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[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif|thumb|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]
[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif|thumb|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]
[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg|right|thumb|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor]]
[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg|right|thumb|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor]]
'''Ulsoor''', or '''Halasuru''', is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of [[Bangalore]].  It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of [[MG Road, Bangalore|MG Road]]. It is renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
'''Ulsoor''', or '''Halasuru''', is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of [[Bangalore]].  It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of [[MG Road, Bangalore|MG Road]]. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.


==History and name==
==History and name==
The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halasuru Lake|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref>  The first [[British Empire|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>
The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halasuru Lake|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref>  The first [[British Empire|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420112152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>


There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn|date=January 2020}}
There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn|date=January 2020}}

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Halasuru
Halasooru
Ulsoor
neighbourhood
Halasuru is located in Bengaluru
Halasuru
Halasuru
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°38′E / 12.97°N 77.63°E / 12.97; 77.63Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°38′E / 12.97°N 77.63°E / 12.97; 77.63
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBangalore
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA-03
Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)[1]
A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)[2]
Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor

Ulsoor, or Halasuru, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Bangalore. It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of MG Road. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.

History and name

The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to Kempe Gowda I (1513–1569) by the Vijayanagar emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.[3] The first British military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.[4]

There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for jackfruit being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.[citation needed]

Demographics

The population of Ulsoor consists mainly of Kannada speaking population and also few other lingual with a considerable Tamil speaking minority population.[citation needed]

Population: 35891 Male: 20526 Female: 15365 Area (sq. km): 1.68[citation needed]


Location in Context

Bangalore Metro Rail

There are two Bangalore Metro Rail stations[5] located in Ulsoor:

  • Ulsoor (Located on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
  • Trinity (Located at Trinity Circle)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. London: Wesleyan Mission House. XXII: 43–46. December 1865. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore". The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons. Wesleyan Missionary Society. New III: 7. January 1869. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Halasuru Lake".
  4. ↑ "The birth of a cosmopolitan city" The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005
  5. ↑ "Bangalore Metro: Route Map". Retrieved 24 July 2012.


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