Girinagar

Girinagar (formerly known as Writer's Colony) is a residential area in South West Bangalore, very close to Mysore Road. It is surrounded by Srinagar, Byatarayanapura, Hosakerehalli, Veerabhadranagar, Srinivasanagar and Banashankari 3^rd Stage.

Name Origin

Girinagar is so named because of the presence of a hill (or "giri" in Sanskrit) in the area ("nagar"). This hill is known as "Arangan Gudda". Also the area is hilly with steep roads.

How to get there

The bus routes from various parts of Bangalore are

*36A, 36B, 36E, P36A, J10 & Trunk 6 from Majestic

*37E & 37F from Shivajinagar

Driving Directions

*From Majestic Bus Stand and City Railway Station, come via Cottonpet, K.R. Market, Sirsi Circle, Timberyard Layout, Avalahalli and reach Girinagar.
*From HAL Airport, come via Domlur, Victoria Layout, Richmond Circle, Lalbagh, Basavanagudi, Hanumanthanagar, Mysore Bank Colony and reach Girinagar.
*From Bengaluru International Airport, come via NH7, Yelahanka Air Force Station, Jakkur Flying Club, Hebbal, Outer Ring Road (till BEL Circle), Mathikere, Yeshwanthapur, Government Soap Factory, Chord Road, Magadi Road Tolgate, Vijayanagar, Deepanjali Nagar and reach Girinagar.

Information

* Girinagar is divided into 4 phases, with the 2nd phase being the largest. It also subsumes areas such as Avalahalli BDA Layout, Avalahalli Village, Vishwabharati Housing Co-Op Society Layout & Hosakerehalli Layout.
* It is one of the quietest areas in Bangalore.
* Girinagar has 2 big parks - the "Vivekananda Park" having a stutue of Swami Vivekananda at the centre and the "BDA Park" in Avalahalli Layout.
* Girinagar has a yoga school "Yogashri" and a Vedic school Veda Paatshala.
* Auden Public school is located here. It is a good school.
* There is also a Sanskrit school "Aksharam" in this area, next to Sri Raghavendra Mutt.
* PESIT is a famous engineering college located in this area.
* Girinagar is famous for its hill, or "Arangan Gudda". One can see the whole of Bangalore city from this hill and also witness the sunrise and sunset. There is a temple on the top of this hill.
* Gandhi Bazaar is very close by (about 3km).

Hospitals

* Radhakrishna Hospital, Girinagar Circle
* Adarsh Nursing Home, Srinivasanagar 80 Ft. Road
* Bhadrappa Nursing Home, 50 Ft. Road
* K.S. Hospital, 100 Ft. Ring Road

Temples

* Avadhoota Datta Peetham, 2nd Phase
* Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple, 2nd Phase
* Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, 2nd Phase
* Sri Ganesha Temple, Avalahalli BDA Park
* Sri Shakthi Ganapathi Temple, Hosakerehalli Layout
* Sringeri Sharada Peetham, 80 Feet Road
* Sri Raghavendra Mutt, 80 Feet road
* Shree Ramashrama (Sri Rama Temple), 80 Feet Road
* Sri Venkatanarayanaswamy Temple, 1st Phase
* Sri Mahaganapathi Temple, 1st Phase

References

* [http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/centers/centers.html Karyasiddhi Anjaneya Temple]