KARNATAKA

ALHOLE
Once the captial of the early Chalukya dynasty and historically famous as the cradle of Hindu temple architecture ,Alhole lies east of Badami is Bijapur district. There are about
100 temples here,some of which date back to the 5th century A.D.

Places to visit:
1.Seventy temples
2.Archaeological Department's Museum
3.Archaeological Survey o India Garden.

BANDIPUR
Once the game reserve of the Maharajas of Mysore Bandipur is particularly noted for its fine herds of bison and sported deer

BELUR
Famous for the 12th century Hoysala temples,notable the Chennakesava temple built by the Hoysala king,Vishnuvardhana in 1116 A.D.

Places to visit:
1.Chennakesava Temple
2.Kappe Chennigaraya Temple

BADAMI
Once the capital of the Chalukyas,Badami is noted for several temples of an early period some of these are structural and other rock-cut.The interior of some of these caves or rock cut temples which are either Brahamanical or Jain,contain panels of excellent sculpture.Of the structural temples at Badami,the Mahakuteswara and the Maleguti Shivalaya are worth visiting.

Places to visit:
1.Badami Caves
2.Badami Fort.
3.Banashankari Temple
4.Mahakut
5.Shivayoga Mandir

BIJAPUR
The capital of the Adil Shahi dynasty which in union with the other neghbouring kingdoms of Ahmednagar Golkonda and Bidar,defected the Vijayanagar kingdom(Hampi)
in 1565.Its greatest attraction is the Gol Gumbaz,a square mausoleum of immense size surmounted by a dome,the world's second largest.

Place to visit:
1.Asar-i-Sharif
2.Gol Gumbaz
3.Ibrahim Roza
4.Jama Masjid
5.The Archaeological Museum

BANGALORE
Bangalore,the capital of Karnataka state.It is known as garden city.It is one of the most attractive cities in India

Places to visit:
1.Bull Temple
2.Indian Institute of science
3.Tippu's palace and fort
4.Vidhana Soudha
5.Industraial and Technological Museum
6.Lal Bagh
7.Cubbon park
8.Government Museum
9.Chamarajsagar Reservoir
10.Deverayana Durga
11.Hesaraghatta Lake
12.Kanva Reservoir
13.Nandi Hills
14.Pearl Rally
15.Ramo Halli
16.Savana Durga
17.Dharmastala
18.Subramanya

DANDELI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Dandeli wildlife sanctuary formed in 1955.The sanctuary is surrounded by the river kali on the eastern and southern sides and by the river Kaveri on the southeast.The Sanctuary is spread over the Kulgi and Virnoli ranges.It is rich in flora and fauna.

Places to visit:
1.Kavla Caves
2.Nagzari Valley
3.Sintheri Rocks
4.Supa Dam View Point
5.Sykes Point
6.Ulvi and caves in the vicinity
7.Vincholi Rapids

HAMPI
A village which grew around the Pampapathi temple on the banks of the river Tungabhadra.The ruins of the great capital of the Vijayanar Empire can be seen in its vicinity.

Places to visit:
1.Elephant Stables
2.Hazararama Temple
3.Narasimha Image
4.Pttabirama Temple
5.Queen's Bath
6.Stone Trough
7.Tungabhadra Dam
8.Vijaya Bhavan
9.Zenana

HALEBID
Halebid the metropolis of the ancient Hoysala rulers. Also known as Dwara Samudra because it is situated on the bank of a pool which bears the same name.Noted for its exquisite temples, the most imposing s the Hoysaleswaa temple dedicated of Lord
Shiva.

Places to visit:
1.Hoysaleswara Temple

JOG FALLS
About 16km from Talguppa,the railway terminus on the Birur line. The river Sharavathi leaps into a rocky chasm of 256 metres in four sweeping cascades.Bangalore 378 km and Balgaum 251 km are the nearest air ports

Places to visit:
1.Jog Falls
2.Mahatma Gandhi Hydro -Electric work
3.Linganamakki Reservoir
4.Sagar
5.Sharavathi power project site
6.Sorab

MYSORE
Mysore,the seat of an ancient ruling family,it has a special aura of dynastic splendor. It is the city of Dussehra. It is a place of palaces and parks.

Places to visit:
1.Maharaja's palace
2.Sri Chamarajendra Art Gallery housed
3.Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden
4.Central food Technological Research
5.Govt Sandalwood oil factory
6.Govt silk factory
7.Oriental Research Institute
8.St.Philomena Church
9.Chamundeswari Temple
10.Bandipur Wild sanctuary
11.Nanjankud Temple
12.Ranganathitoo Birds Sanctuary
13.Srirangapatna
14.Somathpur
15.Sivasamudram
16.Melkote
17.Dharmastala
18.Subramania
19.Talacauvery
20.Oatacamund
21.Nagarhole

MERCARA
Coorg with its wooded valleys, coffee plantations, orange groves and rice fields is easily one of the loveliest districts of Karnataka state.The people know as the kodavas,are a hand-some and cultured race with martial traditions.Mercara was the capital
of the erstwhile Coorg state.

Place to visit:
1.The fort
2.Rajah's seat
3.Rajah's Tomb
4.sri Omkareswara Temple
5.Stuart's Hotel
6.Bhaggmandala
7.Chettali Orange and coffee Research Station
8.Trupu
9.Kudige
10.Nagarhole wildlife sanctuary
11.Tala kaveri's
12.Subramanya Dharmasala

MANGALORE
An important port on the west coast of India.The Jain temple at Moodabidri ,Venoor and Karkala,all within an hour's drive,are fine examples of Jain sculpture and the architecture of south kanara.The landscape here is beautiful with green paddy
fields and coconut groves through which th rivers meander

Places to visit:
1.Kadri cave and Temple
2.st Aloysius college chapel
3.Sultan's Battery
4.Shremmanti Bai Memorial Museum
5.Beaches
6.Karkala
7.Malpe
8.Manipal
9.Moodapidri
10.Udipi
11.Venoor

PATTADKAL
Refered to as "Petirgal " by Ptolemy in the first century A.D. Pattadkal was later known as Raktapura or the Red Town. During the Chalukyan period,religion,art and culture flourished here.There are about ten temples in Pattadkal with interesting
architectural features.The Virupaksha temple(740 A.D) is the finest of the shrines built in the Dravidan style.

Places to visit:
1.Galganatha Temple
2.Jambulinga Temple
3.Jain Temple
4.Kada Siddeswar Temple
5.Mallikarjuna Temple
6.Papanath Temple
7.Virupaksha Temple

SRAVANBELAGOLA
A well Known Jain piligrim centre.Its chief attraction is a colossal statue of Gomateswara ,a Jain saint(983 A.D)

Places to visit:
1.Bhandari Basti and Jain Math
2.Chandragiri Hill
3.Gomateswara Indragiri Hill

SRINGERI
Srineri is one of the four ancient seats of religious learning established by Sri Shankaracharya ,a great 8th centuray philosopher and saint.

Places to visit:
1.Agumbe
2.Balchonnour
3.Shankaracharya Math
4.Sharadamba Temple
5.Vidyashankara Temple

TUNGABHADRA DAM
A high masssonry dam built across the river Tungabhadra, It is situvated about 5 km from Hospet. It is about 590 m long and 49 m high.