Basavanagudi
Basavanagudi is a charming residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bengaluru.
Basavanagudi is a charming residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bengaluru. Basavanagudi is one of the oldest and poshest localities of Bangalore evidenced by the fact that it is home to four inscriptions, three Kannada and one Tamil. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar and Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolithic statue of the Nandi Bull. The word Basava in Kannada means bull, and gudi means temple. The main commercial street in Basavanagudi is DVG Road, which is home to numerous retail businesses - several of them dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. Towards the middle of DVG Road is Gandhi Bazaar, known for its market which sells fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The neighbourhood includes several historic restaurants, notably Vidyarthi Bhavan, a vegetarian restaurant which opened in 1943. Basavanagudi is also home to B.M.S. College of Engineering, established in 1946, which holds the distinction of being the first private engineering college in India.
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Worth seeing in and around Basavanagudi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore
Lalbagh Botanical Garden or simply Lalbagh, is a botanical garden in Bengaluru, India. It was originally built by Hyder Ali in 1760, during the Sultanate of Mysore.
2.4 km · botanical garden in Bangalore, India · Wikipedia - 02Dharmaraya Swamy Temple
Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple is one of the oldest and most famous Hindu temples of the city of Bengaluru, in Karnataka, India.
3.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 03Bengaluru Fort
Bangalore Fort began construction in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijayanagara Empire and the founder of Bangalore.
2.6 km · fort in Bengaluru, India · Wikipedia - 04Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, in Bangalore, India, is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. Hyder Ali commenced its construction within the walls of the Bangalore Fort in 1781, and it was completed during the reign of Tipu Sultan 10 years later in 1791.
2.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 05Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences is a public university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was chartered in 1996 by the Government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka.
2.9 km · state public university in Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 06Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
Dodda Basavana Gudi is situated in Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, area of South Bengaluru, part of the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. The Hindu temple is inside a park called Bugle Rock.
400 m · temple in Bangalore, India · Wikipedia - 07Karnataka Samskrit University
Karnataka Samskrit University is a university in Bangalore, Karnataka. Its aim is the development and research in Sanskrit language.
2.1 km · state public university in Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 08Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute, formerly Bangalore Medical College, is a medical college in Bengaluru, India run by the Government of Karnataka. It is on K.R. Road, near City Market.
2.2 km · medical college run by the Government of Karnataka · Wikipedia - 09Masjid-e-Bilal
The Masjid-e-Bilal, also known as the Bilal Mosque and the Masjid Eidgah Bilal or the Eidgah Bilal Mosque, is one of the largest mosques of Bangalore Urban, in the state of Karnataka, India. The Turkish-style mosque on Bannerghatta Road was consecrated on 11 June 2015.
3.9 km · mosque in Bangalore, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 10Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, or Sri Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipuram Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple is famous for its mysterious stone discs in the forecourt and the exact planning allowing the sun to shine on the shrine during certain time of the year.
1.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Basavanagudi
- Airports
- Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 32 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 220 km · Tirupati (TIR), 227 km
- Stations
- Majestic metro station, 4 km · Chickpete metro station, 3.1 km · Krishna Rajendra Market metro station, 1.9 km · Ragigudda metro station, 3.2 km · Jayanagar metro station, 1.6 km
- Coimbatore → Basavanagudi225 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · ₹2,150–2,690
- Tirupati → Basavanagudi214 km · quickest by road, 4h 20m · ₹1,610–2,020
- Kannur → Basavanagudi269 km · quickest by road, 5h 55m · ₹2,050–2,560
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- Get inShatabdi - superfast fully air-conditioned day trip trains which connect Mysore and Bangalore with Chennai Jan Shatabdi- Superfast with AC and Non-AC Reserved Accommodation, the fastest connection between Hubli and Bangalore Bangalore is well connected to the metro cities of Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and major other Capital cities across the country.
- Get aroundTravel agents provide tickets as well as private package tours for various destinations across Karnataka.
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Next door to Basavanagudi
Basavanagudi is 4 km from Bengaluru, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bengaluru Urban districtdistrict of Karnataka, India3.5 km
- Jayanagarhuman settlement in India3.2 km
- J. P. Nagar, Bangalorehuman settlement in India4 km
- Bengaluru Petehuman settlement in India2.6 km
- K. R. Markethuman settlement in India2.7 km
- Chickpethuman settlement in India3.6 km