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Here are the best one-day trips from Bengaluru — neatly grouped under 3 categories: Temples, Nature, and Heritage/Historic** 🚗🍃🙏✨

🛕 Temples & Spiritual Escapes

1️⃣ Lepakshi (AP)
Distance: ~120 km
Highlights: Veerabhadra Temple, Hanging Pillar, Nandi Statue
Architecture + mythology lovers’ favorite

2️⃣ Melkote
Distance: ~150 km
Highlights: Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, Yoga Narasimha Hill
Beautiful views + prasadam worth trying

3️⃣ Shivagange
Distance: ~55 km
Highlights: Hilltop temple + a short trek
Rewards you with stunning views of Tumakuru plains

🌿 Nature & Waterfalls

1️⃣ Nandi Hills
Distance: ~60 km
Highlights: Sunrise views, cycling & paragliding nearby
Best early morning trip

2️⃣ Hogenakkal Falls
Distance: ~130 km
Highlights: Coracle rides, dramatic waterfalls
Called “Niagara of India”

3️⃣ Bheemeshwari
Distance: ~100 km
Highlights: River activities, nature trails, zip-lining
Perfect for adventure lovers

🏰 Heritage & Historic Towns

1️⃣ Mysuru
Distance: ~145 km
Highlights: Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hills, Devaraja Market
Royal city + great food + family friendly

2️⃣ Shravanabelagola
Distance: ~145 km
Highlights: 57-ft Bahubali monolithic statue
Important Jain pilgrimage site + gentle trek

3️⃣ Srirangapatna
Distance: ~125 km
Highlights: Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tipu Sultan’s Fort & Palace
History + nature + riverside views

Travel Tips

Start by 6:00–7:00 AM to avoid traffic
Weekdays = fewer crowds
Pack sunscreen, cap & water (Bengaluru sun can surprise you!)
For waterfalls, check seasonal flow before visiting


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Travel Tips

Best start time: 7:00 AM to avoid traffic
Avoid temple peak hours on weekends & festival days
Carry hats, water & sunscreen — Chennai heat is real 🌞
For ECR drives → prefer morning & return before late night


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Cine News & Movie Reviews / Sarvam Maya (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 10:08:56 AM »

During the break on his music career, Prabhendu (Nivin Pauly) performs the ritual poojas with cousin Rupesh (Aju Varghese). One day, Prabhendu happened to perform the pooja for exorcism and from that night onwards he sees a young girl (Riya Shibu) at home frequently. What happens further, is rest of the story.

Positives: Humour and Emotions mixed ghost story, Many feel good moments, Actors performance, BGM.

Drawbacks: Few dull moments here and there.

Verdict: Watchable cinema.
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Cine News & Movie Reviews / Sirai (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 10:06:39 AM »

Kathiravan (Vikram Prabhu) is an armed reserve police and his long escort duty is assigned with an accused Abdul Rauf (Akshay Kumar) to produce him in sivagangai court from vellore prison. What happens further, is rest of the story.

Positives: Many engaging moments, Actors performance, BGM.

Drawbacks: Songs, Lengthy flashback portion.

Verdict: Watchable once with little patience.
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Cine News & Movie Reviews / Retta Thala (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 10:04:15 AM »

Anthre (Siddhi Idnani) rejects the marriage proposal of Kaali (Arun Vijay) by stating that she wants to live a rich life. After sometime, Kaali meets a wealthy person named Upendra (another Arun Vijay) who looks alike him. What happens further, is rest of the story.

Positives: Few good twist and turns, Actors performance, BGM.

Drawbacks: Dull second half, Backstory of Upendra & Kaali are too cinematic.

Verdict: Watchable once as a time pass after released in OTT.
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Cine News & Movie Reviews / Premante (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 10:02:22 AM »

Madhi (Priyadarshi) is running the security service business and his marriage is fixed with Ramya (Anandhi). At some point, Ramya comes to know that Madhi is involving in theft activities also along with his business. What happens further, is rest of the story.

Positives: Screenplay keeps moving without much boring, Actors performance, BGM, Cinematography.

Drawbacks: Few dull comedy sequences.

Verdict: Watchable once as a time pass.

OTT platform: Netflix.
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Cine News & Movie Reviews / The Great Flood (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 09:59:33 AM »

AI researcher & scientist Anna (Kim Da-mi) and her six years old son are trying to escape from rising flood waters in their high-rise apartment. What challenges they face further & What conspiracy surrounding them, are rest of the story.

Positives: Sci-fi mixed story, Realistic flood situation, Few good emotional sequences, BGM.

Drawbacks: Few sci-fi concepts are not clearly explained.

Verdict: Watchable once with little patience.

OTT platform: Netflix.
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Cine News & Movie Reviews / Raat Akeli Hai (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 09:57:14 AM »

Many Bansal family members are brutally killed in same night and survivor Meera (Chitrangda Singh) states that her drug addicted brother has done it. But inspector Jatil Yadav (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is not convinced and digs more. What happens further, is rest of the story.

Positives: Thriller mode narration, Many engaging moments, BGM, No songs.

Drawbacks: Slow paced second half.

Verdict: Watchable investigative thriller.

OTT platform: Netflix.
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Cine News & Movie Reviews / Avatar Fire and Ash (2025) Movie Review:
« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 09:55:14 AM »

Military operation team handshake with Mangkwan Clan aka the Ash people & attack against the Jake Sully family and their supporting people in Pandora world. What happens further, is rest of the story.

Positives: Grand and Rich visuals, Few good action sequences, Hardwork in making, BGM.

Drawbacks: Nothing new in story, Lengthy run time, Few sequences were unnecessarily over stretched.

Verdict: Watchable once for cinematic experience with little patience.
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