Explore the authentically South Indian Malleshwaram this coming weekend. This tour will give a peek into South Indian life through its temples, street shopping, freshly brewed filter coffee and one of Bangalore's best dosas.
Malleswaram was visualised and built as a suburb in 1900s, where the affluent and the middle-class stayed. It was far enough from the central business district i.e. the old city, but close enough to take a short horse carriage ride or later, in a vintage car. Today it is a busy area, with a mall, temples, traditional markets, swanky buildings and old world bungalows; a classic juxtaposition of old and new.
And we will try to explore this traditional, South Indian and yet Modern suburb on a fun Yulu bike ride. We ride through the temple streets of Malleshwaram, the colorful Sampige Road market,visit an old English bungalow & end the tour at an iconic eatery.
What is included in the tour
Snacks. Water Bottles.
- Wander through lanes of Malleshwaram, glimpse in to its history and visit century old temples
- street shopping for hand-woven flowers and pooja materials
- freshly brewed filter coffee and Malleshwaram's iconic food stores - all with a bike ride
The olden day suburb now at the heart of the city, Malleswaram evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and curiosity among Bangaloreans and outsiders alike. A large modern mall and the typically South Indian street shopping side-by-side, Malleswaran presents to you a quintessential slice of the south Indian life, modern and age-old.
Malleswaram was visualised and built as a suburb, where the blue collar middle-class stayed, far enough from the central business district of the day, but close enough to take a short ride by horse carriage, or in rare cases by car. As employees of the British government or the Mysore Raj, or researchers and scientists at the IISc, the early inhabitants of Malleswaran tended to be upper middle class, mostly Brahmins, Bharatanatyam patrons, the influence of which can be seen to this day.
Exploring this authentically South Indian Malleshwaram, this walk take you through delights of south Indian life: in Hindu temples, street shopping for hand-woven flowers and pooja materials, freshly brewed filter coffee and one of Bangalore's best dosas.
