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What to do and see in Chikkamagalur, Karnataka: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Chikkamagalur, India including Sri Veeranarayana Temple, Belavadi, Z Point, Sringeri Mutt, Torana Ganapati Temple, Sharada Temple, Jamalabad Fort, Annapurneshwari Temple, Inam Dattatreya Peetha, Shri Jagadguru Badari Shankaracharya Samsthanam.
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1. Sri Veeranarayana Temple
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5.0 based on 114 reviews
Reviewed By ctheagarajan - Bengaluru, India
One of the most beautiful temples that still holds its spectacular charm after 1000 years. The temple is peaceful and serene. It is not possible to move your eyes away from the statue of Venugopalaswamy. All the moorthys are made of shaligrama and shows the expertise of the then sculptors that they look as good as new even today. The carvings outside the temple are a sight to behold too. Definitely worth the visit.
2. Belavadi
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5.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By Seema519 - Mumbai, India
This place is about 29km from Chikmagalur,It is a small,sleepy village.The Veeranarayana temple. the temple is beautiful,the single rock cut pillars are so skillfully made that they continue to amaze you.The artisans who created such beautiful temples must have been exeptionally talented and very skillful. Must go and visit these temples which are lesser known than Belur and Halebeedu temples,and take pride in our rich heritage.
3. Z Point
4. Sringeri Mutt
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 357 reviews
Reviewed By Rknair2016
Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri.is the first and foremost of the four Peethams established by the renowned 8th century philosopher saint Sri Adi Shankara, The temple is located amongst the lush green mountain ranges of the Sahyadri. Sringeri Mutt – Mythology Sringeri derived its name from the ancient Shringa Giri, the name of a hill here that is believed to have housed the ashram of Sri Vibhandaka Maharishi and his son Sri Rishyashringa. Tradition has it that when Sri Shankaracharya was passing through here, he was captivated by an unusual sight. A cobra had reared up and spread its hood to shelter a spawning frog from the scorching sun. Sri Shankara was enchanted by the divinity of the place which made natural enemies help each other. Saraswathi Devi, who was accompanying Sri Shankaracharya and his disciples in the form of a young girl called Bharathi, stayed on in the spot as Sharada Devi. Sri Shankaracharya established a matha here and it came to be known as Sri Sharada Peetham, the seat of Sharada Devi. There is another important place which you should not miss in Shringeri. Do not miss out on visiting the banks of Tunga River. Since, this river basin is considered as sacred, fishing is not allowed in the river at the shrine. Watching the fishes in Tunga River at Sringeri is a enjoyable. Visitors can also feed these fishes and watch them jumping to catch the food.
5. Torana Ganapati Temple
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4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By EkMusafir - Pune, India
This is another one of the wonderful temples we visited in Sringeri Mutt. It is located further on the left of Sri Sharadamba temple, and a little inside near the Prasadalaya. We visited this temple after doing darshan of Goddess of Learning, Sri Sharadamba, and paying homage to Sri Shankaracharya, who established the Sringeri Mutt here, and to Sri VidyaShankara, the 10th Jagadguru of the Mutt. Lord Ganesha, engraved on the Torana, popularly known as Torana Ganapati is considered very powerful and as per tradition the Sringeri Jagadgurus offer worship at this temple before embarking on any tour. The present Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal built a separate shrine for the Torana Ganapati and performed the Kumbhaabhisheka in June 2014. As luck would have it, we got to meet the two temple elephants of the Mutt as soon as came out of the Ganapati Temple. Then we proceed to the Prasadalaya where we partook in the free lunch, offered as prasad to all the devotees. It was a very good experience for us.
6. Sharada Temple
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By MahadevaS19
The beautiful architected temple for the lord sri Srigeri Sharada the Goddess of Education and Knowledge and blessings all the visitors and the best plan to start with Sringeri in the morning and to continue the Chikkamagaluru Trip
7. Jamalabad Fort
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By MSKD007
This is the best trekking place ... udring monsoons it gets tricky but we managed it .. loved every moment of it ... There are steps and then a walk to the fort which has a shed there ... This place is highly ignore by the tourism department .. but do visit for one of the best treks ever ,,, The place is scenic as well . It seems it was built by Tipu Sultan and there is large rock but not in good shape now ...
8. Annapurneshwari Temple
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4.5 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By Naresh_Madhyastha - Bengaluru, India
Goddess annapurnashweri is powerfull goddess. people visit here for different reasons. You will find free meal and breakfast here. Accomadations is not good. If you coming from Sringeri take Old route, its scenic and beautiful
9. Inam Dattatreya Peetha
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ChockalingamA4
This place is a neatly maintained burial site of a muslim sufi saint who is worshipped both my Muslim and Hindus . The person who brought coffee cultivation to India .Definitely coffee lovers must pay their homage here as he refreshes your mood everyday.
10. Shri Jagadguru Badari Shankaracharya Samsthanam
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