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Places to Visit in 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.

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DistrictKolar
RoleGold-town base
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Highlights

  • Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) — The historic gold-mining town about 30 km from Kolar, whose Bharat Gold Mines shafts — including Champion Reef, once among the deepest mines on earth — made it India’s gold capital and one of the first Indian towns to be electrified, in 1902; a landscape of colonial bungalows, clubs and deep-shaft heritage.
  • Kotilingeshwara — A temple complex at Kammasandra near KGF famous for its colossal ~33 m Shivalinga and ~11 m Nandi — among the tallest in the world — surrounded by fields of lakhs of small Shivalingas donated by devotees, with eleven subsidiary shrines.
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.

Distance by road

  • Bengaluru90 km
  • Mysuru234 km
  • Chennai245 km
  • Hassan291 km
  • Davanagere358 km
  • Ballari399 km

Road distances measured on real routed roads to Kolar Gold Fields 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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Sunrise6:06 am
Sunset6:27 pm
Golden hour best light5:27 pm–6:27 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:27 pm–6:52 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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Where to go from Kolar Gold Fields

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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Bangaru Tirupati, BangarapetFeatured: Bangaru Tirupati
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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.

BudikoteBangaru TirupatiBethamangala (Palar Dam)
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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
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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 Kolar Gold Fields 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.

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PlaceKolar Gold Fields (KGF)

The historic gold-mining town about 30 km from Kolar, whose Bharat Gold Mines shafts — including Champion Reef, once among the deepest mines on earth — made it India’s gold capital and one of the first Indian towns to be electrified, in 1902; a landscape of colonial bungalows, clubs and deep-shaft heritage.

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Kotilingeshwara, Kolar Gold Fields
PlaceKotilingeshwara

A temple complex at Kammasandra near KGF famous for its colossal ~33 m Shivalinga and ~11 m Nandi — among the tallest in the world — surrounded by fields of lakhs of small Shivalingas donated by devotees, with eleven subsidiary shrines.

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Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)

The historic deep-shaft gold-mine town — view the colonial townscape from public roads; the active mine and shaft areas are restricted.

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Kolar Gold Fields · temple

Kotilingeshwara

The giant Shivalinga and Nandi amid lakhs of small lingas at Kammasandra near KGF — busiest at Shivaratri; carry water and a hat for the open fields.

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What are the best places to visit in Kolar Gold Fields?

Top places to visit in Kolar Gold Fields include Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), Kotilingeshwara — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.

How do I reach Kolar Gold Fields?

The nearest airport to Kolar Gold Fields 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 Kolar Gold Fields?

October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Kolar Gold Fields 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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