HIGH GROUNDS AND PALACE ORCHARDS

Palace Orchards and High Grounds form the more stylized part of Bangalore, where houses and bungalows are larger than large. This locality is situated in the North West part of Bangalore and is about 3 km (or 10 minutes drive) from the city center. High Grounds and Palace Orchards are where several of the city's best hotels such as Windsor Manor Sheraton, Holiday Inn, Ashok Raddison and The Taj West End are located. Cluny Convent, Stella Marys, Sophia's and Kendriya Vidyalaya are the schools located in this area. Places of worship in this area are the Parsi Temple, Mallikarjunaswamy Temple, Cluny Church and the Jamia Idgah among others. In this locality are the Bangalore Turf Club, the Golf Club and the Lion's Club. Places of interest in this locality are the Race Course, the Planetarium, the Rajneesh Meditation Centre and the Chowdiah Memorial Hall.