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Places to Visit in Nandi

The Nandi Hills cluster — the sunrise hill fortress of Nandi Betta with Tipu’s Drop, the great Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple in the village at its base and the Yoga Nandeeshwara temple on the summit.

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DistrictChikkaballapur
RoleHill-station base
Places to visit3
What to expect

Highlights

  • Nandi Hills — The marquee of the district — a Ganga-dynasty hill fortress at about 1,478 m and a former summer retreat of Tipu Sultan, famous for its sunrise and sea-of-clouds views, with Tipu’s Drop, Tipu’s summer residence, the Amrita Sarovar tank and the old fort walls.
  • Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple — One of Karnataka’s finest temples, in Nandi village at the foot of the hill — a layered Ganga–Chola–Hoysala–Vijayanagara Dravidian complex from the 9th century onward, with twin Arunachaleshwara and Bhoganandeeshwara shrines and a beautiful stepped Kalyani tank.
  • Yoga Nandeeshwara Temple — The ancient Shiva temple on the summit plateau of Nandi Hills, the "yoga" counterpart to the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the base — a quiet stone shrine amid the hilltop.
Getting there

How to visit

  • Nearest airport: Kempegowda International, Bengaluru (BLR) ~40 km from Chikkaballapur
  • Rail gateway: Chikkaballapur (CBP) on the Bengaluru–Kolar line, with trains from Bengaluru and Kolar; Gauribidanur and Sidlaghatta are also on the line
  • NH-44 (the Bengaluru–Hyderabad highway) runs through the district; KSRTC hubs at Chikkaballapur, Chintamani and Gauribidanur with frequent buses from Bengaluru. A car is best for Nandi Hills, Gudibande, Avalabetta and Kaivara.

Distance by road

  • Bengaluru54 km
  • Mysuru196 km
  • Hassan203 km
  • Ballari260 km
  • Davanagere270 km
  • Shivamogga310 km

Road distances measured on real routed roads to Nandi 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.

Timing

Best time to visit Nandi

Weather in NandiSeasonal guide

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Today at Nandi
Sunrise6:08 am
Sunset6:29 pm
Golden hour best light5:29 pm–6:29 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:29 pm–6:54 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 278°
Moon tonight🌗 Last quarter · 49%

Sunset is in about 3 hours.

South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Karnataka. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.

Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.

Practical things near Nandi
ATMATM 224 m · 3 min walkMapped Jul 2022Directions
What the cash actually costs
  • Withdrawing from a bank that is not your own is free for a set number of times a month, then costs up to ₹23 plus GST — about ₹27 a withdrawal. This is not one of the RBI’s six metro centres, so the allowance here is the higher one: at least five free other-bank withdrawals a month, and at least five at your own bank.
  • That free allowance belongs to Indian bank accounts. On a card issued abroad your own bank’s international withdrawal and exchange charges apply instead. If the machine offers to bill you in your home currency, choose rupees — the conversion rate on that offer is set by the machine, not by your bank.
  • Given a choice, use an ATM inside or attached to a branch: it sits in view of staff and cameras, and there is someone to ask if the machine keeps your card. A machine standing alone on a tourist street is the one to be wary of. Banks are listed here alongside the ATMs, but the map data does not record which ATMs sit inside a branch — check when you get there.

Charge cap and free-transaction limits: Reserve Bank of India, in force since 1 May 2025.

Mapped within about 1.2 km of Nandi, with real walking routes rather than straight-line distances. Community-mapped data: opening hours are shown only where they are recorded, and this is not a complete list — something unmapped may well be closer. Please confirm on the ground.

Nearby bases

Where to go from Nandi

Chikkaballapur, ChikkaballapurDistrict-capital base
Town / base

Chikkaballapur

The district capital and its surroundings — the night-trek hill of Skandagiri, the Visvesvaraya birthplace of Muddenahalli, the Rangasthala Ranganatha temple and the Kandavara lake.

SkandagiriMuddenahalliRangasthala Ranganatha TempleKandavara Lake
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Gudibande Fort, GudibandeFeatured: Gudibande Fort
Town / base

Gudibande

The northern hill country — the Byraweshwara rock fort of Gudibande and the hanging-rock viewpoint of Avalabetta.

