place to visit Chamaraja nagar

 Places to Visit in Chamarajanagar District.

1.BILIGIRI RANGANATH SWAMY HILL

The Biligirirangana Hills, commonly called BR Hills, is a hill range situated in south-western Karnataka, at its border with Tamil Nadu (Erode District) in South India. The area is called Biligiriranganatha Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary or simply BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a protected reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Being at the starting point of the Eastern Ghats and very close to Western Ghats, the sanctuary is home to eco-systems that are unique to both the mountain ranges. The site was declared a tiger reserve in January 2011 by the Karnataka government, a few months after approval from India's National Tiger Conservation Authority.

2.BANDIPURA NATIONAL PARK.

Bandipur National Park, established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India. Along with adjacent Nagarhole National Park, it is one of the Premier Tiger Reserves in the country. It was once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore but has now been upgraded to Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Bandipur is known for its wildlife and has many types of biomes, but dry deciduous forest is dominant.

3.MALE MAHADESHWARA SWAMY HILL.

Male Mahadeshwara Betta (Kannada: ಮಲೆ ಮಹದೇಶ್ವರ (also ಮಾದೇಶ್ವರ)) is a pilgrim town located in the Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka. It is situated at about 150 km from Mysuru and about 210 km from Bengaluru. The ancient and sacred temple of Sri Male Mahadeshwara is a pilgrim centre where Mahadeshwara lived, practiced medicine as Sidda, taught ahimsa to people in and around the seven hills. It draws lakhs of pilgrims from the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The area of the present temple surroundings is 155.57 acres (0.6296 km). In addition, the temple has lands at Talabetta, Haleyuru and Indiganatha villages. Amidst dense forest, the temple attracts not only the pilgrims but also nature lovers. The height of the hill is about 3000 feet above sea level

4.HIMAVAD GOPALASWAMY HILLS.

Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, is a hill (betta in Kannada) located in the Gundlupete Taluk, Chamarajanagar district of the state of Karnataka, India at a height of 1450m and is extensively wooded. It is also the highest peak in the Bandipur National Park. It lies in the core area of the Bandipur National Park and is frequented by wild life including elephants. Dense fog predominates and covers the hills round the year and thus gets the prefix Himavad(in the language of Kannada) and the temple of Venugopalaswamy (Lord Krishna) gives the full name of Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta.

5.SHIVANASAMUDRA.

Shivanasamudra Falls is a waterfall in Chamarajanagar districtof the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated along the river Kaveri, which forms here the boundary to the Chamarajanagar district and Mandya district.Barachukki Falls in Kollegal Taluk Chamarajanagar district and Gaganachukki Falls in Malavalli Taluk Mandya district and is the location of one of the first hydro-electric power stations in Asia, which was set up in 1902.The project was designed by Diwan Sheshadri Iyer , Diwan Sir M Vishveshwaraya.

6.KANAKAGIRI

Kanakagiri Jain tirth kshetra also known as Kanakadri and Hemantha Desha is situated at about 3 km from Maleyuru, Chamarajanagar district, 53 km from the Mysore city and 182km

From Bengaluru.

7. TRIYAMBHAKESHWARA TEMPLE

Sri.Trayambakeshwara temple at Trayambakapuri is a classical example of Vijayanagara style of Temple Architecture. As you enter the temple, you would find a Gopura, which is in semi-ruined state and as you enter it you can find the entrance similar to that of any entrance which was built during Vijayanagara times. As we proceed further, you come across a statue of Nandi housed inside a small mantapa.

As one proceeds into the temple, you can find the Navaranga the Shiva is in the form of Linga. As you take a pradakshina and come out of the temple, you will find a place which is belived to be the platform where once Wodeyars used to have Durbar. After passing thru the Durbar Hall, you will find Panchalinga behind the main shrine. At the North West corner, you will find the temple of Parvathi Devi.

The main thing which attracts the archaeologist is the presence of Shila Shasana over to the South East corner of the temple. It is located in triyambakapura village 4km to Gundlupete .

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Ashwini G k

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