The Kollegal taluk on the Kaveri — the wide Bharachukki cascade of the Shivanasamudra falls, at its best in the monsoon.
Road distances measured on real routed roads to Kollegal itself, not to the district headquarters, on 24 August 2026. Driving time is deliberately not published: free-flow routing badly understates a Deccan single-carriageway highway, so allow more than the distance suggests.
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The district town at the foot of the hills — the Wodeyar-built Chamarajeshwara temple and the gateway to the BR Hills, MM Hills and Bandipur circuits.
Featured: Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple, BR HillsThe Biligiriranga hills where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet — the hilltop Biligiri Rangaswamy temple and the BRT Tiger Reserve, home to the Soliga people and rich wildlife.
Featured: Male Mahadeshwara HillsThe seven Male Mahadeshwara hills in Hanur taluk — the great Madappa Shaiva pilgrimage temple reached by a forest ghat road.
Featured: Bandipur National ParkThe Gundlupet taluk on the Mysuru–Ooty highway — the Bandipur tiger reserve and the misty Himavad Gopalaswamy peak with its Venugopalaswamy temple.
Chamarajanagar district is known for: The BR Hills and Bandipur tiger reserves, the MM Hills and Himavad Gopalaswamy hill temples, the Chamarajeshwara temple, and the Bharachukki cascade of the Shivanasamudra falls.
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The nearest airport to Kollegal is Mysuru (MYQ), ~60 km; Bengaluru (BLR), ~180 km. The rail gateway is Chamarajanagar (CMNR), the line terminus, with trains from Mysuru and Bengaluru. NH-948 and NH-766; KSRTC and private buses from Mysuru (~60 km) and Bengaluru (~180 km); a vehicle is best for the hill temples and reserves.
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Kollegal and the rest of Karnataka. March to May is hot on the plains, and the June–September southwest monsoon brings the main rains, heaviest along the coast and Western Ghats.