by Month, and When to Visit September 9, 2026 Old stone fort walls and an arched gateway in the foreground, a watchtower on a rocky hill and modern skyscrapers behind at sunset HISTORY From a Mud Fort in 1537 to India's Tech Capital September 8, 2026

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A tree-lined park path at sunrise with walkers in the distance, a cast-iron bench, an old lamp post and yellow blossoms on the ground Morning Walks Joggers, walkers, a cyclist and dogs share a sun-dappled avenue under huge rain trees, with a red colonial building beyond the railings Cubbon Park The Lalbagh Glass House at sunrise, with lawns, flowerbeds of red and pink blooms, morning walkers and large old trees Lalbagh Visitors in a caged safari bus photographing a tiger walking along a forest dirt track Bannerghatta A family of three walks hand in hand beneath the sprawling branches and hanging aerial roots of a giant banyan tree in golden sunlight Big Banyan Tree An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees Ulsoor Lake A tree-lined lakeside promenade with old lamp posts and railings at sunrise, with ducks on the misty water, cormorants on posts and apartment blocks beyond Sankey Tank Pelicans, painted storks and egrets on a misty lake at sunrise, with a coracle on the shore and apartment towers on the skyline Madiwala Lake A lakeside walking path at sunrise with a bench, a heron among lotus flowers and lily pads, an egret in flight and apartment blocks beyond the trees Puttenahalli Lake An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees Tipu's Palace Visitors walking up to Bangalore Palace, with its stone turrets, ivy-covered walls and manicured gardens Bangalore Palace An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees Visvesvaraya Museum A red brick colonial museum with white columns among old trees, stone sculptures and a carved wheel displayed inside its polished hall Government Museum An audience seated under a planetarium dome showing the Milky Way, Saturn, Jupiter and a spiral galaxy, with the star projector at the centre Planetarium A white colonial mansion with a colonnaded verandah and balustrade, beside a modern glass gallery wing hung with paintings, with a dark bronze abstract sculpture on a sunlit lawn NGMA Visitors view large colourful paintings along a pillared gallery veranda while a woman sketches beside a bronze sculpture in a leafy courtyard Chitrakala Parishath People walking through the arched stone gateway of an old fort, with a temple gopuram and market stalls beyond Bangalore Fort An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees Vidhana Soudha Manicured lawns and garden paths beside old stone prison walls and a watchtower, with city towers rising behind at sunset Freedom Park Pelicans, painted storks and cormorants gather on a misty lake at sunrise beneath an elevated flyover and city skyline Hebbal Lake A banana leaf spread of mutton chukka, kari dosa, a flaky parotta and kothu parotta with brass bowls of salna and a tall jigarthanda glass in a warm wood-panelled dining room Agara Lake A lit temple complex with tall carved gopurams on a hilltop at sunset, devotees climbing lamp-lined stone steps, with the city spread out below ISKCON Devotees pray before a huge black stone Nandi draped in marigold and jasmine garlands as a priest offers a lamp in the temple hall Bull Temple Giant stone disc pillars stand in the courtyard of a carved cave temple set into a rock face, a shaft of sunlight entering its dark sanctum Gavi Gangadhareshwara A white Gothic basilica with twin spires and stained glass windows lit up at dusk, the square strung with fairy lights and bunting and candle stalls in front St Mary's Basilica Rows of steel plates and cups laid on mats in a marble langar hall facing a white gurdwara with golden domes reflected in a pool Guru Nanak Darbar An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees Theatres & Venues A lamp-lit brick theatre courtyard at dusk with café tables under a large tree and steps up to open doors showing a lit stage and rows of seats Ranga Shankara A brick theatre building at night with its large doors open onto raked seating and a stage, beside a courtyard cafe with lanterns and potted plants Jagriti Theatre Concertgoers walk toward a lit auditorium shaped like a giant violin, with strings, scroll and glass