Competing in an obstacle race provides you with an opportunity to dramatically boost your physical health, mainly because you suddenly have a specific rigorous event for which to prepare.

• Leadership
• Team Building
• Bonding
• Synergy
• Adventure
• Fun

Need some inspiration for your next company or team building? Then this Amazing place at Bangalore for Corporate Team Building and a Day Outing amidst nature for Sports is waht you looking for. Think outside the box and build rapport with fun HolidayMonk team-bonding outings that include everything from thrilling to friendly games of competition.

• Great Football Turf
• Badminton
• Swimming
• Cricket
• Tennis
• Squash

Located beside Kakkabe river, this campsite is adjacent the highest peak in Coorg. Soak up the river-based adventure activities like white-water rafting, kayaking etc while you enjoy the serenity of the hills around.

• Trekking
• Wildlife Safari
• Kayaking
• Team Activities
• Low Rope Course

Sharavathi Adventure Eco Stay is located in the heart of Sharavathi Valley. Eco-stay has an old malnad architecture house with 1 room with attached toilet and 2 wooden rooms with attached toilets.

• Eco Stay
• High Rope Activities
• Water Activities
• Island Camping
• Team Activities

Our camp is located between BR Hills and MM Hills and near by Cauvery river with easy access to the Janumathi Falls. One of the unexplored area in the Karnataka so we can feel the silence and Jungle and typical forest village.

• Trekking
• Fishing
• Coracle ride
• Camping
• Team Activities

Memories of school Educational trips are among the most prominent of the formative years, largely because they are a welcome break in the routine for students with the purpose to educate, in a recreational manner.

• Wilderness Training
• Activities
• Light Trek
• Campfire

Chikmagalur is a great place for collage students outing from different places. There are many places of interest in Chikmagalur. Students can enjoy the outing with games and sports.

• Homestay/Cottage
• Trekking
• Bonfire
• Barbeque

Convert your normal outing to a adventure one with long route trekking near Jagara valley to one of the highest peak in Karnataka. Combine the strength and spirit for the trekking and relaxation with sports.

• Water Sports
• Trekking
• Swimming
• Bonfire
• Barbeque
• Jeep Drive

Stay in camping tents and experience the wild trekking along with nice photographs. A great place for corporate people to hang on and celebrate their day.

• Camping
• Tents Stay
• Bonfire
• Barbeque
• Trekking

Anjaneya is a very popular Hindu god among the rural as well as among the urban people. Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple is one of the important Hanuman temples of Bangalore. The Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple is located Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore.

The Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple was constructed in 1969 and it was registered in the year 1972. The temple complex is spread around 5 acres of land.

The Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anjaneyaswamy Temple located on the hilltop is the main attraction in the temple premises. You can also see other temples in the temple premises. Lord Sri Seetha Rama Swamy, Sri Ganesha, Bhagavathi, Sri Rajarajeshwari and Navagrahas with individual uniqueness are other shrines in the temple premises.

Legend:

The history behind the name of this ancient temple is very interesting in the same way as wonders of Hanuman. As per the legend, there was a huge heap of Ragi (a food grain) turned into a rock, therefore the name “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. Their existence at Ragigudda stands like a witness to the complete developments up to now, as well as for the upcoming developments.

Places to see at Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple:

Parna Kuteera: This is a place which resemble hermitage. Yaga, homa, havanas and special poojas are done here. You can also see small artificially created water fall here.

Trimurthy Sannidhi: Beautifully carved out Trimurthies on 32 feet tall monolithic blocks is another major attraction of Ragigudda temple. Visitors of Ragigudda will have such a rare darshan of Trimurthies in one platform.

Auditorium: Beautifully designed, carefully maintained for the purpose of several cultural activities.

Pushkarni: A tank that provides water for complete temple necessities.

Prasada division: Daily morning and evening, Prasada is served to all the devotees and on every Saturday devotees are served with lunch. Well maintained with regard to cleanliness and taste.

Open auditorium: This is an open place where normally Hanumajjayanthi is performed. This auditorium can house a large number of devotees.

Fairs and Festivals at Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple: Hanumajjayanthi is celebrated for 12 days with great devotion. Special Poojas, Abhisheka, Homas are done for these 12 days. Hanumajjayanthi attracts thousands of devotees on these 12 days, it also attract around 35000 devotees on the final day. Mahaprasada is served to all the devotees on all the 12 days.

