Bangalore, a surprising and multifaceted city. On the one hand, it is a modern city, but this modernity rubs shoulders with a world that still belongs to the past. I wouldn't talk about dirt or poverty. I come across this on every trip to the Philippines and it must be remembered that a very dense population does not facilitate this. Walking the streets of Bangalore is truly intoxicating. I would not speak of the incessant noise of the horns, which serve a bit of everything for the drivers. I would speak above all of the smells of the streets, the smells of incense when we walk. A city best explored on foot or by bus, like many many cities.
As usual, I googled, my friend, to see the highlights. From there, I try to build a visit, walking does not scare me. Afterwards, all that remains is to load the itinerary on my phone, and off I go for a day of riding.

Mysore, a magnificent city to discover with a local driver who will take you to the various temples as well as to the Palace of Mysore. It is a city as I like them. It's not a country town but it remains on a human scale despite its congestion at rush hour. In India, you have to be patient. Perhaps the founder of Yoga had a vision of the future and did everything to help his future motorists put the time spent in traffic into perspective.... Smiles...
I had also forgotten another animal presence in India. You had to remember "The Adventures of Indiana Jones". The monkeys are very present on the temples, walking on the different buildings, asking for food, for some.

When visiting the temples, Saiprasad was a great help because I did not know all the customs. Thanks again to you my friend. He also made me taste many things and he took me to the fountains of lights for the Divali festival, an important festival since it is the equivalent of our New Year.

The toponym Bangalore is the anglicized version of Benga??ru, the name of the city in Kannada. The oldest reference to the name Benga??ru is an inscription carved in a 10th-century v?ra gallu (in Hindi, literally a "hero's stone" extolling the merits of a warrior). In this inscription found in Begur, Bengaluru is described as the location of a battle that took place in 890.
It was built around a fort built in 1537. It was one of the seats of the British administration from 1831 to 1881, when it was returned to the Maharaja of Mysore. Bangalore is historically a city of military garrison during the British Raj, then preferred to Mysore and Chennai because of its small population.
From the 90s, Bangalore becomes the most important Indian center in the technologies of the information, with a significant upgrade. It has become a considerable university, scientific and economic centre. The agglomeration is considered as the Indian "Silicon Valley" and the example of a center of competence of world importance.

The name Mysore is an anglicized version of Mahish?ru which means Mahisha's abode in Kannada. The common name Mahisha in Sanskrit means buffalo. But in this territorial context however, Mahisha refers to Mahishasura, a mythical demon who could take the form of a human being or a buffalo and who, according to Hindu mythology, ruled over the territory that became the kingdom of Mysore. This area was known in Sanskrit as Mahí?haka or what belongs to Mahishasura.
Mysore was the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore for nearly six centuries, from 1399 to 1956. The kingdom was ruled by the Dynasty of Wodeyar. The Wodeyars were patrons who contributed significantly to the cultural and economic growth of the city and the state. This rich culture and the monuments of the city have earned it the nickname of cultural capital of Karnataka. The kingdom reached its peak of military power and domination in the second half of the 18th century, in the 1760s and 1770s, under the de facto reign of Sultans Haidar Ali and Tipû Sâhib (the Tiger of Mysore), his son, who demolish parts of Mysore to wipe out the legacies of the Wodeyar dynasty. It was at this time that the kingdom of Mysore came into conflict with the Marathas, the British and the Nizams of Golkonda (India), leading to the four Wars of Mysore. After Tipu's death in the Fourth Mysore War in 1799, the capital of the kingdom reverted from Srirangapatna to Mysore and the kingdom was awarded by the British to their allies in the Fourth Mysore War. The ancient kingdom of Mysore is transformed into a principality under the suzerainty of the British Crown. Former Wodeyar rulers are reinstated as puppet monarchs now called Maharaja.