Highlights
- View the waterbody only from a stable lawful approach.
- Read the surrounding working landscape.
- Observe birds quietly without promising sightings.
- Check water and weather conditions before setting out.
Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Bennethora Dam; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.
The long bund and open water explain irrigation in a dry landscape. Operations, security and water levels can change, so the visit stays at a lawful public viewpoint.
Seasonal visits to the reservoir are local recreation, but custom does not make gates, machinery, deep water or exposed banks safe.
Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.
Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.
The long bund and open water explain irrigation in a dry landscape. Operations, security and water levels can change, so the visit stays at a lawful public viewpoint.
Seasonal visits to the reservoir are local recreation, but custom does not make gates, machinery, deep water or exposed banks safe.
The useful way to read Bennethora Dam 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.
Seasonal visits to the reservoir are local recreation, but custom does not make gates, machinery, deep water or exposed banks safe.
The long bund and open water explain irrigation in a dry landscape. Operations, security and water levels can change, so the visit stays at a lawful public viewpoint.
The documented record places Bennethora Dam within Kalaburagi district. Claims beyond the cited government, institutional and mapped evidence are deliberately avoided.
View the waterbody only from a stable lawful approach.
Read the surrounding working landscape.
Observe birds quietly without promising sightings.
Check water and weather conditions before setting out.
October to February, early morning or late afternoon; reassess after heavy rain.
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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.
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Bennethora is an operational irrigation reservoir. Use only a lawful public viewpoint and remain clear of gates, spillways, canals and unstable banks.
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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.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Chandrampalli Dam.
reservoirChandrampalli DamA reservoir beside Chincholi forest whose dam and sanctuary permissions remain separate.
Sannati’s temple and archaeological landscape.
temple and archaeological landscapeSannati and Chandralamba TempleLiving worship and Ashokan archaeology meet at a separate Bhima-side destination.
Firozabad’s Bahmani ruin landscape.
Bahmani ruinsFirozabad RuinsA dispersed Bahmani city site requiring daylight, local directions and retained transport.
Langar Ki Masjid in the Bahmani capital.
Bahmani mosqueLangar Ki MasjidA separate protected mosque in Kalaburagi city with worship and monument etiquette.
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Add a nearby businessEntry: 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.
Walk only on stable public ground set back from the water and operational structures.
Online taxis: App-taxi pickup is not dependable at Bennethora Dam. Arrange a return vehicle or confirm a local driver before arrival.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Emergency numbers are verified against official government and state tourism sources. 112 works anywhere in India.
Use chittapur for dependable meals and drinking water; do not assume the destination itself has refreshments.
Explore food in Chittapur →Eat before the last-mile journey and carry sealed drinking water.
Plan lunch in the town centre after the visit rather than carrying food into protected, sacred or waterside ground.
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.
The Bande Nawaz shrine complex, an active religious site with rules distinct from nearby ruins.
heritageKhwaja Bande Nawaz DargahA living Sufi pilgrimage complex with its own dress, crowd and photography rules. Plan it separately from the city’s inactive ruins.
Buddha Vihar
heritageBuddha ViharA large modern Buddhist vihara opened in 2009 on the Sedam road, its 70-foot central dome and gateways drawing on the Sanchi, Sarnath, Ajanta and Nagpur traditions — a serene, contemporary counterpoint to the city’s medieval monuments.

Langar Ki Masjid in 1939; this historical exterior does not establish its current access or condition.
mosqueLangar Ki MasjidA protected, inactive Bahmani mosque in partial ruins. Confirm legitimate daylight access and do not apply active-mosque visitor claims to it.
The Haft Gumbaz royal tomb group in Kalaburagi, a separate monument from Firozabad city.
heritageHaft GumbazKalaburagi’s royal Bahmani tomb group, including Firuz Shah’s mausoleum. Do not confuse the tomb with the separate city he founded at Firozabad.
Gulbarga Fort in Kalaburagi; this is context for the Bahmani capital, not Firozabad Ruins.
fortGulbarga FortThe fortified core of the Bahmani first capital. Its Jama Masjid gives useful comparison for Langar Ki Masjid and Firozabad’s mosque remains.

Jama Masjid, Gulbarga Fort
mosqueJama Masjid, Gulbarga FortThe grand mosque built inside Gulbarga Fort around 1367, its entire courtyard famously roofed by scores of domes and arched bays — a design often said to echo the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and one of the earliest such mosques in the Deccan.

Sharana Basaveshwara Temple
templeSharana Basaveshwara TempleThe principal shrine of the 18th-century philosopher-saint Sharana Basaveshwara in the heart of Kalaburagi, set beside a large sacred tank; a major Lingayat pilgrimage centre with a great annual jatre and chariot festival.
Chor Gumbad
heritageChor GumbadA tall, isolated 14th-century Bahmani tomb on a rise near the city, known for the strong echo under its great dome; its massive proportions are said to have anticipated Bijapur’s Gol Gumbaz.
Malkhed (Manyakheta)
heritageMalkhed (Manyakheta)The village of Malkhed on the Kagina river — ancient Manyakheta, imperial capital of the Rashtrakutas from the 9th to 10th centuries — with a ruined fort of bastioned walls and a celebrated Jain math whose lineage goes back over a thousand years.
A broad, unstaffed Bahmani city enclosure near Jevargi. Use the corrected fort pin, retain a vehicle and stay on public, stable ground.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Chandrampalli Dam; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.
damChandrampalli DamA 1970s dam across the Mullamari tributary of the Bhima near Chincholi, its reservoir and forested backwaters a scenic day-trip and trekking spot on the edge of the wildlife sanctuary.
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
The locator identifies the temple precinct. Use the currently open worship entrance and follow any procession diversions.
Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.
The long bund and open water explain irrigation in a dry landscape. Operations, security and water levels can change, so the visit stays at a lawful public viewpoint.
Approach through chittapur using the exact mapped feature and confirm the final public entrance locally.
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.
No current fee is guessed here. Pay only an officially displayed or receipted charge.
A distant stable viewpoint may be possible, but banks and informal paths are not step-free. Confirm parking and gradients locally.
October to February, early morning or late afternoon; reassess after heavy rain.
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.
Allow 1–2 unhurried hours, excluding the road journey.
Nearby you can pair Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah, Buddha Vihar, Langar Ki Masjid, Haft Gumbaz.
Do not swim, wade, boat or descend operational banks unless a current authorised service and staff explicitly permit it. Keep away from gates, spillways, soft edges and isolated shore tracks; supervise children continuously.
Local stories and practical reading for a visit to Bennethora Dam and its surroundings.

OpenStreetMap context centred on Bennethora Dam; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

OpenStreetMap context centred on Bennethora Dam; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

OpenStreetMap context centred on Bennethora Dam; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.

OpenStreetMap context centred on Bennethora Dam; this planning image does not assert a gate or public path.
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