entrance, at dusk Chowdiah Hall A young girl reaching towards a butterfly inside a domed conservatory with tropical plants and a small waterfall Butterfly Park A flower-decked temple chariot procession at dusk with drummers, crowds in traditional dress and strings of lights Festival Calendar Heaps of marigolds, jasmine, roses and chrysanthemums in sacks under the arches of a busy flower market at dawn, with a clock tower behind KR Market A group of road cyclists in helmets rides along a tree-lined road beside a lake and a granite hill at sunrise Cycling Routes A man with a camera walking down to an old stone stepped tank surrounded by pillared corridors and bougainvillea Hidden Gems A street split between old and new: a vintage car, cyclist and colonial bungalow under old trees on one side, glass towers and traffic on the other Through the Decades A tree-canopied street with a cyclist, an auto rickshaw, a roadside tea stall and a flower seller outside old bungalows Interesting Streets Heaps of tomatoes, greens, bananas and fruit on carts and crates under the iron roof of a busy wholesale market at dawn Markets A tree-lined street of colonial-era bungalows with tiled roofs, arched verandas and iron gates, people strolling past Heritage Buildings An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees 25 Things Vidhana Soudha lit up at dusk, with auto rickshaws and cars streaking past on the road in front Landmarks A sunlit stone-paved street of old tiled-roof houses with carved wooden pillars, flower garland stalls and an old lamp post, leading to a tall temple gopuram Oldest Neighbourhoods Moving boxes in a sunlit new apartment, with a planner, coffee and a city map with sticky notes on the table and a balcony view of the city First 30 Days A tree-lined Indiranagar street at dusk with lit cafes and outdoor tables on the left, autorickshaws on the road and a Namma Metro train on the elevated line Indiranagar A tree-lined street at golden hour with a bakery cafe, outdoor tables, parked scooters, a delivery bike and a glass office building with a colourful mural Koramangala An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees Whitefield An aerial view of a leafy, grid-planned neighbourhood with a large central park, wide tree-lined roads, low-rise homes and a temple gopuram Jayanagar A tree-lined residential street with a red cycle lane, a cyclist, parked cars and pavement cafe tables in front of low-rise apartments HSR Layout A shaded old street of tiled-roof houses at sunrise, with flower and vegetable stalls, steel filter coffee tumblers on a counter and a temple gopuram at the end of the road Malleshwaram An aerial view of a wide highway with an elevated metro line under construction, running between palm groves, apartment towers, glass offices, cranes and a lake Sarjapur Road An aerial view at sunset of a looping flyover interchange beside a lake, with an expressway running north past glass office towers and high-rises under construction North Bengaluru Glass office campuses and landscaped gardens beside an elevated expressway streaked with traffic lights at dusk Electronic City A flyover with streaks of traffic light at dusk beside a crowded street of food stalls, autorickshaws and apartment blocks, with glass office towers behind Marathahalli An ornate auditorium with rows of red velvet seats facing a lit stage with a grand piano and drum kit, opening onto an open-air stone amphitheatre under evening trees West Bengaluru A devotee in a green saree walking past a groundnut seller towards a temple gopuram, beside a garlanded stone Nandi Basavanagudi A hand writes a monthly budget in a notebook beside a calculator, rupee notes, coins, a metro card and a bag of groceries, a metro train passing outside Cost of Living People strolling a lakeside promenade under purple jacaranda and yellow blossom trees on a bright day Weather A rain-flooded city road at dusk with auto rickshaws, cars and bikes splashing through, commuters with umbrellas under a metro line Monsoon
