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BANGALORE Bangalore is also the seventh largest city in India. There are many stories and legends related to the city. However the present look of the garden city was given to it in the 16th century. The capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore is situated halfway betwen the coasts in southern India. The witnessed great southern dynasties like the Kadambas, the Hoysalas and Vijayanagar emperors. Legend has it that the name Bangalore comes from "boiled beans" (Benda Kaluru), which were served by a humble old lady to a hungry ruler in the 10th century.
Area: 159.10 sq. km , Population: 4, 292, 223, Altitude: 920 metres ,
Languages: English, Kannada, and Tamil, STD Code: 080 The maximum temperature in July is around 320C and the minimum around 220C. It is connected by air, rail and road to all major cities of the country and has direct international connections to many cities worldwide.
The name Bangalore appears to come from an Anglicization of the native name “Bengaluru” - an adaptation of the earlier name in Kannada: Benda Kaale Uru (The Town of Boiled Beans). Apparently this rather humble name was bequeathed to the city by king Vira Ballala. In recent years, these attributes have propelled Bangalore to the forefront of the high-tech industry boom in India, and it currently ranks as India’s most developed city and one of the world’s fastest growing urban areas. Bangalore boasts of some of the oldest, and most beautiful temples in the country. The Venkataramanaswamy Temple is a 300 year old temple. Another impressive temple is the Gavi Gangadhareswara temple, an unusual cave temple. It has been designed in such a manner so that the rays of the sun pass between the horns of a Nandi Bull placed outside the temple, and thereby, illuminate the image of Lord Shiva
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The city has several institutions of Learning and Research. Many of them such as
the Indian Institute of Science, Raman Research Institute, National Institute of
Mental health and Neuro-Sciences, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
University have worldwide acclaim. The high-tech industries such as Aerospace,
Electronics, Computers and now fast spreading software have made Bangalore their
home due to easy access to a vast pool of scientists and engineers in the city. 
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