Elephant Giving Blessings to Visitors at Kukke Subramanya Temple

Badavilinga Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Here Shiva is in the form of a linga. It is a large 3 meters high monolith carved out of a single rock stone. The pedestal of the Shiva Linga always remains submerged in water. Legend has it, that Badavilinga temple was commissioned by a power women. The…

Location: Bagalkot is located in the northern part of karnataka. It shares boundary with  Belgaum district in the west, Bijapur district in the north, Raichur district in the east, koppal district in the south and south east and Gadag district in the south. District Headquarter: Bagalkot Distance: Around 485 km from Bangalore, 141 km from…

Tungabhadra is one of the prominent rivers in the Indian state of Karnataka. Tungabhadra is formed out of the amalgamation of two rivers named Tunga and Bhadra. River Tunga and River Bhadra both originates from the Gangamoola-Aroli-Gangrikal hill range in Kudremukh National park of Western Ghats. Tunga flows through Sringeri, Thirthahalli and Shimoga town of…

The first thing we saw in Anegundi after crossing Tungabhadra river is Huchhappaya Matt. It is a few minutes walk from the river bank. From the circle, one need to take the right hand road.  Here a sage named Huchchappaiah mediated here and hence the name. The temple has ornamental carved pillars from black granite…

Distance: 347 Km from Bangalore Journey Time: By road 8 hours, by train 12 hours and by Air 1 – 1 and 1/2 hours Location: Mangalore is located at the southern tip of karnataka’s Karavali coast Route: Take NH 48 via Kunigal, Yediyur, Hassan, Sakleshpur to Mangalore. There is one more route via Medikeri, but…