Banashankari

Banashankari

Banashankari

Neighborhood in Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India

This article is about the locality in Bangalore. For other uses, see Banashankari (disambiguation).

Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK, is a locality spread across South and West Bangalore. Its name is derived from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's renowned temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.[1]

Banashankari temple (2013)

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Banashankari Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC)
South Bengaluru skyline as viewed from ISKCON, Vasanthapura.
Outer Ring Road in Hosakerehalli.

Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, stretching from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by Byatarayanapura, Nayandahalli, Girinagar, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Uttarahalli and Kengeri in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods.

Transport

The area boasts excellent connectivity through the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Additionally, it features a Volvo bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the Green Line of Namma Metro traverses this locality.

References

  1. [1]
    "I Change My City". www.ichangemycity.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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