Villages & Hidden Gems in Karnataka
12 places in Karnataka under villages & hidden gems. Places most people drive straight past.
Explore with dates- AgumbeShivamogga, Karnataka · Hill StationsRainforest village on the Udupi ghat, home of the king cobra research station and Malgudi Days.
- AiholeBagalkot, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesVillage of more than a hundred early Chalukya temples, called the cradle of Indian temple architecture.
- AnegundiKoppal, Karnataka · Villages & Hidden GemsLiving heritage village across the river from Hampi, the first seat of Vijayanagara.
- BanavasiUttara Kannada, Karnataka · Monuments & HeritageKarnataka's oldest town, capital of the Kadambas, with the ancient Madhukeshwara temple.
- ChannapatnaRamanagara, Karnataka · Villages & Hidden GemsTown of lacquered wooden toys on the Mysuru highway where you can watch craftsmen at work.
- DharmasthalaDakshina Kannada, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesTemple town where a Jain family runs a Shiva shrine and feeds every visitor for free.
- Janapada LokaRamanagara, Karnataka · MuseumsFolk culture museum of rural Karnataka on the Mysuru road, closed on Tuesdays.
- Kateel Durgaparameshwari TempleDakshina Kannada, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesGoddess temple on a river island near Mangaluru airport, known for free Yakshagana shows.
- Kollur Mookambika TempleUdupi, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesGoddess temple in a forest village by the Souparnika river, thronged by pilgrims from Kerala.
- Kukke SubramanyaDakshina Kannada, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesSerpent god temple at the foot of the Ghats, famous for sarpa dosha rituals and the Kumara Parvatha trek.
- LakkundiGadag, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesChalukya temple village with 50 temples and a hundred stepwells, quiet and richly carved.
- Shishunala Sharif DargahHaveri, Karnataka · Temples & ShrinesShared Hindu-Muslim shrine of the saint-poet Shishunala Sharif in his home village.
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