Gudibande FortAvalabetta
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Vidurashwatha, GauribidanurFeatured: Vidurashwatha
Town / base

Gauribidanur

The western taluk on the North Pinakini — the freedom-struggle memorial of Vidurashwatha, the "Jallianwala Bagh of Karnataka".

Vidurashwatha
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Temple-and-legend base
Town / base

Chintamani

The eastern taluk toward the Andhra border — the Pandava-legend Amaranarayana temple and Kailasagiri caves of Kaivara and the Murugamalla dargah.

Kaivara Amaranarayana TempleKailasagiri Cave Temple, KaiwaraMurugamalla Dargah
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Silk-town base
Town / base

Sidlaghatta

The silk-cocoon "Silk Town" of the district, with its old heritage streets and temples.

Sidlaghatta
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In the district

Where Nandi sits in Chikkaballapur district

Nearest airportKempegowda International, Bengaluru (BLR) ~40 km from Chikkaballapur
Rail gatewayChikkaballapur (CBP) on the Bengaluru–Kolar line, with trains from Bengaluru and Kolar; Gauribidanur and Sidlaghatta are also on the line
Bus / road accessNH-44 (the Bengaluru–Hyderabad highway) runs through the district; KSRTC hubs at Chikkaballapur, Chintamani and Gauribidanur with frequent buses from Bengaluru. A car is best for Nandi Hills, Gudibande, Avalabetta and Kaivara.
District HQChikkaballapur
LandscapeA hill-and-temple district of the eastern plateau north-east of Bengaluru, carved out of Kolar in 2007, on the granite Nandi range and the Andhra Pradesh frontier — the source hills of the Pinakini, Palar and Arkavathi rivers

Chikkaballapur district is known for: The Nandi Hills sunrise hill station, the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple, the Skandagiri night trek, the Gudibande fort and Avalabetta viewpoint, the Visvesvaraya birthplace of Muddenahalli, the Vidurashwatha memorial, the Kaivara temples and the Sidlaghatta silk town.

Nandi HillsBhoga Nandeeshwara TempleSkandagiri
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Nandi Hills, Nandi
PlaceNandi Hills

The marquee of the district — a Ganga-dynasty hill fortress at about 1,478 m and a former summer retreat of Tipu Sultan, famous for its sunrise and sea-of-clouds views, with Tipu’s Drop, Tipu’s summer residence, the Amrita Sarovar tank and the old fort walls.

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Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple, Nandi
PlaceBhoga Nandeeshwara Temple

One of Karnataka’s finest temples, in Nandi village at the foot of the hill — a layered Ganga–Chola–Hoysala–Vijayanagara Dravidian complex from the 9th century onward, with twin Arunachaleshwara and Bhoganandeeshwara shrines and a beautiful stepped Kalyani tank.

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PlaceYoga Nandeeshwara Temple

The ancient Shiva temple on the summit plateau of Nandi Hills, the "yoga" counterpart to the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the base — a quiet stone shrine amid the hilltop.

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Nandi Hills

The classic Bengaluru sunrise hill — arrive before dawn, dress warm, keep back from the cliff edges and mind the monkeys.

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Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple

The superb multi-dynasty temple and stepped tank in Nandi village at the hill base — pair it with the descent from the sunrise; remove footwear.

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What are the best places to visit in Nandi?

Top places to visit in Nandi include Nandi Hills, Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple, Yoga Nandeeshwara Temple — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.

How do I reach Nandi?

The nearest airport to Nandi is Kempegowda International, Bengaluru (BLR) ~40 km from Chikkaballapur. The rail gateway is Chikkaballapur (CBP) on the Bengaluru–Kolar line, with trains from Bengaluru and Kolar; Gauribidanur and Sidlaghatta are also on the line. NH-44 (the Bengaluru–Hyderabad highway) runs through the district; KSRTC hubs at Chikkaballapur, Chintamani and Gauribidanur with frequent buses from Bengaluru. A car is best for Nandi Hills, Gudibande, Avalabetta and Kaivara.

What is the best time to visit Nandi?

October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Nandi 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.

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