Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK, is a locality spread across South and West

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. Its name is derived from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's renowned temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915. Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, stretching from

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to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by

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Nayandahalli Nayandahalli is a locality in West Bangalore, in Karnataka state India. It is located along the Mysore Road (SH-17). It is bordered by Banashankari, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and the Bangalore University Bangalore University (BU) is a publi ...

Girinagar Girinagar (formerly known as Writer's Colony) is an Indian residential area in South West Bengaluru, very close to State Highway 17 (Karnataka), Mysore Road. This medium-sized locality is surrounded by Nayandahalli in the west, Byatarayanapura a ...

, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and

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and

Kengeri Kengeri is a western suburb of Bangalore city, located along Mysore Road.It is bordered by Nagarbhavi and Ullal to the north, Rajarajeshwari Nagar to the east, Kumbalgodu to the west and Uttarahalli to the south. History The name Kengeri co ...

in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods.

Transport

The area boasts excellent connectivity through the

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. Additionally, it features a

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bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the Green Line of

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traverses this locality.

References

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