Gabbur Temple Town

Gabbur (Garbhapura) is a temple town of Raichur district with some thirty mostly Kalyani-Chalukya temples and around twenty-eight old inscriptions.

Gabbur Temple Town, Gabbur
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Before you go to Gabbur Temple Town

Check entry arrangements. Ask temple staff about visitor entry, dress requirements and access to the inner shrine before you travel, especially if you are visiting as a non-Hindu.

Dress respectfully and follow the institution’s admission and photography rules.

Typetemple
Nearest baseGabbur
DistrictRaichur
Best timeOctober to February
Time needed1 to 1.5 hours around the temples
EntryFree

A 1109 CE agrahara grant of Vikramaditya VI records its standing; among its shrines are the Lakshmi-Venkateshwara, Hanuman and Basaveshwara temples.

What to expect

Highlights

  • The cluster of Chalukya-era temples.
  • The many old Kannada inscriptions.
  • The Lakshmi-Venkateshwara and Basaveshwara shrines.
Getting there

How to visit

  • At Gabbur, off the Raichur–Lingsugur roads; reached by road with a vehicle.
  • Remove footwear at active shrines and do not touch the carvings.

Distance by road

  • Kalaburagi100 km
  • Ballari110 km
  • Hyderabad180 km
  • Hubballi200 km
  • Bengaluru410 km

Road km to Raichur; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.

Timing

Best time

October to February; mornings.

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Today at Gabbur Temple Town
Sunrise6:14 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 · 58%

Sunset is in about 3 hours.

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

  • A living temple town — dress modestly and treat the old stonework with care.
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Before you go

Gabbur Temple Town — at a glance

TimingsTemple hours
Best timeOctober to February; mornings

Entry: Free

Getting here

How to reach Gabbur Temple Town

At Gabbur off the Raichur–Lingsugur roads; by road with a vehicle

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 bus 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.

Getting around Gabbur Temple Town

If you need step-free access, contact the site before travelling. Ask about a level entrance, steps along the route, the nearest drop-off point, seating and accessible toilets.

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What’s near Gabbur Temple Town

K
Kallur Archaeological Site
Place
heritageKallur Archaeological Site

A Neolithic ashmound and settlement site at Kallur in Manvi taluk, near a Mahalakshmi temple with a rare three-linga pedestal and a Chalukyan Markandeshwara shrine — a layered prehistoric-and-medieval site.

19.3 km · ~32 min by cab · straight line
fortRaichur Fort

The great hill fort of Raichur, whose long inscription dates Kakatiya defensive work to 23 November 1294 and which was later held by the Vijayanagara, Bahmani and Adil Shahi powers — a double ring of walls and bastions climbing to the Bala Hisar citadel, with famous inscribed and sculpted gateways.

23.9 km · ~40 min by cab · straight line
mosqueEk Minar ki Masjid, Raichur

A state-protected mosque in Raichur city commissioned in the early 16th century in the Ahmadnagar-Sultanate style, named for its single tall two-storey minaret (ek minar) rising over the prayer hall.

24.0 km · ~40 min by cab · straight line
fortMaliabad Fort

A Kakatiya-era hill fort a few kilometres from Raichur (Maliyabad), from whose ruins were recovered two life-size white-granite Vijayanagara elephants that stand as its best-known relics.

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M
Manvi Fort
Place
fortManvi Fort

The old ruined hill fort of Manvi, birthplace of the Haridasa saint Jagannatha Dasa, with a hilltop Mallikarjuna shrine and an internal dargah within its bastioned walls.

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A five-faced Hanuman (Panchamukhi Anjaneya) cave shrine at Ganadhal near Raichur, revered as the spot where the saint Raghavendra Swami is said to have performed a twelve-year penance.

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H
Hutti Gold Mines
Place
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66.3 km · ~111 min by cab · straight line
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Gabbur Temple Town — frequently asked

When is the best time to visit Gabbur Temple Town?

October to February; mornings.

What are the entry fee and timings at Gabbur Temple Town?

Entry: Free. Timings: Temple hours.

How do I reach Gabbur Temple Town?

At Gabbur, off the Raichur–Lingsugur roads; reached by road with a vehicle. Remove footwear at active shrines and do not touch the carvings.

How much time do I need for Gabbur Temple Town?

1 to 1.5 hours around the temples.

What else is near Gabbur Temple Town?

Nearby you can pair Kallur Archaeological Site (19.3 km), Raichur Fort (23.9 km), Ek Minar ki Masjid, Raichur (24.0 km), Maliabad Fort (27.6 km).

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Photographs: Syed Kashif, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wikimedia Commons.