Brindavan Gardens

Brindavan Gardens was established in 1927.  It is adjacent to the Krishnarajasagara Dam and was designed as a beautification project for the area next to the dam.  The park is famous for its fountains, one of which is Bellagio-like and spouts water in sync to music.  We arrived at the gardens in the evening, as the sun was going down.  As I mentioned, this was on the Independence Day weekend and the place was packed.  How packed?  The country has 1.2 billion people and they were all at Brindavan Gardens.

The Royal Orchid Hotel

 It was quite easy to get separated in the crowd, so we - all 10 of us - held on to the shoulder in front of us as we walked, single-file, through the gardens.  The gardens are laid out on three tiers and the stairway up some of the tiers is quite long.  So, some people opted out of walking up the final staircase.

As we approached the top tier, the sun was almost completely down.  Luckily, I found the no-flash setting on the camera and took some decent pictures in low light, as long as I held it completely still.

Leaving Brindavan Gardens was an adventure unto itself.  The van was running low on diesel and the line to exit was... well, imagine the crowd leaving a sports event or stadium concert with on small two lane road. We shut off the engine instead of idling and opened the windows.  We made it out and reached a gas station, but it was the most exciting time I've had in a traffic jam.

Everyone's smiling because we're leaving