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Population : 5.2 million Languages : Kannada and English Best Time to Visit : October-February STD Codes : 080 THE CITY OF GARDENS Bangalore is the capital city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the seventh largest city in India. It is also known as the Garden City because of its many beautiful gardens and parks. Though the origin of Bangalore is ancient, the present-day city was founded in the 16th century and has since continued to be an important administrative center. Because of the high concentration of IT industry, it also called the Silicon Valley of India. LOCATION Bangalore city is located in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, in the southern region of India. It is 3,113 feet (949 m) above sea level, on top of a ridge in the Karnataka plateau. Bangalore is 998 km from Mumbai (Bombay) and 562 km from Hyderabad. The climate of Bangalore is moderate and pleasant. Summers are mild (April-June) and winters are cool (October-February). The city experiences southwestern monsoon rains in June-August. |
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FransM Mon Jan 3, 2005 17:26 UTC
It's ISKCON. It stands for "International Society for Krishna CONsciousness" url: http://www.iskconbangalore.org/2.asp Also interesting to do at daytime | mlt_t Tue Aug 10, 2004 03:19 UTC
hello alfred! nice page and lot of info...have a nice day! | MissyWQ Sat Feb 14, 2004 02:07 UTC
Are you a computer expert or a computer enthusiast? I love Apple computers, have had Macintoshes since 1984. | Sophie1980 Tue Apr 15, 2003 02:40 UTC
Great tips, esp. those on warnings and packing lists. Something very useful! |
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