What to expect
Highlights
- The stepped tank and central pavilion.
- The 16th-century Nayaka stonework.
- The adjacent Musafirkhana mosque.
Santhebennur Pushkarini
An ornate 16th-century stepped temple tank at Santhebennur, built by the Kenga Hanumantappa Nayaka chieftains, with a pillared pavilion rising from the water and a granite Musafirkhana mosque alongside. This heritage guide is organized from Channagiri in Davanagere district, with practical planning for routes, timing, nearby stays, food, operators and direct local inventory. Use it to compare what to see, how long to spend, when to go and which heritage stays, local guides, restaurants, shops, wellness options, transport and visitor services should be verified around Santhebennur Pushkarini.
Practical guide
Plan Santhebennur Pushkarini
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Typeheritage
Nearest baseChannagiri
DistrictDavanagere
Best timeOctober to February
Time needed45 minutes to an hour
EntryFree
Places to visit4→The Santhebennur Pushkarini is an ornate 16th-century stepped temple tank at Santhebennur, built by the Kenga Hanumantappa Nayaka chieftains.
It has a pillared pavilion rising from the water and a granite Musafirkhana mosque alongside.
Getting there
How to visit
- At Santhebennur near Channagiri, about 30 km from Davanagere; by road.
- A protected heritage tank — do not climb on the fragile steps or pavilion and do not litter.
Distance by road
- Chitradurga65 km
- Shivamogga75 km
- Hubballi140 km
- Harihar14 km
- Bengaluru265 km
Road km to Davanagere; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.
Timing
Best time
October to February; mornings.
Weather in Santhebennur PushkariniSeasonal guide
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Today at Santhebennur Pushkarini
Sunrise6:15 am
Sunset6:36 pm
Golden hour best light5:36 pm–6:36 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:36 pm–7:01 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.
Visitor notes
- A fragile heritage monument — take care on the old steps and mind children near the water.
Stay · eat · do · rent · see · shop
Stays, food & things to do near Santhebennur Pushkarini
Verified hotels, homestays, restaurants, experiences, sights, shops and rentals around Santhebennur Pushkarini — commission-free, with direct contact. Filter by what you need.
2 sights to see near Santhebennur Pushkarini
1 nature spot near Santhebennur Pushkarini
Top pick Historic
Heritage site
Channagiri FortChannagiri Fort is the ruined hill fort directly above town, attributed by the district administration to Queen Chennammaji and crowned by the Bete Ranganathaswami temple.
DirectionsView guide
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Waterfront
SulekereSulekere, officially Shanti Sagara, is the historic reservoir north of Channagiri credited to Princess Shantavva; use established daylight viewpoints and keep clear of open water edges.
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Attraction
PushkariniSanthebennur Pushkarini is the historic stepped tank locally called the Honda, with a Vasantha pavilion at its centre and the granite Musafirkhana nearby.
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Ranked
The best of Channagiri, ranked
Santhebennur Pushkarini sits in Channagiri, and these rank everything verified across the town rather than this one spot — built from the same listings shown above, ordered by the strength of the source evidence behind each entry rather than by anyone's star score. Every card shows how many places are really on it. Nobody pays to appear.
Nearest to Santhebennur Pushkarini, on foot
Ordered by a real routed walk from Santhebennur Pushkarini itself — the walking network, not a line on a map, which understates a real walk by about half again. A different question, and a different answer, from the town-wide lists below.
- Pushkarini556 m · 7 min
Ranked guides
Top experiences around Channagiri
3 more places around Channagiri, each worth a day of its own.
lakeShanti Sagara
16.1 km · 20 min drive
Also called Sulekere, one of the largest irrigation tanks in Asia, built around 1128 CE with a circumference of some 30 km near Channagiri — a vast birdlife-rich lake with a Siddeshwara temple on its embankment.
fortChannagiri Fort
20.2 km · 26 min drive
An 18th-century hill fort above Channagiri town, associated with the Keladi Nayaka tradition, with ruined ramparts, a hilltop shrine and wide views over the plains.
heritageShahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere
14.8 km · 19 min drive
A memorial (samadhi) at Hodigere to Shahaji Bhonsale, the father of Chhatrapati Shivaji, who died here in a 1664 hunting accident — a quiet historic monument in the Channagiri country.
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Santhebennur Pushkarini — at a glance
TimingsDaylight hours
Best timeOctober to February; mornings
Entry: Free
Getting here
How to reach Santhebennur Pushkarini
At Santhebennur near Channagiri, ~30 km from Davanagere; by road
Getting back
Work out your return before you settle in for the sunset. Public transport here thins out sharply in the evening, and Santhebennur Pushkarini is easier to reach than to leave. We do not publish departure times: there is no official live feed we are permitted to republish, and a wrong time here would strand you. Check the operator directly on the day.
- KSRTC — the Karnataka state bus operator; route and schedule enquiries. Online booking.
- Indian Railways — live running and seat availability for the nearest railhead, named under “Getting here” above.
Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.
Getting around Santhebennur Pushkarini
We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.
If you need help at Santhebennur Pushkarini
112All emergencies (police · fire · medical)The single number to call in any emergency (ERSS).100Police101Fire108Ambulance (emergency / EMS)1091Women’s helpline (distress)1098Child helpline1363Tourist helpline (India, 24×7, multilingual)
Emergency numbers are verified against official government and state tourism sources. 112 works anywhere in India.
Nearby
What’s near Santhebennur Pushkarini
Walking and driving times are real routed distances, except the few marked “straight line”, which are direct-line estimates and will read short. Routing: © openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
On the map
Where Santhebennur Pushkarini is
Good to know
Santhebennur Pushkarini — frequently asked
When is the best time to visit Santhebennur Pushkarini?
October to February; mornings.
What are the entry fee and timings at Santhebennur Pushkarini?
Entry: Free. Timings: Daylight hours.
How do I reach Santhebennur Pushkarini?
At Santhebennur near Channagiri, about 30 km from Davanagere; by road. A protected heritage tank — do not climb on the fragile steps or pavilion and do not litter.
How much time do I need for Santhebennur Pushkarini?
45 minutes to an hour.
What else is near Santhebennur Pushkarini?
Nearby you can pair Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere (14.8 km), Shanti Sagara (16.1 km), Channagiri Fort (20.2 km), Hadadi Lake (25.2 km).
Read before you go
Santhebennur Pushkarini guides, stories & itineraries
We have not published a story about Santhebennur Pushkarini itself yet. These cover Channagiri, the town it sits in, and the wider district.
Around Channagiri
Santhebennur Pushkarini sits in Channagiri, so these cover the streets, buildings and surroundings around it.
Story
Shanti Sagara: Princess Shantavva’s great tank
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Story
Santhebennur: the Honda and the Musafirkhana
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In-depth guides to Channagiri
Written about Channagiri as a whole rather than about Santhebennur Pushkarini — its history, its streets, and how to spend a day in it.
Itinerary
One day in Channagiri
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Channagiri’s two-day heritage loop
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Karnataka-wide guides & itineraries
Route-level itineraries and practical guides for the rest of Karnataka.
Image credits
Photographs: Mukherjee Sujata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wikimedia Commons.