Highlights
- The cluster of Chalukya-era temples.
- The many old Kannada inscriptions.
- The Lakshmi-Venkateshwara and Basaveshwara shrines.
Gabbur (Garbhapura) is a temple town of Raichur district with some thirty mostly Kalyani-Chalukya temples and around twenty-eight old inscriptions.

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.
A 1109 CE agrahara grant of Vikramaditya VI records its standing; among its shrines are the Lakshmi-Venkateshwara, Hanuman and Basaveshwara temples.
Road km to Raichur; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.
October to February; mornings.
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At Gabbur off the Raichur–Lingsugur roads; by road with a vehicle
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.
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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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 lineThe 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 lineA 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
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.
27.6 km · ~46 min by cab · straight lineThe 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.
37.7 km · ~63 min by cab · straight lineA 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.
46.5 km · ~77 min by cab · straight lineHutti (Hatti) in Lingsugur taluk is India's only major working gold mine — a landscape of ancient hand-dug workings overlaid by the modern deep underground mine of the state gold company.
54.3 km · ~90 min by cab · straight lineA Minor Rock Edict of Emperor Ashoka carved on a granite boulder at Maski — the first edict found to name "Devanampriya Ashoka", which conclusively identified the title Devanampriya with the emperor Ashoka; an ASI monument of national importance.
66.3 km · ~111 min by cab · straight lineOctober to February; mornings.
Entry: Free. Timings: Temple hours.
At Gabbur, off the Raichur–Lingsugur roads; reached by road with a vehicle. Remove footwear at active shrines and do not touch the carvings.
1 to 1.5 hours around the temples.
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).
We have not published a story about Gabbur Temple Town itself yet. These cover Gabbur and the wider district, with separate journeys between stops.
Route-level itineraries and practical guides for the rest of Karnataka.




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