Ulsoor, or Halasuru, is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore, is located on the eastern side of the city. It is spread over 50 hectares (123.6 acres) and has several islands. It is renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore. Even though the lake is dated in Kempe Gowda’s time, the present lake was created by Sir Lewin Bentham Bowring, the Commissioner of Bangalore.
ULSOOR LAKE
TIPU'S PALACE
Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. It is located in Bangalore, India. Its construction was started by Hyder Ali within the walls of the Bangalore Fort and completed during the reign of Tipu Sultan in the year 1791. After the death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the palace was used by the British Administration as Secretariat before moving to Attara Kacheri in 1868. Today it is a tourist spot located at the center of Old Bangalore near Kalasipalyam Bus Stand and maintained by Government of Karnataka.
ISCON TEMPLE
Sri Radha Krishna Temple has deities of Radha and Krishna located at Rajaji Nagar, in the North Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the largest ISKON temples in the world. ISKON Temple was inaugurated by the president of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma. ISKON Bangalore celebrates festivals that are either related to avatars of Lord Vishnu or with Vedic culture.
BANAVASI TEMPLE
It is an ancient temple town in Uttara Kannada District bordering Shivamogga district in the South Indian state of Karnataka. Banavasi is the oldest town in the Karnataka state. It has grown up around the Madhukeshwara Temple built in the 9th century and dedicated to Lord Shiva. The supreme God in Shaivism, a major branch of Hinduism. Banavasi is surrounded by forest area and villages, with the Varada river flowing around it on three sides. It is located 374 km from Bangalore.
MURUDESHWAR TEMPLE
SMurudeshwara is a town in Bhatkal Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India. Murudeshwara is another name of the Hindu god Shiva, famous for the world’s second-tallest Shiva statue, the town lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is also famous for the Murudeshwar Temple. Murudeshwar has a railway station on the Konkan railway route. This temple is built on the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Arabian Sea..
LAL BAGH
Lal Bagh or Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, meaning The Red Garden in English, is a well known botanical garden in southern Bangalore, India. The garden was originally commissioned by Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, and later finished by his son Tipu Sultan. It has a famous glass house that hosts an annual flower show. Lalbagh houses India’s largest collection of tropical plants, has an aquarium and a lake, and is one of the most tourist attractions in Bangalore.