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Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere is the memorial at Hodigere associated with Shahaji Bhonsale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Town guide: ChannagiriDavanagere district
Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere, Channagiri

OpenStreetMap view centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

Practical guide

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Who's going?Tailor Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere to your trip
Typeheritage
Nearest baseChannagiri
DistrictDavanagere
Best timeOctober to February, preferably morning
Time neededAllow 1–2 unhurried hours, excluding the…
Places to visit4

The district administration identifies Hodigere with Shahaji’s tomb; the restrained memorial needs careful reading rather than a romantic fort narrative.

Commemoration at the samadhi is a living form of remembrance. Treat the enclosure respectfully and separate documented history from later heroic lore.

The story

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere is the memorial at Hodigere associated with Shahaji Bhonsale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

The story of Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere is the memorial at Hodigere associated with Shahaji Bhonsale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

The district administration identifies Hodigere with Shahaji’s tomb; the restrained memorial needs careful reading rather than a romantic fort narrative.

Commemoration at the samadhi is a living form of remembrance. Treat the enclosure respectfully and separate documented history from later heroic lore.

The useful way to read Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere is to slow down and keep the named subject separate from neighbouring monuments, institutions and landscapes. Current signs and staff directions settle what is open; the map centre is orientation, not an invented entrance.

Tradition and living practice

Commemoration at the samadhi is a living form of remembrance. Treat the enclosure respectfully and separate documented history from later heroic lore.

History

The district administration identifies Hodigere with Shahaji’s tomb; the restrained memorial needs careful reading rather than a romantic fort narrative.

The documented record places Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere within Davanagere district. Claims beyond the cited government, institutional and mapped evidence are deliberately avoided.

Why visit

Identify the principal structure before photographing it.

Read architecture and setting together.

Respect current worship or commemoration.

Combine it with one realistic nearby stop.

What to expect

Highlights

  • Identify the principal structure before photographing it.
  • Read architecture and setting together.
  • Respect current worship or commemoration.
  • Combine it with one realistic nearby stop.
Getting there

How to visit

  • Use the signed public entrance; ask in the nearest town which approach is in use when a rural site has more than one map pin.
  • Begin with the named subject, then choose only one compatible nearby stop.
  • Keep a daylight return margin and retain a vehicle where pickups are uncertain.
Timing

Best time

October to February, preferably morning; check festival crowds and closures.

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Today at Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere
Sunrise6:17 am
Sunset6:04 pm
Golden hour best light5:04 pm–6:04 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:04 pm–6:29 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 260°
Moon tonight🌔 Waxing gibbous · 59%

Sunset is in about 51 minutes.

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

  • Carry water and use the nearest town for dependable toilets and food.
  • A coordinate identifies the subject centre, not parking, a ticket gate or public permission.
Safety

Good to know

  • Use daylight, stable public paths and current local directions; do not climb walls, sculpture, roofs or loose rock.
  • Ask before entering worship, institutional, household or protected spaces and retain transport for the return.
Stay · eat · do · rent · see · shop

Stays, food & things to do near Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

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Channagiri Fort — Heritage site
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Heritage site
Channagiri Fort
9.1 km · ~15 min by cab

Channagiri Fort is the ruined hill fort directly above town, attributed by the district administration to Queen Chennammaji and crowned by the Bete Ranganathaswami temple.

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Sulekere — Waterfront
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Waterfront
Sulekere
13.9 km · ~23 min by cab

Sulekere, 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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Pushkarini — Attraction
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Attraction
Pushkarini
13.6 km · ~23 min by cab

Santhebennur 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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Top experiences around Channagiri

Choose a local circuit or a separate road outing. Check worship, market and forest access independently; these places do not share one admission or timetable.

Harihareshwara Temple at Harihara.

Harihareshwara Temple at Harihara.

Hoysala templeHarihareshwara Temple

Harihara’s riverbank temple is a separate heritage and worship visit.

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Channagiri Fort.

Channagiri Fort.

hill fortChannagiri Fort

A separate fort climb requiring cool daylight and its own return plan.

