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Traffic battling with each other in Bangalore city. Cars that ply together on the crowded roads include a Toyota Camry, Hindustan Ambassador, Toyota Innova, Maruti Omni, Mitsubishi Lancer, Tata Sumo, Maruti Swift and a bright yellow Tata Nano - the world's cheapest car , a Hyundai Santro, auto rickshaws, motorbikes and buses running on the streets of Bangalore, Karnataka. Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru is the capital city of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. Bangalore is known as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter. Located at a height of over 3,000 f