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Places to Visit in 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.

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Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola
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DistrictHassan
RoleJain pilgrimage base
Places to visit3
What to expect

Highlights

  • Gommateshwara Statue — 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.
  • Chandragiri Hill — 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.
  • Lakshminarasimha Temple, Nuggehalli — 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.
Getting there

How to visit

  • Nearest airport: Mangaluru (IXE), ~170 km; Bengaluru (BLR), ~185 km; Mysuru (MYQ), ~120 km
  • Rail gateway: 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.

Distance by road

  • Hassan52 km
  • Mysuru85 km
  • Bengaluru143 km
  • Shivamogga178 km
  • Mangaluru216 km
  • Davanagere256 km

Road distances measured on real routed roads to Shravanabelagola 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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Best time to visit Shravanabelagola

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Sunrise6:13 am
Sunset6:34 pm
Golden hour best light5:34 pm–6:34 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:34 pm–6:59 pm
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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.

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Nearby bases

Where to go from Shravanabelagola

Belur, BelurHoysala temple base
Town / base

Belur

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.

Chennakeshava Temple, BelurYagachi Dam
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Hoysaleswara Temple, HalebiduFeatured: Hoysaleswara Temple
Town / base

Halebidu

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.

Hoysaleswara TempleJain Basadis, Halebidu
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Hasanamba Temple, HassanFeatured: Hasanamba Temple
Town / base

Hassan

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.

Hasanamba TempleShettihalli Rosary ChurchLakshmi Devi Temple, DoddagaddavalliBucesvara Temple, Koravangala
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Manjarabad Fort, SakleshpurFeatured: Manjarabad Fort
Town / base

Sakleshpur

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.

Manjarabad FortBisle Ghat View Point
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In the district

Where Shravanabelagola sits in Hassan district

Nearest airportMangaluru (IXE), ~170 km; Bengaluru (BLR), ~185 km; Mysuru (MYQ), ~120 km
Rail gatewayHassan Junction (HAS) on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru line
Bus / road accessNH-75 from Bengaluru (~185 km) via Channarayapatna; KSRTC and private buses, with taxis best for the temple and ghat circuit.
District HQHassan
LandscapeSouthern-Karnataka plains rising west into the Western Ghats, ~980 m at Hassan town

Hassan district is known for: The Hoysala heartland — the star temples of Belur and Halebidu, the Jain colossus at Shravanabelagola, and the Western Ghats coffee country around Sakleshpur.

Chennakeshava Temple, BelurHoysaleswara Temple, HalebiduGommateshwara, Shravanabelagola
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Places to visit

The places themselves, around Shravanabelagola

The best tourist places to visit in Shravanabelagola — temples, viewpoints, lakes, heritage and nature, each with a full guide, how to reach it and what to see nearby.

Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola
PlaceGommateshwara Statue

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.

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Chandragiri Hill, Shravanabelagola
PlaceChandragiri Hill

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.

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Lakshminarasimha Temple, Nuggehalli, Shravanabelagola
PlaceLakshminarasimha Temple, Nuggehalli

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.

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Shravanabelagola guides, stories & itineraries

Stories & history of Shravanabelagola

Written about Shravanabelagola itself — its history, its legends and the arguments about them.

Nearby in Hassan

Wider reading from Hassan. The stories about Shravanabelagola itself are above.

Places to Visit in Sakleshpur
Town guide
Places to Visit in Sakleshpur

A coffee-and-cardamom hill town on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru ghat: Tipu Sultan's star-shaped Manjarabad Fort, the Bisle ghat rainforest viewpoint, working-estate homestays, the honest story of the old railway 'Green Route', and the Hoysala temples an easy drive east.

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The Hoysala Temple Trail: Belur, Halebidu & Somanathapura
Story
The Hoysala Temple Trail: Belur, Halebidu & Somanathapura

A commission-free story of the Hoysala temple trail — the 12th–13th-century star-platform temples of Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura, now UNESCO's Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, and the quieter Hoysala shrines around them.

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Belur’s Chennakeshava temple: what to look for, in the order you will walk it
Temple guide
Belur’s Chennakeshava temple: what to look for, in the order you will walk it

The building gives you its story in horizontal bands, and it gives them in a deliberate order. Walk the terrace before you go inside, and read upward.

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Karnataka-wide guides & itineraries

Route-level itineraries and practical guides for the rest of the state.

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FAQ

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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.

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