The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Honnavar, Karnataka

Kodlamane is an ancient Tirtha Kshetra and Hindu pilgrimage site where Shree Vishnumurthy Temple is located. It is located in a beautiful hill forest. As per local legend the temple was discovered in the middle of dense forest centuries back. The temple is very beautiful which will take the pilgrims to the world of devotion. There is no other place in Brahmand like this.

Areca Farms are unique to the region and if you are travelling around Honavar you should definitely spend couple of hours at our Areca Farm. Discover the natural beauty of Areca Farms and take a lot of photos. An English-speaking tour guide will be present to welcome you and tell about various other plants in the farm.

Shri Veeranjaneya Kshethra, Bangaramakki, drawing hundreds of devotees seeking solace at the feet of Shree Ramabhaktha Hanuman every day round the year, is located at Gerasoppa, the historical capital of Pepper Queen fame Rani Chennabhairadevi. This is on the bank of the holy river Sharavathi, flowing graciously after jumping from a height of 830 feet forming the world famous Jog Falls in the heart of Malenadu and in the vast stretch of evergreen woods on the Sahyadri range of mountains in Karnataka South India. It is situated at a distance of 45 kilometers from Talaguppa and 32 k.m before reaching Honnavar on National Highway no.206, popularly known as B.H Road or Bangalore Honnavar Road. The nearest Airports are at Goa (90km) and Mangalore (80 km). The Idol of Anjaneya When Vedamoorthi Brahmashree Shri Ganesh Bhat had the inner call from Lord Hanuman to build a shrine for him, the idol of Anjaneya was found ready waiting for installation at a place near Mirjan in Kumta Taluk after a Jalaadhivasa of 15 years. Earlier, during the Jalaadhivasa period many people who wanted to have the idol for installation did not get divine consent sought according to the traditional system of “Deva prashne” as if the idol was kept reserved for installation at Bangaramakki by a divine plan. Darshanaa A unique feature of the Kshethra is the 400 years old tradition of ‘Darshanaa’ during which the presiding deity of the temple, Anjaneya is believed to listen to the woes and submissions of the devotees and speak to them through the mouth of the hereditarily ordained priest. At present, Shri Maruthi Guruji, the Dharmadhikari or the high priest of the temple, ordained by his father Vedamoorthi Brahmashree Shri Ganesh Bhat is continuing the tradition of Darshanaa i.e. the spiritual counseling, for the devotees seeking solution for their problems of varying nature like crises in spiritual pursuits, domestic and family conflicts, physical, physiological and psychological ailments, education, career prospects, business etc. The message carried by the words of mouth of the beneficiaries of ‘Darshanaa’ has reached far and wide, even beyond the borders of the country that the number of persons seeking “Darshanaa” is always on rise. ’Darshanaa’ takes place between 7am to 12pm, on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday only, excluding Ekadashi, Poornima and Amavasya falling on these days.