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‘Town of Boiled Beans’- Banglore’s reputation as a science and technology centre was established early in the 20th century. Since the 1940s it has been home to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd(HAL), India’s first air craft manufacturing company. To day the city is best known as a hub for software and electronics development, and business process outsourcing.
Sights- Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, Tip’s palace, Bengaluru palace, Karnataka Chitrakala parishat, Cubbon park, Bull temple & Dodda Ganesha temple
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Mysore |
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Mysore was named after the mythical Mahisuru where the goddess chamundi slew the demon mahishasura. Famous for its traditionalpainting and its silk, sandalwood and incense production, Mysore is now promotingitself as an international centre for Ashtanga yoga.
Sights- Maharaja’s palace,Devaraja market, Chamundi hill, Indira Gandhi rashtriya manav sangrahalaya, jayachamarajendra art gallery, Rail museum, Jayalakshmi vilas complex museum, Brindavan gardens
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Srirangapattana |
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Srirangapattana’s major attraction is Tipu’s summer palace, the palace is notable for its beautiful interior decoration.
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Somnathpur |
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Located approximately 33km east of Mysore. Here the major attraction is akeshava temple, this star shaped temple is a master piece of Hoysala architecture,covered with superb stone sculptures depicting various scenes from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita, and the life and times of Hoysala kings
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Coorg |
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Kodagu was a state in its own right until 1956, when it merged with Karnataka. The mountainous Kodagu region is home to the Kodava people and refugee Tibetans. The geography and cool climate make it a fantastic area for trekking, bird watching and generally refreshing the soul. Winding roads ramble over forested hills and past spice and coffee plantations, which burst in to fragrant white blossoms in March and April
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Hassan |
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Hassan is a handy base for exploring Belur, Halebid and Sravanabelagola.
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Belur |
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Its exterior lower friezes are not as extensively sculpted as those of the other Hoysala temples, the work higher up is unsurpassed in detail and artistry. Particularly intriguing are the angled bracket figuresdepicting women in ritual dancing poses. Note that the front of the temple is reserved for images of dancers and characters from the Kamasutrs; the back is strictly for gods. Plentiful decorative work also lines the internal supporting pillers and lintels. Allegedly every major Hindu deity is represented here.
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Halebid |
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It is also the most outstanding example of Hoysala Architecture. The construction of this temple began around 1121
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Sravanabelagola |
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Atop the bald rock of Vindhyagiri Hill, the 17.5m high statue of the jain deity Gamateshvara (Bahubali ), said to be the world tallest monolithic statue, is visible long before reach the pilgrimage town of Sravanabelagola
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Hampi |
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In the Hindu legends of Ramayana, this area was Kishkinda. In 1336 the telugu princes hrihara and Bukka founded the city of vijayanagar, which over the next couple of centures grew into one of the largest Hindu empires in Indian history. The city Vijayanagar , near the village of Hampi, are set in an extraordinary Landscape of giant granite boulders, lush paddies and banana plantations.
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Pattadackal |
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This riverside village 20km from Badamy was the second capital of the Badami Chalukyas. Iahole is one of the other attractive place near Pattadackal
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Badami |
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Badami was the chalukyan capital from about AD 540 to 757. At its height the empire was enormous, stretching from Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu to the Narmada River in Gujarat. Badami’s highlight is its beautiful Cave temples
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