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Heritage

Avani Ramalingeshwara Temples

📍 Avani village, Mulbagal Taluk, Kolar District

🏘️ Avani, Bengaluru

A group of 10th-century stone temples at the foot of Avani hill.

Temples

Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple

📍 Nandi village, at the foot of Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur District

🏘️ Nandi village

Temple complex begun around the 9th century, among the oldest in the region.

Nature

Big Banyan Tree (Dodda Alada Mara)

📍 Ramohalli / Kethohalli, off Bengaluru–Mysuru Road

🏘️ Ramohalli

A banyan tree around 400 years old whose prop roots spread over about 3 acres.

Heritage

Devanahalli Fort

📍 Devanahalli, Bengaluru Rural District

🏘️ Devanahalli

Old stone fort and birthplace of Tipu Sultan, near the airport.

Temples

Devarayanadurga

📍 Devarayanadurga, near Tumakuru

🏘️ Devarayanadurga, Bengaluru

Forested hill with Narasimha temples on its slopes and top.

Temples

Ghati Subramanya Temple

📍 Ghati Subramanya, Doddaballapur Taluk

🏘️ Doddaballapur, Bengaluru

Popular temple of Lord Subramanya, a long-standing pilgrimage centre.

Museums

Janapada Loka (Folk Arts Museum)

📍 Bengaluru–Mysuru Road, near Ramanagara

🏘️ Ramanagara, Bengaluru

Museum of the region's folk arts and rural life, with an open-air theatre.

Temples

Kolaramma Temple

📍 Fort area, Kolar town, Kolar District

🏘️ Kolar

Centuries-old stone temple of the goddess Kolaramma, beside the Someshwara Temple.

Nature

Manchanabele Dam

📍 Manchanabele, Magadi Taluk, off Magadi Road

🏘️ Manchanabele, Bengaluru

Small dam across the Arkavathi river, with hills around its backwaters; good for birdwatching.

Nature

Muthyala Maduvu (Pearl Valley)

📍 Near Anekal, Bengaluru Urban District

🏘️ Anekal

Small waterfall in a rocky valley near Anekal, with a Shiva shrine nearby.

Nature

Nandi Hills

📍 Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur Taluk, Chikkaballapur District

🏘️ Nandi Hills

Hill fort famous for sunrise views above the clouds.

Temples

Shivagange

📍 Shivagange, near Dobbspet, Tumakuru District

🏘️ Shivagange, Bengaluru

Sacred hill with cave and hilltop temples and wide views from the top.

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