Bangalore Festivals And Good Hotels In Bangalore

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Bangalore, also rendered as Bengaluru is the capital of the state of Karnataka. It is one of the largest metropolitan cities of the nation. And is a home to many well known educational institutes, IT companies and research institutes. The city celebrates different festivals like Karaga, Pongal, Varamahalakshmi, Ugada, etc. round the year. Read on to know more about the festivals in Bangalore and good hotels in Bangalore.

The city of Bangalore has rich traditional culture. While some festivals are exclusive of the city, others are celebrated throughout South India. The different festivals in Bangalore are:-

Karaga Festival
It is celebrated in the month of March-April. Karaga is the name given to earthen pot, symbolizing shakti. A procession is carried out by devotes at night, with the Karaga placed in their heads. The pot balancing on the head is believed to be a test of the strength of a person’s character.

Ugada
It marks the beginning of a kannada new year and falls on the second half of March or early April. It is celebrated in dedication to lord Brahma. It is believed that Lord Brahma created ...
... the world on this day. It is regarded as an auspicious day to start new ventures.

Varamahalakshmi
Laksmi puja in Bangalore is widely celebrated as Varamahalakshmi in the month of august. In this Bangalore festival, the ritual is celebrated by married ladies. They make offerings to mother Lakshmi in form of garlands of cash, jewellery and other valuables.

Kadalekaye Parishe
In this Peanut festival, the farmers celebrate the first groundnut crop of the year. The farmers worship at the Bull temple, a 15 feet tall and 20 feet massive statue of a bull carved out of a solid granite block.

Pongal, Dusshera and Diwali is the other popular Bangalore festivals which are celebrated in Bangalore as well as South India.

Good Hotels in Bangalore

Hotel Red Mount located in the centre of Bangalore is only 500 metres from the railway station and bus terminal. It enjoys a rating of 4 out of 5. Customers have given a positive review about this place, they have praises its location, environment and services. The rooms are well furnished equipped with modern amenities. It has an exclusive vegetarian restaurant Nithyothsav which serves south Indian cuisine. The room rates are cost effective and the range starts from 999.

Hotel Golden Residency is among other good Bangalore hotels. It is located in Gandhi Nagar at a distance of 1km from the railway station and bus terminal. It also enjoys a 4.5 rating out of 5 and 88% customers have recommended it, which means 9 out of 10 people will stay in this hotel. It offers Wi-Fi connectivity to the customers as well as complimentary breakfast. The room rates start from the range of 1081.

Hotel Basant Residency is among other good hotels in Bangalore. It is a 3 Star Business Class hotel. It enjoys a rating of 4 out of 5 and 80% people have recommended it. It has well furnished spacious rooms equipped with all modern amenities along with complimentary breakfast at a price range of 1596.