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Gavipuram is one of the oldest localities of Bengaluru. Gavi means Cave and Puram means dwelling or locality. It is located between 2 of the oldest areas of Bengaluru – Chamarajapet and Basavanagudi.  This area gets its name from the most famous Sri Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple.   Even though I have been in Bengaluru for a long time, never had a chance to visit this and explore its history. So thanks to BengaluruPrayana for arranging a heritage walk this weekend and helping me tick this place off from my Namma Bengaluru bucket list. We were a group of 10 passionate walkers asked to meet at Kempambudhi Kere (Kere means lake) at 9 am in the morning. Our starting point of the walk was Kempambudhi Kere.   Kempambudhi Kere This lake is a lifeline of old Bengaluru especially for the people of Chamarajapet and Basavanagudi.  Kempe Gowda , the founder of Bangalore built this lake for his family deity Kempamma in the 16 th   century.  Kempegowda also built a water supply network that connected

Mysuru also known as the Royal City of Karnataka is usually the go-to weekend holiday destination for people from Bangalore and cities close-by. But other than the regular touristy places like Chamundi hills, Palace and Zoo, very less people would have explored other lesser known off beat places in this calm city.  In my blog, I will be sharing some interesting spots you can explore on a 3-day trip to Mysore. Day 1 We reached Mysuru around noon and hopped onto an auto for a drop to our hotel. The auto driver was kind enough to ask us if we are interested in seeing places around Mysuru. Then he connected us another auto driver who asked our plan, agreed us to show the 3 places we wanted to see at Rs 300 and drop us back to hotel in the evening for which we also agreed instantly. We had lunch at the hotel, and he picked us up from hotel at around 3 PM. Our first stop was the Melody World Wax Museum.   Melody World Wax Museum For the first time I did not research about a place and just we