One of India's five Nehru planetariums, the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bangalore is named after the country's first Prime Minister. New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Allahabad are among the other locations. The one in Bangalore was founded in 1989 by the Bangalore City Corporation and has since made a substantial contribution to public enjoyment and science popularisation.

The BASE has been in charge of the program since 1992. BASE (Bangalore Association for Science Education) is a non-profit organization that is governed by the Karnataka Society Registration Act. The Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, provides the majority of its funding. The BASE Governing Council is made up of notable scientists, educators, and Karnataka government officials. Every year, more than 2 lakh individuals visit this site.

Having a 15-meter-diameter dome, the Planetarium in Bangalore also has an auditorium that can hold 210 people at a time. The sky theater inside the planetarium is a centrally located, air-conditioned structure with a 15-meter hemispheric dome and 210 reclining seats in a uni-directional viewing arrangement.

Exploring the Universe Show

Exploring the Universe takes place at 12:30 p.m. in Kannada and 4:30 p.m. in English, and is an exploration of the vastness of the universe we live in. The presentation lasts around 35 minutes, and the youngsters will enjoy every minute of it. It is the planetarium's first performance since upgrading its projection equipment, and it provides a rudimentary understanding of planets, nebulas, and other space phenomena.

Down of the space age show

The film Dawn of the Space Age chronicles humanity's evolution into the space travelers we are today. The show starts with the first attempts at space exploration, progressing to the first successful satellite launch, moon landings, and so on.

Know your stars show

Know Your Stars is a monthly television show that airs on the first Sunday of the month. The show's main goal is to teach viewers the fundamentals of astronomy, such as how to read a sky chart and how to see the night sky. Visitors can look via special telescopes at the numerous planets and stars that orbit the Earth.

Show of Natural Selection

Natural Selection is a documentary that shows how Charles Darwin came up with his theory of evolution. It chronicles his trip to the Galapagos Islands, the enormous diversity of animal species he saw there, and the different analyses he conducted throughout his life. The program is about 40 minutes long and is usually aired at the request of the audience.

Sky Theater visit

This is the planetarium's best feature. It's a centrally located, air-conditioned structure with a 15-meter hemispheric dome and 210 reclining seats in a uni-directional viewing arrangement. It puts on shows about history, science, tales, cultural themes, and so on. The amazing images, combined with the appropriate music and narration, make for engrossing presentations.

Explore the Exhibition Hall

The exhibition hall is noted for its themed displays based on the sky-current theatre's shows. You can look at astrological data through posters, short video clips, and running discussion boards. Mr. Ramamurthy's piece of art in the hall is quite engaging.

• Food should not be brought into the projector halls.
• If you're taking a group of students, arrive an hour before the show's scheduled start time.
• Keep the halls quiet and tidy.
• The show may be canceled if there are only a few visitors, so call ahead.
• The Sky Theatre does not allow children under the age of five to enter.
• Keep the planetarium clean and neat by not littering.
• The Gallery's displays must not be touched.
• On days when there is a lot of foot traffic, only two tickets are given out to each person. As a result, if you're visiting the planetarium with a group, more than one person will need to stand in line.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is open to the public all year. All national holidays are observed by the planetarium's closure.

• Basavanna Statue (650 meters)
• National Military Museum (1.1 km)
• National Gallery of Modern Art (1.2 km)
• Bangalore Turf Club Race Course (1.2 km)
• Cubbon Park, Shivaji Nagar (1.2 km)
• Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park (1.3 km)
• Bangalore Palace (3.0 km)

• Every year, millions of scientific enthusiasts visit this education center and museum to see the sky theatre, exhibition hall, science park with 40 displays, dazzling 3D space shows, and monthly educational programs.
• Children can watch their classroom-taught physics experiments, such as resonance in wide space, in action at the Bangalore Planetarium's Science Park.
• Special astronomical occurrences, such as the sighting of a specific planet or eclipses, can be observed directly through the telescope.