Kolar District - Tourism
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Kolar District - Tourism |
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Antharagange |
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Located
3 Kms from Kolar, Antharagange , a sacred stream, that pours sweet water
from the mouth of a bull. This scenic spot, known as Shatha Shringa
Parvatha, abounds in rocks of many shapes and rare flora and fauna. The
hill top resembling a snakehood- (Havina Hede), gives a bird’s eye
view of seven towns. It is a trekker’s delight, accessible from two
routes, steep steps on one side and a motorabel route on the other. The
granite temple of Neelakanteshwara, at the foothills, is an
attraction.
K.S.Sathish
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Avani |
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Known as the Gaya of the south, Avani has a cluster of Ramalingeshwara temple all within one courtyard dedicated to Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrugna as well as a Shankar Math built by the Nolamba dynasty. Legend has it, that the hill above was home to Valmiki’s ashram, where Lava & Kusha were born and raised. |
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Kolar Gold Mines |
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| KOLAR GOLD FIELDS. (KARNATAKA) This little mining town, about 22 kms, east of Bangalore, was once the pride of the erstwhile Mysore state, and also that of India. This gold mine produced a sizeable amount of gold during the days of the British Raj. It employed nationals from Britain, Italy, Germany and also a good number of Angto -Indians. |  |
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Mulbagal |
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Twenty-nine Kms. from Kolar, is Mulbagal, a popular tourist stopover, enroute Tirupati. The Anjaneya temple and the Someshwara temple, with its exquisite bronze icon of the Dancing Nataraja, of the Vijayanagar period are a great draw. The tomb of Haider Oulia, a great muslim saint and 13 Kms. away, the tomb of the 15th Century Madhwa saint, Shripadaraya are also popular spots. |
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Rangasthala |
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| On the way from Chikkaballapur to Gouribidanur, this village has a beautiful temple of Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu) in the Vijayanagar style. |  |
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Muddenahalli |
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Muddenhalli,
birthplace of Sir M. Visweswaraya, Visionary engineer and statesman and
architect of Karnataka’s progress. Visit his home, now converted into a
museum. The village of Nandi, houses the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple. It is
really a confluence of two temples and one of the finest examples of
Dravidian temple architecture. |
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Kurdumale |
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Kms. away from Mulbagal, was the capital of the Hoysala dynasty. The
giant, thirteen and a half foot sculpture of Kurdumale Ganesha and the
Someshwara temple, attract thousands of visitors from the surrounding
states. |
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Kaivara |
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This
town is associated with the epic, Mahabharatha. Known as Ekchakrapura,
this is where the Pandavas lived in exile, incognito. Bhima, one of the
Pandava brothers is said to have killed the asura (demon) Bakasura, who
was tormenting the people. Myth has it that a nearby cave in the hill,
contains the corpse of the demon, which supposedly drips blood during
Shivaratri. There is a garden complex in Kaivara, containing gardens and
musical fountains. Also, in the garden are five cottages named after the
pandavas and a mini zoo with herbarium. The temples of Amaranarayana
and Bhimeshwara as well as the Yogi Narayana ashram are worth a visit. |
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Bangaru Tirupati |
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on the famous Venkateshwara temple of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh nearby,
this temple is thronged by pilgrims, particularly during the month of Shravana(July-August).
Darshan of the deity is through a small
window in the sanctum. |
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Virupakshi |
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Five
Kms. from Mulbagal, Virupakshi has virupaksha temple built during the
reign of the Vijayanagar king Deva Raya II. The Parvati shrine here
has the figure of a lion on front of it just like Nandi in front of Siva
temples. This is rather unusual. |
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Budikote |
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is a village, about 15 Kms. southwest of Bangarpet town, whose history
dates to the 8th Century A.D. Budikote, meaning “fort of ashes”. Is
said to derive its name from an immense holocaust, believed to have been
performed there, in its hoary past. Budikote is the birthplace of Haider
Ali and a spot among the boulders in the fort, is known to tourists as the
place where his cradle was rocked. The important temples here are those of
Venkataramana and Someshwara. |
Hyder Ali or Haidar 'Ali (c. 1722 - 1782), was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Hyder Ali was a Muslim soldier-adventurer, who, followed by his son Tipu Sultan, became one of the most formidable Asiatic rivals the British had ever encountered in India. He was the great-grandson of an Islamic fakir from Gulbarga, Deccan. His father was a naik or chief constable at Budikote, near Kolar in present-day Karnataka.there is also a fort at Budikote present today at the place where he was born. He was born in 1722, or according to other authorities 1717, however the memorial in Budikote states he was born in 1720. As a youth, Hyder assisted his brother, a commander of a brigade in the Mysore Army, and acquired a useful familiarity with the tactics of the French when at the height of their reputation under Joseph François Dupleix. He is said to have induced his brother to employ a Parsi to purchase artillery and small arms from government of Bombay Presidency, and to enroll some thirty sailors of different European nations as gunners, and is thus credited with having been "the first Indian who formed a corps of sepoys armed with firelocks and bayonets, and who had a train of artillery served by Europeans." He induced Shamaiya Iyengar into his ministry as minister of post and police and later Shamaiya served under Tipu. |
For more details contact
Tourist Information Centre
Near Bus stand, Kolar
Karnataka Tourism
I Floor, F Block, Cauvery Bhavan, K.G.Road
Bangalore - 560009, Karnataka , India
Phone: 91-080-2215489, 2211285
Fax:91-080-2272403
e-mail: dtourism@blr.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.karnatakatourism.org
The Karnataka State Tourism
Development Corporation Ltd.
10/4, Kasturba Road, Queen's Circle
Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka , India
Phone: 91-080-2212901/2/3
Fax:91-080-2272580
e-mail: root@kstdcbng.kar.nic.in
Website: www.nic.in/kstdc
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