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Santhebennur Pushkarini.

Santhebennur Pushkarini.

historic tankSanthebennur Pushkarini

A protected stepped tank and pavilion on a separate Channagiri-side journey.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Bathi Betta.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Bathi Betta.

shrine hillBathi Betta

A separate granite hill climb outside Davanagere with heat and daylight limits.

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Before you go

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere — at a glance

TimingsThere is no single timetable for this group. Follow the linked official source or posted notice for worship, institutional, museum, forest or dam access, and keep rural visits to useful daylight.
Best timeOctober to February; morning.

Entry: No verified current public tariff is published; use only official on-site or authority information.

Photography: Photograph only from open public positions; do not cross barriers or disturb people or wildlife.

Parking: Use only a signed or locally directed space that does not block homes, gates, buses or emergency access.

Getting here

How to reach Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

  • ✈︎ By air Use the nearest practical Karnataka regional airport, then continue by road; check current flights.
  • 🚆︎ By train Use the nearest useful railhead for channagiri and verify the last road connection with Indian Railways and local operators.
  • 🚗︎ By road Navigate to the exact mapped feature centre 14.04456, 76.00281 for orientation, then follow signed or locally confirmed public access.
  • 🚌︎ By bus KSRTC and regional buses serve the wider channagiri area; confirm the last-mile stop and return before departure.
  • ⛴︎ By boat No boat component is required or implied. Do not treat an informal water crossing as visitor transport.
Getting around

Getting around Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

Move slowly on the open visitor route and ask before entering side paths or compounds.

Online taxis: App-taxi pickup is not dependable at Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere. Arrange a return vehicle or confirm a local driver before arrival.

Getting back

If you are travelling by bus or ferry, check the return service with the operator before setting out. Leave time to reach the stop or jetty after your visit.

  • 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 jetty or 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.

Do

Things to do

  • Identify the principal structure before photographing it.
  • Read architecture and setting together.
  • Respect current worship or commemoration.
  • Combine it with one realistic nearby stop.
Plan

Good to know

  • Verify access on the day.
  • Carry water and sun or rain protection.
  • Keep the return transport and daylight margin fixed.
Facilities

On site

  • Use channagiri for dependable meals, toilets, fuel and cash.
  • No unverified on-site food, drinking water, locker, guide or toilet service is promised.
Stay safe

Safety

  • Use daylight, stable public paths and current local directions; do not climb walls, sculpture, roofs or loose rock.
  • Ask before entering worship, institutional, household or protected spaces and retain transport for the return.
Getting around Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere
From the entrance
Use the mapped centre only to reach the locality, then follow the current public entrance or staff direction.
Step-free access
Ask the responsible authority for the nearest step-free viewing or worship point.
  • Use daylight, stable public paths and current local directions; do not climb walls, sculpture, roofs or loose rock.
  • Ask before entering worship, institutional, household or protected spaces and retain transport for the return.

Checked 6 September 2026 against source 1source 2. Conditions change and surfaces vary with weather — if step-free access is essential, confirm with the site before you travel.

Practical things near Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

For toilets, drinking water or a cash machine, ask at the site or a nearby business. No local service locations are available on this page.

If you need help at Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere
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.

Eat nearby

What to eat in Channagiri

Use channagiri for dependable meals and drinking water; do not assume the destination itself has refreshments.

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01

Fresh town breakfast

Eat before the last-mile journey and carry sealed drinking water.

02

Local vegetarian meal

Plan lunch in the town centre after the visit rather than carrying food into protected, sacred or waterside ground.

Nearby

What’s near Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

Local stops come first, followed by separate district outings. Check each place’s own access and return journey; this is a choice of visits, not a single walking circuit.

Channagiri Fort walls following the hill above town.

Channagiri Fort walls following the hill above town.

fortChannagiri Fort

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.

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Santhebennur Pushkarini

Santhebennur Pushkarini

heritageSanthebennur 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.

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Shanti Sagara

Shanti Sagara

lakeShanti Sagara

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.

