Top Things to do in Chikkamagaluru District
Top 10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka
Discover the best top things to do in Chikkamagaluru District, India including Vidyashankara Temple, Adi Shankara Temple, Sri Veeranarayana Temple, Adhishakthyathmaka Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple, Honnekatte Temple, Shree Sarva Siddhi Maha Ganapathy, Vidyashankar Temple, Sringeri Mutt, Torana Ganapati Temple, Sharada Temple.
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1. Vidyashankara Temple
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By vipina776 - Lucknow, India
Great Siva temple in the Sringeri temple complex . Great architecture to boot . Very nice ambience .
2. Adi Shankara Temple
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5.0 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By vipina776 - Lucknow, India
Dedicated to Jagadguru Shankaracharya who was born to propagate Santana dharma ,in 8th century AD ,this is a beautiful ,serenic place with powerful vibrations
3. Sri Veeranarayana Temple
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5.0 based on 114 reviews
Reviewed By ctheagarajan - Bengaluru, India
One of the most beautiful temples that still holds its spectacular charm after 1000 years. The temple is peaceful and serene. It is not possible to move your eyes away from the statue of Venugopalaswamy. All the moorthys are made of shaligrama and shows the expertise of the then sculptors that they look as good as new even today. The carvings outside the temple are a sight to behold too. Definitely worth the visit.
4. Adhishakthyathmaka Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple
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5.0 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By BharathiMani - Bengaluru, India
A very special temple dedicated to goddess Annapoorneshwari nestled in the hills. The temple is very well maintained and the deity is beautiful. The route to the temple is very picturesque.
5. Honnekatte Temple
6. Shree Sarva Siddhi Maha Ganapathy
7. Vidyashankar Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By vipina776 - Lucknow, India
Beautiful architecture and terrific devotional atmosphere. The symbol of hard work of Siva incarnate Jagadguru Shankaracharya
8. Sringeri Mutt
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4.5 based on 357 reviews
Reviewed By Rknair2016
Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri.is the first and foremost of the four Peethams established by the renowned 8th century philosopher saint Sri Adi Shankara, The temple is located amongst the lush green mountain ranges of the Sahyadri. Sringeri Mutt – Mythology Sringeri derived its name from the ancient Shringa Giri, the name of a hill here that is believed to have housed the ashram of Sri Vibhandaka Maharishi and his son Sri Rishyashringa. Tradition has it that when Sri Shankaracharya was passing through here, he was captivated by an unusual sight. A cobra had reared up and spread its hood to shelter a spawning frog from the scorching sun. Sri Shankara was enchanted by the divinity of the place which made natural enemies help each other. Saraswathi Devi, who was accompanying Sri Shankaracharya and his disciples in the form of a young girl called Bharathi, stayed on in the spot as Sharada Devi. Sri Shankaracharya established a matha here and it came to be known as Sri Sharada Peetham, the seat of Sharada Devi. There is another important place which you should not miss in Shringeri. Do not miss out on visiting the banks of Tunga River. Since, this river basin is considered as sacred, fishing is not allowed in the river at the shrine. Watching the fishes in Tunga River at Sringeri is a enjoyable. Visitors can also feed these fishes and watch them jumping to catch the food.
9. Torana Ganapati Temple
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4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By EkMusafir - Pune, India
This is another one of the wonderful temples we visited in Sringeri Mutt. It is located further on the left of Sri Sharadamba temple, and a little inside near the Prasadalaya. We visited this temple after doing darshan of Goddess of Learning, Sri Sharadamba, and paying homage to Sri Shankaracharya, who established the Sringeri Mutt here, and to Sri VidyaShankara, the 10th Jagadguru of the Mutt. Lord Ganesha, engraved on the Torana, popularly known as Torana Ganapati is considered very powerful and as per tradition the Sringeri Jagadgurus offer worship at this temple before embarking on any tour. The present Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal built a separate shrine for the Torana Ganapati and performed the Kumbhaabhisheka in June 2014. As luck would have it, we got to meet the two temple elephants of the Mutt as soon as came out of the Ganapati Temple. Then we proceed to the Prasadalaya where we partook in the free lunch, offered as prasad to all the devotees. It was a very good experience for us.
10. Sharada Temple
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By MahadevaS19
The beautiful architected temple for the lord sri Srigeri Sharada the Goddess of Education and Knowledge and blessings all the visitors and the best plan to start with Sringeri in the morning and to continue the Chikkamagaluru Trip