Timings of Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple: 08:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 05:00 PM to 08:30 PM

Pooja Timings: Sunday to Fri day – 11 AM and Saturday at 11:30 AM. Evening poojas will be done around 08:00 PM to 08:30 PM

The Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore is of royal origin and was started initially as a private garden in an area of 40 acres by Hyder Ali, one of the most famous rulers of old Mysore in 1760. Initially designed in Mughal style, on the model of an extensive garden at Sira in Tumkur near Bangalore, this garden was further developed by Hyder Ali’s son Tipu Sultan and subsequently by the British and Indian doyens of horticulture by extension of area and addition of a number of plant species. Of them, Major Waugh, Dr. Wallich, William Munroe, Sir Mark Cubbon, Dr. Cleghorn, William New, A. Blck, John Cameron, Krumbeigal, Rao Bahadur H.C. Javaraya, K. Nanjappa and Dr. M.H. Marigowda, as the Superintendents of the garden, have made noteworthy contributions to the development of Lalbagh.

Lalbagh is currently under the aegis of the Directorate of Horticulture, Government of Karnataka. The Directorate is housed amidst the splendid environs of the botanical garden. Lalbagh was given the status of a Government Botanical Garden in 1856, and since then, it has been an internationally renowned centre for scientific study of plants and botanical artwork and also conservation of plants. Formal and informal styles dominate the garden in perfect harmony, which is a testimony to the beauty of nature. Today, the garden is a lush green paradise with an area of 240 acres in the heart of the city.

The Garden

Lalbagh, for its unique achievement in nurturing the concept of horticulture and aiding the development of horticulture, has earned a pride of place among the gardens of the world and it has come to be regarded as one of the best gardens in the East for its layout, maintenance, scientific treasure and scenic beauty. It is the place of legends and beauty, a place of rarity and wonder, a place of paradise and landmarks. It is an important genetic resource centre for introduction, acclimatization and maintenance of plants; it envisages documentation of the variations available in plants of ornamental and economic value. It is an important centre of dissemination of scientific, technical and popular information on plants including offering of regular courses. It aids the development of horticulture in the state. It is a valuable adjunct to botanic study in educational institutions, a vital lung space of Bangalore, a place of beauty that provides healthy recreation to the public and it provides a venue for people to get close to plants and nature.

The garden with well-laid out roads, paths, open spaces, shade and a good collection of many types of plant species attracts a large number of visitors. Lalbagh is well protected with stone walls as enclosures and it has four approach gates. The main gate is at the North facing towards Subbaiah circle, the West gate is towards Basavanagudi, the South gate is towards Jayanagar and the East gate is towards the Double Road.

Plant wealth

The botanical garden is enriched with numerous native and exotic flora of wide ranging diversity, use and interest. This has been achieved by way of introduction; acclimatization and multiplication of plants obtained from various parts of the world since its inception in 1760. Today, nearly 673 genera and 1,854 species of plants are found in Lalbagh. The collection of the plants has made it a veritable treasure house of plants.

Some of the exotic species introduced from different parts of the world include Agathis sp., Amherstia nobilis, Araucaria sp., Averrhoa bilimbi, Bambusa sp., Bixa orellana, Brownea grandiceps, Castanospermum australe, Cola acuminata, Corypha umbraculifera, Couroupita guianensis, Cupressus sp., Eriobotrya japonica, Magnolia sp., Swietenia mahagoni etc. Indigeneous species such as Artocarpus heterophyllus, Bombax ceiba, Butea monosperma, Cassia fistula , Dillenia indica, Ficus sp., Lagerstromia speciosa, Michelia champaca, Mesua ferrea etc., can be seen. In addition, a number of ornamental and economic plant species both of exotic and indigenous origin can be found in Lalbagh.

Locations of Interest

Of the many artistic structures in Lalbagh, the Glass House is the most famous. In the necklace of Bangalore’s gardens, Lalbagh is a pendant and in the centre of this pendant is the glass house in the form of a diamond. It was built in 1889 during the administration of Sri John Cameron to commemorate the visit of Prince of Wales. Designed on the lines of the Crystal Palace of England, it was intended for acclimatizing the exotic plant specimens. Today, as the jewel of Lalbagh, it is the centre stage for holding the famous biannual flower shows.

The Bandstand, Lecture Hall, Lalbagh House, Pigeon House, Statue of Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar, the Directorate Building, Lalbagh West Gate Guard Room, the Museum and Cottage which now house some of the department offices, main gate of Lalbagh (Cameron gate), Deer Paddock, Aquarium building, Aviary and Kempegowda Tower are other artistic structures that can be seen in Lalbagh. Lalbagh lake is an important location of interest.

Education

Lalbagh is an important centre of dissemination of knowledge of plants having ornamental, environmental and economic value. Regular training courses on fruit and vegetable processing, mushroom cultivation and ornamental gardening and horticulture are offered to the public by the Department of Horticulture. The Dr. M.H. Marigowda National Horticulture Library is a reference library with a good collection of books on horticulture and allied subjects.

