We had visited The new Model Village set
at Jakkur when my grandchildren came on holidays last month. The new model village is a very popular tourist attraction in Bangalore. It is spread
across four acres of land within
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Education and opened to the public in late 2020.
What is so special about
this model village, you may wonder. A visit to this place will give you a
glimpse to village life and how the villages function. It is a close to reality sculptural journey with more than 1000
sculptures, into the cultural heritage of Karnataka's villages. You can see
various depictions of village life like siblings playing in a house, classes
conducted in a village school, the role of domestic animals in the life of
villagers, how the letters are delivered by a postman, how a panchayat works,
and home scenes from a regular day in a village and more. It is a great place to take
your city born children to know about the village life. Apart from this, they
can also enjoy live pottery, mehendi and tanga.
They also have a vegetarian restaurant where you can get various types of village food.
There is also a gift shop
where you can buy some village stuff such as pure honey, ghee, coconut oil,
soap, papads and more items.
This model village theme park is like a
statue museum with stations arranged in series that depicts various themes in a
typical village life.
Admission fee for
adults –
Rs.150/- on weekdays,
and Rs.200/- on Saturdays, Sundays & Govt holidays.
For children (3 to 14 years) – Rs.100/-
Ample parking space is also available.
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