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Places to Visit in Bangarapet

The railway-junction taluk west of KGF — Hyder Ali’s birthplace fort at Budikote, the hilltop Bangaru Tirupati temple, and the Palar reservoir of Bethamangala.

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DistrictKolar
RoleFort-and-lake base
Places to visit3
What to expect

Highlights

  • Budikote — A ruined hill fort and heritage village about 15 km from Bangarapet, best known as the birthplace of Hyder Ali, the 18th-century ruler of Mysore — the earthwork-and-stone fort and its old temples anchor the village.
  • Bangaru Tirupati — A hilltop Sri Venkataramana Swamy temple at Guttahalli in Bangarapet taluk, said to resemble the great Tirupati shrine, with adjoining Varaha, Vinayaka and Anjaneya shrines — a busy Vishnu pilgrimage of the district. (Distinct from Andhra’s Tirupati and from Ghati Subramanya.)
  • Bethamangala (Palar Dam) — A reservoir and dam on the Palar built in the early 1900s to supply water to the Kolar Gold Fields, once home to a British sailing club and now a quiet bird-watching and picnic lake in the KGF–Bangarapet country.
Getting there

How to visit

  • Nearest airport: Kempegowda International, Bengaluru (BLR) ~70 km from Kolar
  • Rail gateway: Bangarapet (BWT) Junction — the district rail gateway on the Bengaluru–Chennai line — with Kolar and KGF on branch lines; trains from Bengaluru, Chennai and Chintamani
  • NH-75 (the Bengaluru–Chennai highway) runs through Kolar; KSRTC hubs at Kolar, KGF, Bangarapet and Mulbagal with frequent buses from Bengaluru. A car or auto is best for Antara Gange, Avani, Budikote and Kurudumale.
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Kolaramma Temple, KolarFeatured: Kolaramma Temple
Town / base

Kolar

The district capital of the eastern plateau — the Ganga-Chola Kolaramma temple that named the town, the Vijayanagara Someshwara temple by the old fort, and the boulder caves and spring of Antara Gange on its edge.

Kolaramma TempleSomeshwara Temple, KolarAntara Gange
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Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), Kolar Gold FieldsFeatured: Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)
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Kolar Gold Fields

The historic gold-mining town about 30 km from Kolar — the deep-shaft BGML heritage and colonial townscape of KGF, and the colossal lingam field of Kotilingeshwara at Kammasandra nearby.

Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)Kotilingeshwara
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Virupaksha Temple, Mulbagal, MulbagalFeatured: Virupaksha Temple, Mulbagal
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Mulbagal

The eastern temple town near the Andhra border — the monolithic Kurudumale Ganesha, the Anjaneya and Virupaksha temples, the Sripadaraja mutt at Narasimha Tirtha, the Ramalingeshwara heritage of Avani and the Devarayasamudra lake.

Kurudumale Ganesha TempleAnjaneya Swamy Temple, MulbagalVirupaksha Temple, MulbagalNarasimha Tirtha (Sripadaraja Mutt)
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Craft-village base
Town / base

Malur

The western taluk toward Bengaluru — the living granite stone-sculpture village of Shivarapatna, the "Shilpakashi of Karnataka".

Shivarapatna
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In the district

Where Bangarapet sits in Kolar district

Nearest airportKempegowda International, Bengaluru (BLR) ~70 km from Kolar
Rail gatewayBangarapet (BWT) Junction — the district rail gateway on the Bengaluru–Chennai line — with Kolar and KGF on branch lines; trains from Bengaluru, Chennai and Chintamani
Bus / road accessNH-75 (the Bengaluru–Chennai highway) runs through Kolar; KSRTC hubs at Kolar, KGF, Bangarapet and Mulbagal with frequent buses from Bengaluru. A car or auto is best for Antara Gange, Avani, Budikote and Kurudumale.
District HQKolar
LandscapeThe eastern Bayaluseeme plateau district of Karnataka, on the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu borders south-east of Bengaluru — gold-bearing hills, granite outcrops and old temple towns; Chikkaballapura was carved out of it in 2007

Kolar district is known for: The Kolar Gold Fields, the Ganga-Chola Kolaramma and Vijayanagara Someshwara temples, the caves of Antara Gange, the giant Kotilingeshwara lingam, the monolithic Kurudumale Ganesha, the Ramachandra heritage of Avani, Hyder Ali’s Budikote fort and the sculptors of Shivarapatna.

Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)Antara GangeKotilingeshwara
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The best tourist places to visit in Bangarapet — temples, viewpoints, lakes, heritage and nature, each with a full guide, how to reach it and what to see nearby.

PlaceBudikote

A ruined hill fort and heritage village about 15 km from Bangarapet, best known as the birthplace of Hyder Ali, the 18th-century ruler of Mysore — the earthwork-and-stone fort and its old temples anchor the village.

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Bangaru Tirupati, Bangarapet
PlaceBangaru Tirupati

A hilltop Sri Venkataramana Swamy temple at Guttahalli in Bangarapet taluk, said to resemble the great Tirupati shrine, with adjoining Varaha, Vinayaka and Anjaneya shrines — a busy Vishnu pilgrimage of the district. (Distinct from Andhra’s Tirupati and from Ghati Subramanya.)

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Bethamangala (Palar Dam), Bangarapet
PlaceBethamangala (Palar Dam)

A reservoir and dam on the Palar built in the early 1900s to supply water to the Kolar Gold Fields, once home to a British sailing club and now a quiet bird-watching and picnic lake in the KGF–Bangarapet country.

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What are the best places to visit in Bangarapet?

Top places to visit in Bangarapet include Budikote, Bangaru Tirupati, Bethamangala (Palar Dam) — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.

How do I reach Bangarapet?

The nearest airport to Bangarapet is Kempegowda International, Bengaluru (BLR) ~70 km from Kolar. The rail gateway is Bangarapet (BWT) Junction — the district rail gateway on the Bengaluru–Chennai line — with Kolar and KGF on branch lines; trains from Bengaluru, Chennai and Chintamani. NH-75 (the Bengaluru–Chennai highway) runs through Kolar; KSRTC hubs at Kolar, KGF, Bangarapet and Mulbagal with frequent buses from Bengaluru. A car or auto is best for Antara Gange, Avani, Budikote and Kurudumale.

What is the best time to visit Bangarapet?

October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Bangarapet 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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