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Next to Shanti Kalyana Mantapa
Bangalore Bypass Road,
Kolar 563101
Kondarajanahalli,
Next to Shanti Kalyana Mantapa
Bangalore Bypass Road,
Kolar 563101
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Kolaramma is the presiding deity of the town of Kolar. The Kolaramma temple is thousand years old and built by the Cholas in the South Indian style. Goddess Parvathi is worshipped as Kolaramma by the people of Kolar. The erstwhile maharajas of Mysore frequently visited this temple to get the blessings of Kolaramma. The temple itself has beautifully carved statues and designs all done using the abundantly available granite stones. It is about 4.9 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Kolar Gold Fields is a mining region in K.G.F. taluk, Kolar. It is headquartered in Robertsonpet, where employees of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and BEML Limited and their families live. Over a century, the town has been known for gold mining. The mine closed on 28 February 2001 due to a fall in gold prices, despite gold still being present there. One of India's first power-generation units was built in 1889 to support mining operations. It is about 34.1 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Kotilingeshwara Temple a temple in the village of Kammasandra in Kolar. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva. The temple has one of the largest Shivalingams in the world. The Kotilingeshwara temple visit offers something for everyone and can be done in half a day. It is about 32.6 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Antara Gange is a mountain situated in the Shathashrunga mountain range in the southeastern portion of the Indian state of Karnataka, Kolar district. Antara Gange literally means "Ganges from deep" in Kannada. It is about 4.7 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
The temple was built by the Cholas who ruled this region in the 11th century who were then dethroned by the Chalukyas. The carvings on the inner pillars of the temple have an international connection which depicts the importance and value of trade to the King. It is about 3.8 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Avani Betta is also known for the Sita Temple situated on the top hill of this area. This popular temple is dedicated to the Devi Sita the most alluring character of the Ramayana. It is said that Sita and her two sons, Lava and Kusha, resided in Avani Betta Kolar during her exile in the forest area. It lives upto the ratings that it has been given. It is about 33 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Hulkuru or Guttahalli is a small village in the Kolar Gold Fields Taluk of Kolar. Hulkuru is famous for the Lakshmi Venkateshwara temple. This place is also called as Bangaru Tirupati. The western part of Venkatapura became Guttahalli. Bangaru Tirupati was modeled after the famous Venkateshwara Temple of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. It is about 42.6 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
The Ramalingeshwara group of temples, situated in Avani town of the Kolar is constructed in the dravida style. According to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the temple is an ornate 10th-century Nolamba dynasty construction which was partially renovated later by the Chola dynasty. It is about 32.1 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
This temple is better known here as Veeranjaneya Temple. A fairly large complex besides the Main deity. We can find Lord Venkateswara, Padmavathi Thayar, Varaha venkatesa Swami among others. The top lining of the temple is decorated with beautiful depictions of the Dasavathara. Arjuna of Pandavas is believed to have installed and worshiped the Panchamukha Anjaneya here. It is about 33.1 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
The Virupaksha temple is located in Virupakshapura Village in Mulbagal taluk of Kolar. In the sacred sanctum, there are two shiva lingas. One of them is an athma linga, called Virupaksha athma Linga. The specialty of this Linga is it changes its color thrice a day. This Athma Linga is blood red in color in the early mornings, in afternoons it is white, and in the evenings it takes honey color. It is about 32.8 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Chinthamani Kaiwara Kolar district is the golden land of Karnataka state. This is the place where Sadguru Sri Yogi Narayanyathindra Tatayya incarnated for the welfare of humanity. Famous through the millennia, in Kaliyuga, Kaiwara Kshetra has emerged as the meditative place of Sri Yogi Narayana Yathindra. Born some 25 years back in this Kshetra, the Yathindra meditated for long in a cave, was enlightened and came to be a godman. It is about 39.3 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Kaiwara has an ashram dedicated to the Thatayya that has become a pilgrimage and a tourist destination because of the cave in which Thatayya meditated 'Gavi" and attained the supreme spiritual enlightenment. The ashram, the cave, Amara Narayanaswamy temple, Vaikunta (temple) by the side of the cave, and the hillock (on which Bheema is supposed to have killed the Bakasura) are all places worth visiting. It is about 43.3 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Chikka Tirupati (meaning 'Small Tirupathi' in Kannada, with reference to Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Venkateshwaraswamy, the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located in Chikka Tirupathi Hobli of Malur Taluk, in the outskirts of Bengaluru in the South Indian state of Karnataka. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is considered similar to the Tirupathi Venkateswara temple. It is about 40.7 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
This is one of the rare temples built for Garuda. But this Garuda Temple has importance in 2 ways. One is The Garuda carrying both Sri Maha Vishnu & Lakshmi Devi on his shoulders. It is believed that this is the place where Jatayu fell down during a fight with Ravana while trying to rescue Sita Devi when she was kidnapped by ravana and being taken in pushpakavimana.It is about 33 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Kurudumale is a sacred place located in Mulbagal in the Kolar. Kurudumale is a village in the Mulbagal taluk, Kolar. The giant, thirteen and a half foot sculpture of kurudumale Ganesha and the Someshwara temple of lord Shiva attract thousands of visitors from the surrounding states. This place was believed to be the place where Devas would descend from the heavens for recreation on earth. It is about 36.6 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
Murugamalla is popular for Hazrath Faqeeh Shah Vali and Hazratha Syeda Pacha Bi Bi's dargah popularly known Amma Jan and Bawa Jan's Dargah. This is a place of great importance for Hindus and Muslims. A perfect example of secularism as it is a place of worship and religious importance for Muslims as well as Hindus. It is about 42.5 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.
The temple is on the Markandeya hill and has many things that give us the proof. Currently there are three finger marks on the Lingam and a mark of the whip inside the well situated in the temple. Earlier there were footsteps of the Bull on which Yama had come. It is about 3.5 KM from Dakshin Swaad Boarding and Lodging.