Bennethora Dam

Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.

Bennethora Dam, Chittapur

OpenStreetMap view centred on Bennethora Dam; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

Practical guide

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Typedam
Nearest baseChittapur
DistrictKalaburagi
Best timeOctober to February, early morning or…
Time neededAllow 1–2 unhurried hours, excluding the…

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 story

Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.

The story of Bennethora Dam

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.

Tradition and living practice

Seasonal visits to the reservoir are local recreation, but custom does not make gates, machinery, deep water or exposed banks safe.

History

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.

Why visit

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.

What to expect

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.
Getting there

How to visit

  • Use the signed public entrance; ask in the nearest town which approach is in use when a rural site has more than one map pin.
  • Begin with the named subject, then choose only one compatible nearby stop.
  • Keep a daylight return margin and retain a vehicle where pickups are uncertain.
Timing

Best time

October to February, early morning or late afternoon; reassess after heavy rain.

Weather in Bennethora DamSeasonal guide

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Today at Bennethora Dam
Sunrise6:16 am
Sunset5:58 pm
Golden hour best light4:58 pm–5:58 pm
Blue hour after sunset5:58 pm–6:23 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 260°
Moon tonight🌔 Waxing gibbous · 61%
Retreating monsoon. October and November still see spells of rain from the retreating monsoon, though it is usually lighter than mid-year. Conditions are generally good but worth checking.

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.

Visitor notes

  • Carry water and use the nearest town for dependable toilets and food.
  • A coordinate identifies the subject centre, not parking, a ticket gate or public permission.
Safety

Good to know

  • 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.
Stay · eat · do · rent · see · shop

Stays, food & things to do near Bennethora Dam

Browse local stays, food, activities and useful shops. Confirm current service directly; rural options identify their own locality.

Bennethora Dam — Attraction
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Bennethora Dam
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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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Top experiences around Chittapur

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.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Chandrampalli Dam.

reservoirChandrampalli Dam

A reservoir beside Chincholi forest whose dam and sanctuary permissions remain separate.

Sannati’s temple and archaeological landscape.

Sannati’s temple and archaeological landscape.

temple and archaeological landscapeSannati and Chandralamba Temple

Living worship and Ashokan archaeology meet at a separate Bhima-side destination.

Firozabad’s Bahmani ruin landscape.

Firozabad’s Bahmani ruin landscape.

Bahmani ruinsFirozabad Ruins

A dispersed Bahmani city site requiring daylight, local directions and retained transport.

Langar Ki Masjid in the Bahmani capital.

Langar Ki Masjid in the Bahmani capital.

Bahmani mosqueLangar Ki Masjid

A separate protected mosque in Kalaburagi city with worship and monument etiquette.

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Before you go

Bennethora Dam — at a glance

TimingsThere 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.
Best timeOctober to February; early or late daylight.

Entry: 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.

Getting here

How to reach Bennethora Dam

  • ✈︎ By air Use the nearest practical Karnataka regional airport, then continue by road; check current flights.
  • 🚆︎ By train Use the nearest useful railhead for chittapur and verify the last road connection with Indian Railways and local operators.
  • 🚗︎ By road Navigate to the exact mapped feature centre 17.45496, 76.99681 for orientation, then follow signed or locally confirmed public access.
  • 🚌︎ By bus KSRTC and regional buses serve the wider chittapur area; confirm the last-mile stop and return before departure.
  • ⛴︎ By boat No boat component is required or implied. Do not treat an informal water crossing as visitor transport.
Getting around

Getting around Bennethora Dam

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.

Getting back

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.

Do

Things to do

  • 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.
Plan

Good to know

  • Verify access on the day.
  • Carry water and sun or rain protection.
  • Keep the return transport and daylight margin fixed.
Facilities

On site

  • Use chittapur for dependable meals, toilets, fuel and cash.
  • No unverified on-site food, drinking water, locker, guide or toilet service is promised.
Stay safe

Safety

  • 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.
Getting around Bennethora Dam
From the entrance
Use the mapped centre only to reach the locality, then follow the current public entrance or staff direction.
Step-free access
Confirm whether a stable drive-up viewpoint is open; no continuous step-free shore route is promised.
  • 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.

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.

Practical things near Bennethora Dam

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.

If you need help at Bennethora Dam
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Eat nearby

What to eat in Chittapur

Use chittapur for dependable meals and drinking water; do not assume the destination itself has refreshments.

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01

Fresh town breakfast

Eat before the last-mile journey and carry sealed drinking water.

02

Local vegetarian meal

Plan lunch in the town centre after the visit rather than carrying food into protected, sacred or waterside ground.

Nearby

What’s near Bennethora Dam

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.

The Bande Nawaz shrine complex, an active religious site with rules distinct from nearby ruins.

heritageKhwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah

A living Sufi pilgrimage complex with its own dress, crowd and photography rules. Plan it separately from the city’s inactive ruins.

Buddha Vihar

Buddha Vihar

heritageBuddha Vihar

A 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.

Langar Ki Masjid in 1939; this historical exterior does not establish its current access or condition.

mosqueLangar Ki Masjid

A 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.

The Haft Gumbaz royal tomb group in Kalaburagi, a separate monument from Firozabad city.

heritageHaft Gumbaz

Kalaburagi’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.

Gulbarga Fort in Kalaburagi; this is context for the Bahmani capital, not Firozabad Ruins.

fortGulbarga Fort

The 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

Jama Masjid, Gulbarga Fort

mosqueJama Masjid, Gulbarga Fort

The 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

Sharana Basaveshwara Temple

templeSharana Basaveshwara Temple

The 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

Chor Gumbad

heritageChor Gumbad

A 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)

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.

F
Firozabad Ruins
Place
heritageFirozabad Ruins

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.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Chandrampalli Dam; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

damChandrampalli Dam

A 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

On the map

Where Bennethora Dam is

The locator identifies the temple precinct. Use the currently open worship entrance and follow any procession diversions.

Good to know

Bennethora Dam — frequently asked

What is Bennethora Dam?

Bennethora Dam is an operational dam and reservoir on the Bennethora river in Kalaburagi district.

Why visit Bennethora Dam?

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.

How do I reach Bennethora Dam?

Approach through chittapur using the exact mapped feature and confirm the final public entrance locally.

What are the current timings?

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.

Is there an entry fee?

No current fee is guessed here. Pay only an officially displayed or receipted charge.

Is the visit accessible?

A distant stable viewpoint may be possible, but banks and informal paths are not step-free. Confirm parking and gradients locally.

When is the best time to visit Bennethora Dam?

October to February, early morning or late afternoon; reassess after heavy rain.

What are the entry fee and timings at Bennethora Dam?

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.

How much time do I need for Bennethora Dam?

Allow 1–2 unhurried hours, excluding the road journey.

What else is near Bennethora Dam?

Nearby you can pair Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah, Buddha Vihar, Langar Ki Masjid, Haft Gumbaz.

What should I know before visiting Bennethora Dam?

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.