Sheelavanthakere Lake — Attraction in Bengaluru

Sheelavantha Kere or Sheelavantha Lake - 20 Acres area : Opening Timings- 05:30 to 10:00hrs. and 16:30 to 19:00hrs. A very quite and peaceful place for the people who love the nature and calmness. The place is very neat & clean. Really a good place for walking and jogging. There is a small play area for kids also. The lake is beautiful and has relatively best track(compared with sourrounding lakes) for walking/running. One round is 1.25 kms, around 1650 steps. It is very well maintained and lot of trees / plants planted here. Lot of colourful flowers. Lake water is in good condition, there are many small and big fishes in this lake. The community along with United Way of Bengaluru, the local chapter of an international charity, United Way Worldwide, is forming a trust and plans to bring corporate volunteers to the lake to initiate rejuvenation efforts. Kudos to their effort. Within the lake area - some stretches stink and cleanliness near the benches can be improved. There are two gates - few two/four wheeler parking slots can be managed in front of the...

Sheelavantha Kere or Sheelavantha Lake - 20 Acres area : Opening Timings- 05:30 to 10:00hrs. and 16:30 to 19:00hrs. A very quite and peaceful place for the people who love the nature and calmness. The place is very neat & clean. Really a good place for walking and jogging. There is a small play area for kids also. The lake is beautiful and has relatively best track(compared with sourrounding lakes) for walking/running.

It is very well maintained and lot of trees / plants planted here. Lot of colourful flowers. Lake water is in green color and it smells bad sometimes. Within the lake area - some stretches stink and cleanliness near the benches can be improved. There are two gates - few two/four wheeler parking slots can be managed in front of the...

Sad thing about Bangalore lakes is that the storm water drains has turned into sewage lines and they empty into the lakes. The drains into Sheelavantha Kere is no exception and there are no wet lands or STP for the lake to provide sewage filteration. Consequently the lake is filthy green and pretty polluted. However the gardens and walkways around the lake is very well maintained. It is good place to get your daily dose of morning/evening sunlight and the jogs/walks. Hoping the sewage flow into the lake...