Location and access

Lalbagh Botanical Garden is located in the heart of the city, about 4 km from the State Legislature – the Vidhana Soudha. Most parts of the garden is surrounded by different blocks of the beautiful residential layout – Jayanagar. The city buses plying to Jayanagar and localities beyond Jayanagar stop at one or other approach gates of Lalbagh. The garden is accessible through four gates. Vehicles are allowed only through the East gate towards the Double Road. There is ample parking space on entering through this gate. Vehicular movement inside the garden is restricted. Access to the Directorate of Horticulture and related offices is through the main gate. HOPCOMS, MHS and BNCS offices are easily accessible through the Double Road gate.

Opening times

Lalbagh remains open daily from 6.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. throughout the year.

Facilities

All major buildings and important locations in the garden are accessible through well laid out roads and pathways.

Training

Scheduled courses on Horticulture, Post Harvest Technology and Mushroom cultivation are offered to the public by the Department of Horticulture at Lalbagh. Besides these a 10 month Horticulture training programme is organized every year for the rural youth. The Mysore Horticultural Society too organizes courses on Ikebana and Bonsai. All programmes are publicized well in advance in newspapers/respective offices.

Events

Biannual flower shows are organized every year in January and August on the occasion of the Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations respectively. Details can be had from the Directorate of Horticulture or the Mysore Horticultural Society Office.

The garden is an institution of botanical and environmental importance, a treasure house of our state and nation, an important lung space of Bangalore –it is the duty of every one of us to protect it from deterioration and to keep it clean. Videography is prohibited.

Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum is prime attractions of Bangalore and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum is one of the units of National Council of Science Museums an independent organization under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

During 1960’s prominent industrialists planned to set up an industrial museum and therefore Visvesvaraya Industrial Museum society was established. The Building of Visvesvaraya Museum covers an area about 40,000 sq. ft area was constructed in Cubbon Park, Bangalore with the financial support of industrialists, Karnataka State Government as well as Government of India. Late Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Visvesvaraya Museum in Bangalore on 11-Nov-1962.. The first gallery on “Electro Technic” was opened to the public on 27-July-1965.

In 1978 National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) an independent society was set up under the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India.

A new 3D theater using technology from LightSpeed, USA is open to the public now. Interesting films on deep sea diving and brain are screened here. The 3d effects are amazing.

Timings of Visvesvaraya Museum Bangalore: 10 AM to 06 PM on all days (Except Ganesha Chaturthi and Deepavali)

Location:

The Visvesvaraya Museum in Bangalore is situated at Kasturba Road in the sylvan surroundings of Cubbon Park surrounded by stately buildings like Vidhana Soudha, High court etc. It is located at a distance of 5 km from City Railway and Kempegowda Bus station.

Activities for the Visitors
1. Taramandal Show
2. Science Demonstration Show
3. Sky Observation Programme
4. Popular Science Lecture
5. Commemorative Programme

Bangalore has two ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temples, one of which is Sri Radha Krishna Temple, located at Hare Krishna Hill, Rajaji Nagar. Built in a magnificent architectural style, the temple is a perfect union of spirituality and modernity. Inaugurated in the year 1997, the place houses the temples dedicated to the deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama, Sri Srinivasa Govinda, Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga and Sri Prahlada Narasimha. The temple attracts devotees or tourists from all over the world as it provides a great spiritual experience.

A gold-plated pillar named as dhvaja-sthamba (56 ft tall) is located at the entrance of the temple. Hari-nam mantapa, the place where people chant the name of Lord Krishna for the purification of mind, soul and world peace is located near the sthamba. There are 108 steps on each side of the mantapa and at every single step devotees chant the Hare Krishna mantra once. The steps will lead the visitors to the temple of Prahlada Narasimha which is guarded by Jaya and Vijaya, the two door-keepers of the Lord. Next mandir is of Sri Srinivasa Govinda and then comes the main temple where the deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama and Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga are worshipped.

At the exit of the temple, there are various stalls which sell religious artifacts. Visitors can watch an episode of the Little Krishna Animation Movie (around 20 min. duration) in the Animation Theatre. At the Gita counter, one can have a look at the display of books written by Srila Prabhupada (the founder of ISKCON Bangalore) which is available in English and most of the Indian languages. The delicious Sri Krishna prasadam is distributed freely to all the visitors during the darshan hours. Other places worth visiting includes:

Dakshinakrti (the handicraft section),
Dharani (the organic food outlet),
The Higher Taste food court (which offers varieties of delicious sattvik food) and
Annakuta Restaurant.

Few relevant information for visitors:

Darshan Timings: 4:15 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., 7:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8.20 p.m.
The temple is open all days.
Entry is free.
A guest house is located inside the temple premises.

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