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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 | '''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}} | ||