Nepal's flag carrier began flying to Bangalore, an emerging pilgrimage destination for Nepalis headed for a darshan of Sai Baba at his two ashrams of Whitefield and Prashanti Nilayam. Royal Nepal Airlines is to fly twice weekly to the south Indian city which is also India's leader in multimedia and information technology. Besides, Bangalore, Royal Nepal has regular flights to New Delhi, Calcutta and Mumbai in India. A roundtrip-ticket for the roughly two-and-a-half hour flight costs Rs 16,800.