Bengaluru
Bengaluru, formerly Bangalore, is the largest city in southern India and the capital of the state of Karnataka. A cosmopolitan city, Bengaluru was developed around what was once a mud fort of a feudal lord. Wikivoyage
Population 12,327,000 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in India
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
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Museum of Art and Photography Museum · 430 m -
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Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Museum · 430 m -
Queen Victoria Memorial · 150 m -
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Bangalore Aquarium Aquarium · 170 m -
Statue of Edward VII Memorial · 520 m - Gallery G Gallery · 290 m
- BLR Design Centre Gallery · 300 m
- MKF Museum of Art Gallery · 700 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bengaluru International Film Festival
February
The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres, including documentaries from around the world.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 48 places to eatSomewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.