Hulimavu is an upcoming elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Pink Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station serves mainly the Christ University (Bannerghatta Road), and the nearby prime locations such as Royal Meenakshi Mall, Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwara Temple, Hulimavu Police Station and Kothanur Metro Depot, which will handle all the Pink Line train sets for maintenance purposes.
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Arekere Lake is situated in the Arekere - Hulimavu area of the city of Bangalore. Originally spread over an area of approximately 37 acres, the lake is bounded on the west by Bannerghatta Road, on the north by BDA Eighty Feet Road, on the east by Shantinikethan Layout and on the south by Hulimavu Main Road. According to the BBMP website, the perimeter of the lake is about 3 kilometres. It was possibly a manmade water reservoir created approximately 100 years ago.
The lake is under the jurisdiction of the Bangalore Development Authority. As is the case with many other lakes in Bangalore, in the last two decades the Arekere Lake has been encroached upon by real estate developers, and the current extent of the lake has been estimated to be only approximately 25 acres. Also due to rapid urbanization of the rain catchment area of the lake and the consequent lack of seasonal water filling, by the end of the first decade of the 21st century the lake had nearly dried up. In October 2012 the lake was breached, and sewage water flowing out of the lake flooded the nearby residential areas. Following the floods, BDA prepared a detailed plan for the development of the lake at a cost of Rs.14 crore.
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AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School is a private co-educational school located in Arekere ,Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.
The school is managed by the Amrith Educational & Cultural Society which was started in 1986.
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BGS National Public School is a CBSE affiliated school located in the Hulimavu suburb of Bangalore. school is sala;;a;a;;a;a;a;a;
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The Hulimave cave temple, also known as the Hulimavu Shiva Cave Temple or simply the Cave Temple, is located in Hulimavu, Bannerghatta Road, Karnataka, very close to the BGS National Public School. The Cave Temple is administered by the Sri Sri Bala Gangadaraswami Mutt. It is stated that a saint Sri Ramanand Swamiji did tapas in the cave for many years and his samadhi is also found inside.
There are three main deities consecrated inside. A Shiva Lingam occupies the center, on one side there is a Devi idol and on the other side, an idol of Ganesha has been consecrated. On the other side of the cave, a very old dhyana mantap is also found. The cave has been declared as a 2000 year old single rock cave. The temple is placed within the natural cave inside the rocks. The detailed history of the temple is however not available, but it was stated that the temple is as old as 4–5 hundred years, founded by Sri Sri Balagangadaraswami.
Visitors are encouraged to learn about and go around to each of the deities inside the cave. The samadhi with the photo of the saint is also there. For unknown reasons such temples have not gained publicity even though those who know the temple visit it very often.
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Arekere is a residential area located along Bannerghatta Road in South Bangalore..The name Arekere originates from a water reservoir in the area. It is divided into two halves by Bannerghatta Road. To its northeast lies Vijaya Bank Employees Layout, to its southeast lies Hulimavu, Doresanipalya and Panduranga Nagar lie along its west.
Residential areas within Arekere include Arekere Mico Layout, which is a BDA layout developed in the late 1970s, Ramaswamy Layout, Samrat Layout, Pandurangnagar, Puttenhalli, Hulimavu, Bilekahalli, Shantiniketan Layout and Sarvabhoumanagar.
As per the latest updates, this metro station, under the first phase, covering a total distance of 7.5 km elevated stretch (Kalena Agrahara - Tavarekere), is expected to be operational around May 2026 instead of December 2025.