What to expect
Highlights
- Doddabasappa Temple, Dambal — A Western Chalukya Shiva temple at Dambal (c. 1124 CE) built on a rare 24-point stellate plan, its polygonal star-shaped vimana ringed by bands of carving and fronted by a large Nandi.
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The temple town of Dambal in Mundargi taluk — the unique 24-point star-plan Doddabasappa temple of the Western Chalukyas.
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Getting there
How to visit
- Nearest airport: Hubballi (HBX) ~55 km; Belagavi (IXG) ~150 km; Bengaluru (BLR) ~420 km
- Rail gateway: Gadag Junction (GDG) on the Hubballi–Guntakal and Solapur lines, with trains from Hubballi, Bengaluru, Vijayapura and Solapur
- NH-67 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Hubballi (~55 km), Koppal, Bagalkot and Bengaluru (~420 km); a car is best for Lakkundi, Dambal, Lakshmeshwar and Gajendragad.
Timing
Best time to visit Dambal
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Today at Dambal
Sunrise6:15 am
Sunset6:38 pm
Golden hour best light5:38 pm–6:38 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:38 pm–7:03 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 278°
Moon tonight🌗 Last quarter · 51%
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.
Nearby bases
Where to go from Dambal
Featured: Trikuteshwara Temple, GadagTown / base
Gadag
The twin district town of Gadag-Betageri — the Trikuteshwara temple with its lathe-turned Saraswati pillars, the Veeranarayana temple of the poet Kumaravyasa, and the Binkadakatti zoo; a base for the Lakkundi and Dambal temple runs.
Trikuteshwara Temple, GadagVeeranarayana Temple, GadagBinkadakatti Zoo
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Featured: Kasivisvesvara Temple, LakkundiTown / base
Lakkundi
The old Chalukya capital of Lakkundi, "the town of 101 temples and 101 wells" — the twin Kasivisvesvara temple, the Brahma Jinalaya basadi, the Nanneshwara and Manikeshwara temples with their carved stepwell, and the ASI sculpture museum.
Kasivisvesvara Temple, LakkundiBrahma Jinalaya, LakkundiNanneshwara Temple, LakkundiManikeshwara Temple, Lakkundi
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Featured: Magadi Bird SanctuaryTown / base
Shirahatti
The Shirahatti belt south of Gadag — the Magadi bird wetland with its wintering bar-headed geese and the Kappatagudda biodiversity hills.
Magadi Bird SanctuaryKappatagudda Wildlife Sanctuary
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Featured: Someshwara Temple, LakshmeshwarTown / base
Lakshmeshwar
The ancient town of Lakshmeshwar (Puligere) — the walled Someshwara temple with its many inscriptions and the 8th-century Shankha Jain basadi with its Sahasrakuta pillar.
Someshwara Temple, LakshmeshwarShankha Basadi, Lakshmeshwar
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Featured: Gajendragad FortTown / base
Gajendragad
The north-east corner of Gadag around Gajendragad — the Maratha hill fort and its Kalakaleshwara shrine, and the twin-towered Naganatha temple at nearby Sudi.
Gajendragad FortNaganatha Temple, Sudi
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Featured: Itagi Bhimambika TempleTown / base
Ron
The Ron belt (ancient Dronapur) — the Bhimambika goddess temple and its Chalukya Shambhulinga shrine at Itagi.
Itagi Bhimambika Temple
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Featured: Nargund FortTown / base
Nargund
The town of Nargund — the ancient hill fort of the 1857 Nargund revolt above the Malaprabha plain.
Nargund Fort
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In the district
Where Dambal sits in Gadag district
Nearest airportHubballi (HBX) ~55 km; Belagavi (IXG) ~150 km; Bengaluru (BLR) ~420 km
Rail gatewayGadag Junction (GDG) on the Hubballi–Guntakal and Solapur lines, with trains from Hubballi, Bengaluru, Vijayapura and Solapur
Bus / road accessNH-67 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Hubballi (~55 km), Koppal, Bagalkot and Bengaluru (~420 km); a car is best for Lakkundi, Dambal, Lakshmeshwar and Gajendragad.
District HQGadag-Betageri
LandscapeCentral-north Karnataka plateau district in the Kalyana-Karnataka Deccan, on the Malaprabha–Tungabhadra watershed, ~650 m
Gadag district is known for: The Chalukyan temples and stepwells of Lakkundi, the Trikuteshwara and Veeranarayana temples of Gadag town, the 24-point star Doddabasappa temple at Dambal, the Someshwara temple and Jain basadis of Lakshmeshwar (Puligere), the Gajendragad hill fort, and the Magadi bird wetland and Kappatagudda hills.
Kasivisvesvara Temple, LakkundiDoddabasappa Temple, DambalMagadi Bird Sanctuary
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What are the best places to visit in Dambal?
Top places to visit in Dambal include Doddabasappa Temple, Dambal — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.
How do I reach Dambal?
The nearest airport to Dambal is Hubballi (HBX) ~55 km; Belagavi (IXG) ~150 km; Bengaluru (BLR) ~420 km. The rail gateway is Gadag Junction (GDG) on the Hubballi–Guntakal and Solapur lines, with trains from Hubballi, Bengaluru, Vijayapura and Solapur. NH-67 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Hubballi (~55 km), Koppal, Bagalkot and Bengaluru (~420 km); a car is best for Lakkundi, Dambal, Lakshmeshwar and Gajendragad.
What is the best time to visit Dambal?
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Dambal 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
- Doddabasappa Temple, Dambal:P. Madhusudan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC0