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Chamrajanagar Attractions - Tourist Places To Visit In Chamrajanagar

  • 01Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta

    Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta

    One of the tallest hills located in the Bandipur reserve is the Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta. The height of this hill is 1450 m and is densely wooded. The hill gets the name because of the clouds that cover the hill throughout the year; it is an abode for a lot of wild animals, predominantly, elephants.

    This is the highest peak in the Bandipur National Park. The hill also has a temple of Venugopalaswamy (Lord Krishna). Himavad Gopalaswamy is 10 km away from Gundlupet. Entry fee to enter the premises is applicable and has to be paid at the entrance. The temple was built during the reign of the Chola King Ballala but later it came under the maintenance of Wodeyars of Mysore.

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  • 02Gaurishvara Temple

    Gaurishvara Temple

    Gaurishvara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in the town of Yelandur in Chamrajnagar district. The temple was built by a local chieftain Singedepa Devabhupala of the Hadinadu chiefdom in the 16th century. The temple architecture is very simple. It has a sanctum, an open hall that is supported by granite pillars and a grand entrance without a tower, known as the bangle hall.

    The temple walls have a lot of carvings from the Puranas and Vedas. The temple has the pictures of other Hindu deities like Vishnu, Mahishasuramardini, Parvati, Ganapathi, Shanmukha, Bhairava, Virabhadra and Durga. The entrance of the temple is decorated by the chains of bangles which gives an unusual look to the temple.

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  • 03The Vijayanarayana Temple

    The Vijayanarayana Temple

    Located in the town of Gundlupet in Chamrajnagar district, the Vijayanarayana Temple was built by the Western Ganga dynasty in the 10th century. The temple has the statue of Vijayanarayana which was installed by the king Vishnuvardhana. The temple has received a lot of patronages from other kingdoms as well until the 15th century.

    The walls at the entrance of the temple has Yalis carved and many more decorative carvings on the walls of the pillar. The temple has a sanctum and a vestibule, which connects the sanctum and the hall where prayers are offered by the devotees. There are decorative slender pillars inside the temple and the sculptures of Anantha, Garuda and Lord Hanuman can also be seen.

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