Bangalore:  Bangalore - a flourishing city, capital of Karnataka, industrial center and garden spot all in one. Besides being the hi-tech headquarters of India, it is the center for some of the country’s foremost scientific technological and research bodies. Visit the Lal Bagh gardens developed with lavish care since the Muslim era and which now offer a variety of century-old trees, fountains, lotus pools, terraces and an assortment of herbs and plants spread out over several acres. In the center of the park is the Glass House where thousands of colorful fragrant flowers go on show ever year in January and August. Visit the Bull Temple, the monolithic deity being the Nandi or celestial bull, a marvelous work on granite. The Mysore Arts & Crafts Center, and drive through Commercial Street past the magnificent Neo-Dravidian structure, Vidhana Soudha, the government secretariat.