01. Lion and Tiger Safari 9 kms - northwest of shimoga
02. Sagar 70 kms - northwest of shimoga
Venkataramanaswami Temple in Sagar
03. Jogfalls 35 kms - northwest of sagar
04. Ikkeri 4 kms - south of sagar
05. Varadamoola (river origin) 7 kms - south of sagar
06. Sridhara Ashrama 10 kms - southwest of sagar
07. Keladi 11 kms - north of sagar
Back to Shimoga
08. Kudli Sangam Tunga and Bhadra meets 17 kms - east of shimoga
09. Sakrebyle Elephant camp 13 kms - south of shimoga
10. Mattur Lake 12 kms - south of shimoga
11. Thirthahalli 63 kms - south of shimoga
Rameshwara temple and Tunga bridge in Thirthahalli
12. Kavaledurga fort 18 kms from Thirthahalli
13. Kuppalli 17 kms - south of Thirthahalli (K V Puttappa home museum)
Back to Bangalore via Bhadravathi
Note: It is better to go to Sagar first, stay for a day or two and see the places
08. Sringeri 38 kms - south of Kuppalli
09. Sirimane falls 10 kms from Sringeri
10. Horanadu 42 kms south of Sringeri
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Gargeshwari Village's Ganapati Idol - a miracle to experience
Please note this place while you visit Shivanasamudra or T Narasipur or Talakadu. The village has an age old temple with 'Gargeshwari' deity (also Gargeshwara). The deity here is 'shiva' in the form of ardhanareeshwara. The shiv linga here has the combined power of lord shiva and goddess parvati.
The temple is also famous for 'Ganapati/Ganesh' idol which weigh heavy or light when you lift after making a wish. That is to say, make a wish, pray Ganesha and lift the idol. If your wish is going to materialise then you don't feel the heaviness while you lift the 'Ganapati' idol. If you are finding heaviness while you lift the idol then assume you aren't going to succeed in fulfilling your wish. A small 'kaanike' is to be paid for every lift. No need to say here that in the first instance you should have faith.
It is also called Yantra Prashne Ganapathi or Yantrodharaka Maha Ganapathi.
This facility of lifting of 'Lord Ganesha idol' is open ONLY on Sundays.
So, here is an opportunity to know whether your wishes are going to materialise or not. Good luck.
How to get there?
Gargeshwari Village is on the Mysore-TNarasipur Road. 29 kms from Mysore Sub-urban Bus Stand.
Other places of interest near to Gargeshwari are:
(distance from Gargeshwari Village)
Agasthyeshwara temple and Sangama (rivers meeting point) in Tirumakudlu - 3 kms
Gunja Lakshminarasimha temple - 3.5 kms
Somanathapura - 11 kms
Talakadu - 18 kms
Gaganachukki Falls - 39 kms
Madhyaranga Ranganathaswamy Temple - 44 kms
Do save this information. And Happy Ganesh Festival
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Hemmaragala Village - Venugopalaswamy Temple
The Venugopalaswamy Temple is said to have been built in the thirteenth century by the Ganga dynasty. The temple has a beautiful idol of Lord Venugopala Swamy. It is believed that Sage Koundinya Maharshi visited this place and chose to meditate here. He blessed the place for growing big trees. Hence the name Hemmara.. The place is also called Kaundinya Maharshi Kshetra.
Needless to write here that the temple is worth a visit to those families who have faith.
The temple is more famous for those childless couples who are aspiring for a child. The childless couple tie lemon and cradle in the temple and seek blessings of God. A decade ago the temple became famous after a TV broadcast about the information on blessings to the childless parents. The temple has a record of all those childless parents who have been blessed with a child.
How to get there ?
By road Hemmaragala village is about 16 kms from Nanjangud Town and 39 kms towards the south of Mysore.
Chinnadagudi Hundi railway station is 9 kms from Hemmaragala village. Mysore - Chamarajanagar - Mysore train.
Nearby attractions
01. Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple is around 54 kms.
02. Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud.
03. Gunja Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Agastheshwara Temple and Sangam (rivers meet) in T Narasipura - 31 kms from Nanjangud.
From T Narasipura one can drive back to Mysore - 35 kms.
In short, you can first visit Hemmaragala, come back to Nanjangud then go to T Narasipura and drive back to Mysore or Bangalore.
Alternatively you can choose visit two places viz, Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple and Hemmaragala Venugopala Swamy Temple.
Contact number of Hemmaragala Temple Archakaru 9611833798
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ಮೊದಲಕಲ್ಲು
ಮೊದಲಕಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಆದಿಶಿಲೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಗದ್ವಾಲ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ-ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ನದಿಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ. ಅದು ಸ್ವಯಂವ್ಯಕ್ತ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸನ ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ. ಅಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೊಳ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಪುಷ್ಕರಣಿಯೆಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ದವಾಗಿದೆ.
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ಮಧುಗಿರಿ
ಸುಮಾರು 1630ರಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗಿದ್ದ ಪಾಳೆಗಾರನಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಪ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಬಂದು, ಹತ್ತಿರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ ವಿಗ್ರಹವು ಮುಳುಗಿರುವುದಾಗಿಯೂ, ಮೇಲೆತ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಟಾಪನೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂದೂ ಸೂಚನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟನು. ಅದರಂತೆಯೇ ನಡೆದು, ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಕೋಟೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಪೂಜೆ ಇಂದಿಗೂ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಬಹಳ ಜಾಗೃತ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ. ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲೇ, ಬೃಹತ್ ಲಿಂಗರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ರುದ್ರದೇವರ ಕಾಡುಮಲ್ಲೇಶ್ವರ ಎಂಬ ಗುಡಿಯಿದೆ.
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