Kolar Tourism

Sri Kotilingeshwara Temple, Kammasandra:

Kammasandra, a village 6 Kms away from Kolar Gold Field .

It is about five kilometers from Kolar Gold Fields. Its situated on the way towards to MulBagilu from Bangarpet.


By Road: Kotilingehswara is approximately 100 Kilometers from Bangalore. You can drive down from Bangalore city to Old Madras Road and from there take the National Highway to Kolar/KGF. Drive down to Bangarpet, which is in KGF. From there the temple is approximately 10 Kilometers.By Rail: From Bangalore Majestic or Bangalore Cantonment take one of the trains to Bangarpet. From Bangarpet, you can easily take an auto to the temple or bus facility is there.




BudiKote is a "Fort of Ash" :

Budikote or the "Fort of Ash" is a small village situated in Bangarpet Taluk of Kolar District in Karnataka state of India. It is about 15 miles from Kolar Gold Fields the nearest city. It has an old fort, hence the name. It is also the birth place of Hyder Ali, father of Tipu Sultan-the Tiger of Mysore.




Virupakshi:

Sri Virupaksheshwara Swamy Temple is also located in Virupakshi Village about 4 kilometres from Mulbagal. This temple was built in the 13th century by Vijayanagara Rulers and 
resembles the Virupaksheshwara Temple in Hampi.


Avani:

Known as the Gaya of the south, Avani has a cluster of Ramalingeshwara temple all within one courtyard dedicated to Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrugna as well as a Shankar Math built by the Nolamba dynasty. Legend has it, that the hill above was home to Valmiki’s ashram, where Lava & Kusha were born and raised.

Narasimha Theertha:

Kurdumale:

Twelve Kms. away from Mulbagal,  was the capital of the Hoysala dynasty. The giant, thirteen and a half foot sculpture of Kurdumale Ganesha and the Someshwara temple, attract thousands of visitors from the surrounding states.


Situated north west at 8 km from Mulbagal. This place is famous for Lord Ganapathi Temple.the Idol of the lord ganapathi is made of single " Saligrama rock " and the height is about 21.Ft from the ground level , & This Idol as well as temple is told to be 5000 yrs old.




Someshwara Temple:

Kolaramma Temple:

Kolaramma temple located at the southern end of the city is built by the Cholas and the presiding deity here is goddes Durga. Also, the temple has shrines of saptamatras. The temple has inscriptions of Rajendra Chola. Photography is prohibited inside.


Kolar Hill and AntaraGanga:

Kolar hills are located around 2 km from Kolar town. One has to climb up the hills via 100 plus steps. This place is also know Satasringa (hundred peaked mountains). While climbing up, on the way a small lane leads to a platform from where you can see an awesome view of the rugged mountains. Also, the Antaragange is located on top of this hill. Legend has is it that Ganga is flowing from here in south India and that is the reason the name is Antaragange. Here, from the mouth of a ball water keeps gushing and nobody knows where from the water is comming. The water is believed to be sacred and is used as drinking water by people of nearby areas. There is also a temple of Lord Shiva besides Antaragange. However, be aware of monkey menace.