Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anjaneyaswamy Temple

Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anjaneya temple located in Jayanagar dedicated to Lord Hanuman.  One of the must visit places in Namma Bengaluru. One can spend quality time around this place. This temple is not only dedicated to Sri Anjaneya Swamy, even Lord Shiva, Rama, Sita, Lakshmana temple is  in the same premises.

Entrance of the temple is very attractive and welcomes every one with a huge Gardua statue.  The temple is well maintained by the comity.

The temple is situated on a hillock. There is a smaller temple dedicated to Ganesha, Navagrahas and Rajarajeshwari at the base of the hillock. The temple also plays host to the holy trinity of the Hindu's engraved on huge rocks at the side of the temple.

As per the legend, it is believed that the hillock which hosts the main deity Sri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy was formed from a heap of Ragi Millet and hence was termed "Ragigudda". When this incident happened, The Thrimurthies, Lord Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva visited the spot, wanted to reside here permanently modifying themselves into three huge stones pillars.The 3 stones present there now bear engravings of the trinity. Their existence at Ragigudda stands like a witness to the complete developments up to now.

The temple will be open from 8:00 AM -11:30 AM and 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM, but on Saturdays and Sundays will be open till 12:30 PM and 9:00 PM respectively.

There is a huge auditorium available in the premises for cultural activities.

Every December, the temple hosts a 12-day festival attracting thousands of devotees.

Even though my work location is just next to this wholey place, took long time to visit this beautiful place. 

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Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace

When ever i passed infront of this palace i wanted to visit once and click couple of pics inside this palace. This palace is just couple of minutes walk from KR market metro station (near Kalasipalyam) next to the Sri Venkataramana Temple.

This palace is open for visitors from 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM. Entrance fee is Rs.15 for Indian citizens and Rs.200 for foreigners. Within one hour we can cover this palace.

History about palace: Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, is a good  example of Indo-Islamic architecture is within the prescient of  the Bangalore Fort. It was used as a summer residence by Tipu Sultan. It was Hyder Ali who commenced the construction of this palace, but it was completed in 1791 by his son Tipu.

Though it seems like a one storied pillared pavilion, it is actually a double storied building of symmetrical plan, typical of this style of architecture. Built on a stone plinth, the facade has gigantic fluted pillars in wood with stone bases, that support huge wooden beams constituting the structure. Cusped arches and brackets spring off the pillars in typical Indo-Islamic style, painted and polished in two different colors to accentuate the carvings on them.

The walls and wooden ceilings of the entire palace are painted in floral motifs on madder red surfaces, in muted warm colors, glided, in great detail and beauty.

Few pics of palace:

My Queen at palace

Today the government of Karnataka maintains the palace, which is located  in  the  prime  locality of old Bangalore.

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