Bangalore

Locations :

Lattitude: 12.9716° N,

Longitude: 77.5946° E

Best Time to Visit : September to February

Weather :

Summer : 20°C to 37°C

Winter : 10°C to 32° C

Monsoon : 19°C to 28° C

Bangalore or Bengaluru as it is known as one of the twelve metropolitan cities of India and capital of Karnataka. With the population of 8.2 million people Bengaluru is third most populous city in India. Officially Bengaluru or Bendakaluru as it was known in older times was established by Kempe Gowda I who was a feudal lord in Vijayanagara Empire in 1537, though the region surrounding Bengaluru predates this time dating as back as 4000 BCE. After the fall of Vijayanagar Empire, Bengaluru was ruled by series of dynasties from Marathas to Wadiyar dynasty to Tipu Sultan later falling in the hands of Britishers. Bengaluru is located on Deccan Plateau at an elevation of 900 meters and has tropical savanna climate thus resulting in a moderate climate throughout the year with temperature warring from 19 to 30 degrees Celsius. Often referred as Silicon Valley of India Bengaluru is India’s leading IT and technology hub. Apart from Silicon Valley the city is also known as Garden City of India due to its gentle climate and many public parks. Bengaluru offer variety of tourist places in and around the city some of them being various parks namely Lal Bagh, Cubbon Park and JP Park, Historical monuments such as Bangalore Fort, Bangalore Palace, Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace and Mayo Hall. The city also offers variety of museums and art galleries namely Kempegowda Museum, Gandhi Bhavan, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium and NIMHANS Brain Museum to name a few. Since Bengaluru is surrounded with greenery of the Deccan there are many wildlife parks and natural hotspots such as Bannerghatta National Park, Butterfly Park and ecological hotspot for birds at Hebbal Lake.