Best Season to Visit Bangalore, Bangalore Travel Information, how to reach Bangalore

Bangalore Introduction

Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka. Today, it is India's 5th largest city, the momentum of its industrial and commercial growth unequalled in the country. It is called the Garden City for it's delicate blossoms and greenery that impart a unique beauty to this lovely city. The weather is the city's best feature, with pleasant summers and bearable winters. Bangalore is a cosmopolitan city, where different cultures and customs exist. Kempe Gowda founded the city in 1537 - today it is a bustling and diverse city, with ancient arts that flourish alongside the Silicon Plateau of India! .It boasts of an amazing number of flowering trees and parks. With splendid pink cassias and golden acacias blooming, with jacarandas flowering in purple majesty and the gulmohurs lighting the roads with their flame-orange brilliance, the city is a sheer delight to simply wander around in.

Facts and Figures

Altitude	920 metres above sea level.
Temperature	Summer : Max. : 35, Min. : 20 Winter : Max. : 28, Min. : 14
Language	Helvetica, sans-serif" Kannada 31%, Tamil 27%, Telugu 17%, Hindustani/Urdu 15%, other languages 10%.
STD Code	080.
Rainfall	86 cms (June and October).

Bangalore History

Bangalore was founded by Kempe Gowda I, a chieftain of Vijayanagar in 1537. The four limits of this town were decided by the extent to which four carts could be pulled by their bullocks. This town he named after a village which was called Bengaluru, a colloquialism of "Benda Kalu" which means "boiled beans" in Kannada. Local folklore has it that a 10th century ruler, Veera Ballala lost his way in the forest while on a hunt. He arrived at the cottage of an old woman who offered him her simple meal of boiled beans. Since then it was called "Benda Kalu Uru", The anglicized version - naturally is Bangalore. In 1687, the Mughals captured Bangalore from the Bijapur Sultanate and gave it on lease to King Chikkadevaraya Wadiyar of Mysore, eventually selling the city to the Mysore rulers for a paltry five lakh Rupees! The 19^th century saw Bangalore grow from a mere military station to a flourishing administrative center and a prime residential locality with an aura of graciousness that sets it apart from other cantonments.

How to Reach Bangalore

Air: Bangalore is connected by air with Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Mangalore, bangalore, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

Rail: Bangalore is connected by rail with cities all over India.

Road: Bangalore is connected by road with national highways throughout the country .All types of tourist buses are easily available on hire.

Best Season to Visit Bangalore

Bangalore can be visited any time of the year, (Sep to March is the best time)