- Girinagar
Girinagar (formerly known as Writer's Colony) is a residential area in South West
Bangalore , very close toMysore Road. It is surrounded by Srinagar, Byatarayanapura, Hosakerehalli, Veerabhadranagar, Srinivasanagar and Banashankari 3rd Stage.Name Origin
Girinagar is so named because of the presence of a hill (or "giri" in
Sanskrit ) in the area ("nagar"). This hill is known as "Arangan Gudda". Also the area is hilly with steep roads.How to get there
The bus routes from various parts of Bangalore are
*36A, 36B, 36E, P36A, J10 & Trunk 6 from Majestic
*37E & 37F from
Shivajinagar Driving Directions
*From Majestic Bus Stand and City Railway Station, come via Cottonpet, K.R. Market, Sirsi Circle, Timberyard Layout, Avalahalli and reach Girinagar.
*From HAL Airport, come viaDomlur , Victoria Layout, Richmond Circle,Lalbagh ,Basavanagudi , Hanumanthanagar, Mysore Bank Colony and reach Girinagar.
*FromBengaluru International Airport , come via NH7,Yelahanka Air Force Station , Jakkur Flying Club,Hebbal , Outer Ring Road (till BEL Circle), Mathikere,Yeshwanthapur , Government Soap Factory, Chord Road, Magadi Road Tolgate, Vijayanagar, Deepanjali Nagar and reach Girinagar.Information
* Girinagar is divided into 4 phases, with the 2nd phase being the largest. It also subsumes areas such as Avalahalli BDA Layout, Avalahalli Village, Vishwabharati Housing Co-Op Society Layout & Hosakerehalli Layout.
* It is one of the quietest areas in Bangalore.
* Girinagar has 2 big parks - the "Vivekananda Park" having a stutue ofSwami Vivekananda at the centre and the "BDA Park" in Avalahalli Layout.
* Girinagar has ayoga school "Yogashri" and aVedic school Veda Paatshala.
* Auden Public school is located here. It is a good school.
* There is also aSanskrit school "Aksharam" in this area, next to Sri Raghavendra Mutt.
*PESIT is a famous engineering college located in this area.
* Girinagar is famous for its hill, or "Arangan Gudda". One can see the whole of Bangalore city from this hill and also witness thesunrise andsunset . There is a temple on the top of this hill.
* Gandhi Bazaar is very close by (about 3km).Hospitals
* Radhakrishna Hospital, Girinagar Circle
* Adarsh Nursing Home, Srinivasanagar 80 Ft. Road
* Bhadrappa Nursing Home, 50 Ft. Road
* K.S. Hospital, 100 Ft. Ring RoadTemples
*
Avadhoota Datta Peetham , 2nd Phase
* Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple, 2nd Phase
* Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, 2nd Phase
* Sri Ganesha Temple, Avalahalli BDA Park
* Sri Shakthi Ganapathi Temple, Hosakerehalli Layout
*Sringeri Sharada Peetham , 80 Feet Road
* Sri Raghavendra Mutt, 80 Feet road
* Shree Ramashrama (Sri Rama Temple), 80 Feet Road
* Sri Venkatanarayanaswamy Temple, 1st Phase
* Sri Mahaganapathi Temple, 1st PhaseReferences
* [http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/centers/centers.html Karyasiddhi Anjaneya Temple]
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