Shravanabelagola
The great Digambara Jain pilgrimage town on the Bengaluru side of the district — the Gommateshwara colossus on Vindhyagiri, the older basadis of Chandragiri, and the Hoysala temple at nearby Nuggehalli.
Where to go in Hassan
Featured: Chennakeshava Temple, BelurBelur
The Yagachi-river town around the Chennakeshava temple — the finest of the Hoysala star temples — with the Yagachi reservoir just outside for boating and sunsets.
Featured: Hoysaleswara TempleHalebidu
The old Hoysala capital Dwarasamudra, ~16 km from Belur — the twin-shrined Hoysaleswara temple and the Bastihalli group of Jain basadis, set by a temple tank.
Featured: Gommateshwara StatueShravanabelagola
The great Digambara Jain pilgrimage town on the Bengaluru side of the district — the Gommateshwara colossus on Vindhyagiri, the older basadis of Chandragiri, and the Hoysala temple at nearby Nuggehalli.
Featured: Shettihalli Rosary ChurchHassan
The district headquarters and rail junction — the once-a-year Hasanamba temple in town, the drowned Shettihalli church on the Hemavathi, and the Hoysala temples of Doddagaddavalli and Koravangala close by.
Featured: Manjarabad FortSakleshpur
The coffee-and-cardamom hill town on the Shiradi ghat road to Mangaluru — Tipu’s star-shaped Manjarabad fort and the Bisle ghat rainforest viewpoint.
How to reach Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola is a Hassan base for The Hoysala heartland — the star temples of Belur and Halebidu, the Jain colossus at Shravanabelagola, and the Western Ghats coffee country around Sakleshpur.
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The 17.5 m monolithic statue of Bahubali (Gommateshwara) atop Vindhyagiri hill at Shravanabelagola, carved about 983 CE — one of the world’s tallest free-standing monolithic statues and a great Digambara Jain pilgrimage site, anointed at the twelve-yearly Mahamastakabhisheka. This heritage guide belongs to the Shravanabelagola planning base in Hassan, Karnataka, with route context, best-time notes and verified inventory categories for stays, food, operators, shops, wellness and transport as they are approved.
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The smaller of Shravanabelagola’s two hills, opposite Vindhyagiri, holding a group of early Jain basadis and inscriptions and traditionally linked to the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta’s final penance under the Jain saint Bhadrabahu. This heritage guide belongs to the Shravanabelagola planning base in Hassan, Karnataka, with route context, best-time notes and verified inventory categories for stays, food, operators, shops, wellness and transport as they are approved.
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A three-shrined (trikuta) Hoysala temple of 1246 CE at Nuggehalli in Channarayapatna taluk, built by a Hoysala general, admired for its finely carved Keshava and Narasimha images and star-shaped plan. This temple guide belongs to the Shravanabelagola planning base in Hassan, Karnataka, with route context, best-time notes and verified inventory categories for stays, food, operators, shops, wellness and transport as they are approved.
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Shravanabelagola travel FAQs
What are the best places to visit in Shravanabelagola?
Top places to visit in Shravanabelagola include Gommateshwara Statue, Chandragiri Hill, Lakshminarasimha Temple, Nuggehalli — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.
How do I reach Shravanabelagola?
The nearest airport to Shravanabelagola is Mangaluru (IXE), ~170 km; Bengaluru (BLR), ~185 km; Mysuru (MYQ), ~120 km. The rail gateway is Hassan Junction (HAS) on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru line. NH-75 from Bengaluru (~185 km) via Channarayapatna; KSRTC and private buses, with taxis best for the temple and ghat circuit.
What is the best time to visit Shravanabelagola?
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Shravanabelagola 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.