Pilgrimage Routes in Karnataka
32 places in Karnataka under pilgrimage routes. Holy places and the routes to them.
Explore with dates- Anjanadri HillKoppal, Karnataka · Pilgrimage RoutesStepped hill climb to the traditional birthplace of Hanuman, facing Hampi across the river.
- Baba BudangiriChikkamagaluru, Karnataka · Pilgrimage RoutesCave shrine shared by Hindus and Muslims on the range where Indian coffee was first planted.
- Banashankari TempleBagalkot, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesFamily goddess shrine of north Karnataka near Badami, famous for its month-long winter jatre.
- Chamundi HillsMysuru, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesTemple hill above Mysuru with a 1,000 step climb and a giant monolithic Nandi.
- DevarayanadurgaTumakuru, Karnataka · Peak TreksRocky forested hill near Tumakuru with Narasimha temples at the base and on the summit.
- Ganagapur Dattatreya TempleKalaburagi, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesDattatreya pilgrimage town on the Bhima where Narasimha Saraswati lived and left his padukas.
- Gurudwara Nanak Jhira SahibBidar, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesSikh shrine at a hillside spring linked to Guru Nanak, the main gurudwara of south India.
- Hasanamba TempleHassan, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesHassan town goddess whose sanctum opens only for a week each year around Deepavali.
- Huligemma Temple, HuligiKoppal, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesRiverside Durga shrine of north Karnataka, packed on Tuesdays, Fridays and full moon days.
- KappataguddaGadag, Karnataka · Ridge & Range TreksDry hill range and wildlife sanctuary near Gadag known for medicinal plants and ridge walks.
- Khwaja Bande Nawaz DargahKalaburagi, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesFifteenth century Sufi shrine that draws pilgrims of all faiths, busiest at the November Urs.
- KodachadriShivamogga, Karnataka · Peak TreksPopular 1343 m trek above Kollur through the Mookambika sanctuary to the Sarvajna Peetha.
- KudalasangamaBagalkot, Karnataka · Pilgrimage RoutesConfluence of the Krishna and Malaprabha where Basavanna attained aikya, the holiest Lingayat site.
- Kukke SubramanyaDakshina Kannada, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesSerpent god temple at the foot of the Ghats, famous for sarpa dosha rituals and the Kumara Parvatha trek.
- Kumaraswamy Temple, SandurBallari, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesEarly Kartikeya temple in the cool green Sandur hills, ringed by the iron ore range.
- Male Mahadeshwara HillsChamarajanagar, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesForest pilgrim hill of saint Mahadeshwara, reached by a ghat road through a wildlife sanctuary.
- MantralayamRaichur, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesRiverside matha of Sri Raghavendra Swamy, one of the busiest pilgrimages of the Deccan.
- Matanga HillVijayanagara, Karnataka · Peak TreksSteep rocky climb to the best sunrise point over the Hampi ruins.
- MelukoteMandya, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesHilltop temple town of Ramanuja with a stepped tank and the unfinished Rayagopura.
- MullayanagiriChikkamagaluru, Karnataka · Peak TreksHighest peak in Karnataka at 1930 m, reached by steps from a road head or the Sarpadhari trail.
- NayakanahattiChitradurga, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesPilgrim village around the samadhi of the 16th century saint Thipperudraswamy.
- Saundatti Yellamma TempleBelagavi, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesHilltop Renuka Yellamma shrine that draws lakhs of pilgrims for its winter full-moon fairs.
- Shishunala Sharif DargahHaveri, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesShared Hindu-Muslim shrine of the saint-poet Shishunala Sharif in his home village.
- ShivagangeBengaluru Rural, Karnataka · Peak TreksSteep rock hill with a cave temple at the base and a railed summit, 55 km from Bengaluru.
- ShravanabelagolaHassan, Karnataka · Pilgrimage RoutesJain pilgrimage town with the 17 metre Gomateshwara monolith reached by 600 barefoot steps.
- Siddaganga MathaTumakuru, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesLingayat monastery near Tumakuru known for its free schools and the memorial of Shivakumara Swami.
- Siddharoodha MathaDharwad, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesSamadhi complex of Hubballi's Advaita saint, famous for its Shivaratri chariot festival.
- Sigandur Chowdeshwari TempleShivamogga, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesGoddess temple across the Sharavathi backwater, reached by the new bridge that replaced the old ferry.
- SringeriChikkamagaluru, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesSeat of Adi Shankara on the Tunga, with the 14th century Vidyashankara temple and its zodiac pillars.
- TalakaveriKodagu, Karnataka · Pilgrimage RoutesSource of the Kaveri on the Brahmagiri hills, with a spring tank, shrines and a peak walk.
- Yadgir FortYadgir, Karnataka · FortsTriple walled hill fort above Yadgir town with rock cut tanks and a hilltop Hanuman temple.
- Yana RocksUttara Kannada, Karnataka · Rock & RappelTwo black limestone spires in Ghat forest, with a Shiva cave shrine at the base of the taller one.
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