What to expect
Highlights
- Navalgund — The town of Navalgund, famous for its GI-tagged jamkhana durries — flat-woven cotton carpets made by hand on an upright loom, a living craft tradition of the district.
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The taluk town of Navalgund, 37 km north-east of Hubballi — famous for its GI-registered jamkhana durries, cotton floor spreads woven at home on an upright loom.
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Getting there
How to visit
- Nearest airport: Hubballi (HBX) ~20 km; Belagavi (IXG) ~90 km
- Rail gateway: Hubballi (UBL) Junction — a major South Western Railway hub — and Dharwad (DWR), with trains from Bengaluru, Belagavi, Hospet, Vasco and Mumbai
- NH-48 (the Bengaluru–Pune highway) and NH-67; KSRTC hubs at Hubballi and Dharwad with buses across Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra; the twin city is walkable-plus-auto, a car is best for Kundgol, Annigeri and Navalgund.
Distance by road
- Hubballi39 km
- Belagavi125 km
- Vijayapura158 km
- Davanagere184 km
- Ballari193 km
- Goa (Panaji)220 km
- Bengaluru444 km
Road distances measured on real routed roads to Navalgund 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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Today at Navalgund
Sunrise6:21 am
Sunset6:06 pm
Golden hour best light5:06 pm–6:06 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:06 pm–6:31 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 260°
Moon tonight🌔 Waxing gibbous · 58%
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.
Nearby bases
Where to go from Navalgund
Featured: Chandramouleshwara Temple, UnkalTown / base
Hubballi
The commercial half of the twin city — the black-granite Chandramouleshwara temple of Unkal and the Chalukya Banashankari temple of Amargol, the boating lake of Unkal, the Indira Gandhi glass-house garden, the great Siddharoodha math and the Navagraha Jain shrine near Varur.
Chandramouleshwara Temple, UnkalBanashankari Temple, AmargolNavagraha Jain TempleUnkal Lake
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Featured: Someshwara Temple, DharwadTown / base
Dharwad
The cultural, university half of the twin city — the Someshwara temple and old fort town of Dharwad, the Nuggikeri Hanuman temple by its lake, the poet Bendre’s Sadhankeri, and the Karnatak University campus with its research museum.
Someshwara Temple, DharwadNuggikeri Hanuman TempleSadhanakeriKarnatak University & KRI Museum
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Featured: Shambhulingeshwara Temple, KundgolTown / base
Kundgol
The town of Kundgol south-east of Hubballi — the star-plan Shambhulingeshwara Chalukya temple, in a town also known for the Hindustani musician Sawai Gandharva.
Shambhulingeshwara Temple, Kundgol
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Featured: Amruteshwara Temple, AnnigeriTown / base
Annigeri
The old town of Annigeri on the Gadag border — the seminal Amruteshwara Chalukya temple, prototype of the Itagi Mahadeva, and the birthplace of the poet Adikavi Pampa.
Amruteshwara Temple, Annigeri
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In the district
Where Navalgund sits in Dharwad district
Nearest airportHubballi (HBX) ~20 km; Belagavi (IXG) ~90 km
Rail gatewayHubballi (UBL) Junction — a major South Western Railway hub — and Dharwad (DWR), with trains from Bengaluru, Belagavi, Hospet, Vasco and Mumbai
Bus / road accessNH-48 (the Bengaluru–Pune highway) and NH-67; KSRTC hubs at Hubballi and Dharwad with buses across Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra; the twin city is walkable-plus-auto, a car is best for Kundgol, Annigeri and Navalgund.
District HQDharwad
LandscapeThe Hubballi–Dharwad twin-city district on the Deccan plateau, a cultural and commercial hub of north Karnataka, at the edge of the Malnad Ghats
Dharwad district is known for: The Chandramouleshwara temple of Unkal, the Banashankari temple of Amargol, the Siddharoodha math, Unkal Lake, the Sadhankeri of the poet Bendre, the Amruteshwara temple of Annigeri and the durrie craft of Navalgund.
Chandramouleshwara Temple, UnkalUnkal LakeAmruteshwara Temple, Annigeri
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Navalgund Durrie Weaving TownNavalgund is the place-linked centre of the GI-registered durrie tradition. Arrange any household loom visit with consent and confirm the maker and origin before buying.
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Places to visit
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Navalgund guides, stories & itineraries
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Local story
Chalukya and Hoysala signs at Shambhulingeshwara
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Visit planning
How to visit Shambhulingeshwara Temple respectfully
A practical plan for darshan, architecture, footwear, photography and the return from Kundgol.
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FAQ
Navalgund travel FAQs
What are the best places to visit in Navalgund?
Top places to visit in Navalgund include Navalgund — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.
How do I reach Navalgund?
The nearest airport to Navalgund is Hubballi (HBX) ~20 km; Belagavi (IXG) ~90 km. The rail gateway is Hubballi (UBL) Junction — a major South Western Railway hub — and Dharwad (DWR), with trains from Bengaluru, Belagavi, Hospet, Vasco and Mumbai. NH-48 (the Bengaluru–Pune highway) and NH-67; KSRTC hubs at Hubballi and Dharwad with buses across Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra; the twin city is walkable-plus-auto, a car is best for Kundgol, Annigeri and Navalgund.
What is the best time to visit Navalgund?
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Navalgund 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.
Image credits
- Navalgund:© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL · ODbL