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Paddy fields photographed beside Hadadi, showing the working rural landscape around the lake rather than a visitor entrance.

Paddy fields photographed beside Hadadi, showing the working rural landscape around the lake rather than a visitor entrance.

lakeHadadi Lake

A lake with a monsoon-season waterfall in the Hadadi hobli south of Davanagere city, a quiet local outing spot after the rains.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Kuruvada Gadde and its Rameshwara temple; the marker is not a safe crossing point.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Kuruvada Gadde and its Rameshwara temple; the marker is not a safe crossing point.

templeGadde Rameshwara Temple, Kuruva

A Rameshwara (Shiva) temple on a small island in the Tungabhadra near Kuruva, south-east of Honnali, linked in legend to the Ramayana — reached across the river when the water is low.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Devarabelakere Reservoir; the marker identifies the waterworks, not public access.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Devarabelakere Reservoir; the marker identifies the waterworks, not public access.

damDevarabelakere Reservoir

A balancing reservoir on the Tungabhadra system near Devarabelakere, downstream of the Bhadra dam — a calm waterbody and picnic stop in the Harihar country.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Kunduvada Kere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Kunduvada Kere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

lakeKunduvada Kere

A large tank on the western edge of Davanagere city, ringed by a walking path and the Glass House horticultural pavilion — the city’s main evening and birding spot.

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Nearby toilets, pharmacies, ATMs, seating and vets are community-mapped and may be incomplete or out of date. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors | Walking times © openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT

On the map

Where Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere is

The locator identifies the temple precinct. Use the currently open worship entrance and follow any procession diversions.

Good to know

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere — frequently asked

What is Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere is the memorial at Hodigere associated with Shahaji Bhonsale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Why visit Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

The district administration identifies Hodigere with Shahaji’s tomb; the restrained memorial needs careful reading rather than a romantic fort narrative.

How do I reach Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

Approach through channagiri using the exact mapped feature and confirm the final public entrance locally.

What are the current timings?

Opening arrangements depend on the place: worship sessions, museum days and controlled forest or dam access are different. Use the linked official source or a posted local notice, and plan rural visits in daylight.

Is there an entry fee?

No current fee is guessed here. Pay only an officially displayed or receipted charge.

Is the visit accessible?

Ask for the nearest vehicle drop-off and step-free public area; thresholds, uneven ground and rural approaches may remain barriers.

When is the best time to visit Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

October to February, preferably morning; check festival crowds and closures.

What are the entry fee and timings at Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

Entry: No verified current public tariff is published; use only official on-site or authority information. Timings: There is no single timetable for this group. Follow the linked official source or posted notice for worship, institutional, museum, forest or dam access, and keep rural visits to useful daylight.

How much time do I need for Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

Allow 1–2 unhurried hours, excluding the road journey.

What else is near Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

Nearby you can pair Channagiri Fort, Santhebennur Pushkarini, Shanti Sagara, Hadadi Lake.

What should I know before visiting Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere?

Use daylight, stable public paths and current local directions; do not climb walls, sculpture, roofs or loose rock. Ask before entering worship, institutional, household or protected spaces and retain transport for the return.

Read before you go

Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere guides, stories & itineraries

Stories and planning for Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

Local stories and practical reading for a visit to Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere and its surroundings.

Mapped context for Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

OpenStreetMap context centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

Local story
Why Hodigere remembers Shahaji Bhonsale
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Mapped context for Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

OpenStreetMap context centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

Local story
Reading a rural memorial without adding legend
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Mapped context for Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

OpenStreetMap context centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

Visit planning
A respectful daylight visit to Hodigere
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Mapped context for Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

OpenStreetMap context centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

Visit planning
Hodigere with one Channagiri heritage stop
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Image credits

Photographs: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (ODbL), Dineshkannambadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), Nataraj KV (CC BY-SA 4.0), Mukherjee Sujata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), Siddarth.P.Raj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), Irrigator (CC BY-SA 3.0). Wikimedia Commons.