What is "banashankari"

Banashankari may refer to:

• Banashankari, a locality in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
• Banashankari Amma Temple, a Hindu temple located at Cholachagudd near Badami, in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India
• Banashankari Temple, Amargol, a Hindu temple located in between Dharwad and Hubli, Karnataka, India

Banashankari (ಬನಶಂಕರಿ), abbreviated as BSK, is a suburb near to South Bangalore. It gets its name from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's oldest and well known temples, which was constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915. Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, extending all the way from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road. It is bound by Girinagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west, Basavangudi in the north, Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Padmanabhanagar, Kumaraswamy Layout, ISRO Layout, Vasanthapura and Uttarahalli in the south.

Banashankari (Kannada: ಬನಶಂಕರಿ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by M Peethambaram. The film stars K. R. Vijaya, Kalyan Kumar, K. S. Ashwath and S. Shivaram in lead roles. The film had musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.