Chamrajpete Bengaluru

"Chamrajpete"Named after Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar, Chamrajpet or ‘Chamaraja Pete’ as it is pronounced, was created as a residential locality after plague struck the Pete area in the 1880s. Chamrajpet was the first extension of Bangalore and was laid out in 1892. With close proximity with the City Market, Chamarajpet is a mix of cultures. KIMS, Minto Hospital, Uma Theatre were some of the well known landmarks of Chamarajpet. Apart from Tipu’s legacy, Chamrajpet is home to the ancient Rameshwara temple, which was built around 800 years ago, though exact history is unknown, some old artifacts can be seen inside temple premises. Also Chamarajendra Sanskrit College, established in 1885 as Vani Vidyashala is still one of the oldest institutions in Bangalore. Chamarajpet also has a couple of British era churches and a few beautiful mosques making the locality truly multi-cultural. Opposite Minto eye hospital is the old temple of Hanuman, consecrated by Vyasaraja in the 15th century during Vijayanagara rule. The Albert Victor Road on Chamarajpet 1st Main was named after the former Prince of Wales.Minto Anjaneya temple: The main idol of Hanuman was consecrat- ed around 400 years ago by Vyasaraja, the guru of several generations of Vijayanagara kings. Later in the 1900s, a builder discovered the idol near the fort area and installed it opposite to the Minto Hospital. This temple was renovated in 1922 and is believed to be very powerful.'Uma talkies' is been one of the most popular cinema theatres in South Bangalore since 1972. The theatre had played host to a variety of personalities like Dr Rajkumar,Ganesh, Sudeep, among others. 'St Luke’s Church': The first church in Bangalore was built in 1803 in the fort premises called the Fort church. But in the mid 1900s, the need was felt to build a hospital in the fort area so the Maharaja of Mysore allotted a piece of land in Chamrajpet to build a church. This church was completed and dedicated to St Luke in 1935.'St Joseph’s Church': This church was built in 1857 in the memory of Fr Briand and the area around the church is also called Briand Square.