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red steam locomotive, a biplane hanging from the ceiling, a dinosaur skeleton, a Newton's cradle, gear mechanisms and a planetarium dome with planet models and a rocket05 Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum: The Best Three Hours in the City With Children The domed granite Vidhana Soudha lit up at dusk across the road from the red colonnaded Attara Kacheri high court building, with cypress trees and landscaped lawns between them06 Vidhana Soudha and Attara Kacheri: The Two Buildings That Define Bengaluru's Skyline Swan and pedal boats moored at a lakeside jetty at sunrise, with stone steps, a tree canopy overhead, wooded islands and the city skyline reflected in calm water07 Ulsoor Lake: Timings, Boating and the Honest State of Bangalore's Oldest City Lake A two-storey teak palace with carved cusped arches, painted floral walls and a wooden balcony, set behind a trimmed lawn and flowering shrubs on a sunny day08 Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace: Timings, Entry Fee and the Bangalore Most People Skip An aerial view of the city at sunset, with an elevated metro train curving past a domed granite legislature building, a temple gopuram, a lake and dense green tree cover09 The Ultimate Guide to Bangalore: Everything You Need to Know A carved stone temple at sunrise with a sun face relief, a stone chariot wheel, lion sculptures and marigold garlands, framed by a large peepal tree10 The Sun Temple of Domlur: Bengaluru Has a Surya Temple and Almost Nobody Visits It Fountain jets lit pink, purple and gold rising from a pool at night, with laser beams overhead and a crowd watching from tiered seating under trees11 The Musical Fountain, Sadashivanagar: Bengaluru's Most Charmingly Dated Evening Out A dimly lit museum gallery with a sitar, veena, tabla and dholak in glass cases, a wall of brass cymbals, red-backed guitar display and listening stations with headphones12 The Indian Music Experience Museum: Bengaluru's Most Underrated Two Hours Old stone fort walls and an arched gateway in the foreground, a watchtower on a rocky hill and modern skyscrapers behind at sunset13 The History of Bangalore: From a Mud Fort in 1537 to India's Tech Capital A hand writes a monthly budget in a notebook beside a calculator, rupee notes, coins, a metro card and a bag of groceries, a metro train passing outside14 The Cost of Living in Bangalore: What It Actually Takes Each Month A cyclist riding along a tree-shaded path in Cubbon Park towards the red State Central Library, joggers and a reader on a bench15 The Best Things to Do in Bangalore, From Someone Who Lives Here A man with coffee on a balcony overlooking leafy neighbourhoods, apartment towers and a metro line at dusk16 The Best Areas to Live in Bangalore: An Honest Comparison A rain-flooded city road at dusk with auto rickshaws, cars and bikes splashing through, commuters with umbrellas under a metro line17 The Bengaluru Monsoon Survival Guide: Which Roads Flood and How to Plan Around Them A flower-decked temple chariot procession at dusk with drummers, crowds in traditional dress and strings of lights18 The Bengaluru Festival Calendar: Every Annual Event Worth Planning Your Year Around A white Gothic basilica with twin spires and stained glass windows lit up at dusk, the square strung with fairy lights and bunting and candle stalls in front19 St Mary's Basilica: Karnataka's Oldest Church and the Feast That Fills Shivajinagar An ancient Dravidian temple at sunrise with intricately carved stone pillars, brass oil lamps, a tall flagstaff and a towering sculpted gopuram20 Someshwara Temple, Ulsoor: Probably the Oldest Building You Can Walk Into in Bengaluru A white hilltop temple crowned by a golden six-faced Shanmukha idol, lit up at sunset with lamp-lined stairways overlooking the city lights21 Shrungagiri Shanmukha Temple: The Six Faced Hill Temple West Bengaluru Keeps to Itself A giant white statue of a seated Lord Shiva against snowy artificial peaks at sunset, with Nandi in front, a waterfall and a lamp-lit cave walkway22 Shivoham Shiva Temple: Bengaluru's 65 Foot Shiva, and the Cave Walk Under It An aerial view of a wide highway with an elevated metro line under construction, running between palm groves, apartment towers, glass offices, cranes and a lake23 Sarjapur Road and Bellandur: A Complete Guide to Bangalore's Fastest-Growing Corridor A tree-lined lakeside promenade with old lamp posts and railings at sunrise, with ducks on the misty water, cormorants on posts and apartment blocks beyond24 Sankey Tank: Timings, Entry Fee and Why Malleshwaram Walks Here Every Morning
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