1. Shimoga 2. Soraba 3. Sagara 4. Hosanagara 5. Thirthahalli 6. Shikaripura 7. Bhadravathi ...
Bhadravathi
Bhadravathi is an industrial town in the Shimoga District of Karnataka state, India. It is situated at a distance of about 255 kilometres from the state capital Bangalore and at about 18 kilometres from the district headquarters, Shimoga. It is also the headquarters of the Bhadravathi Taluk. The town is spread over an area of 67 km² and has a population of 160,662 as per the census held in 2001. ...
Shikaripura
Shikaripura is a town and taluk headquarters of Shikaripura Taluk of Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies between plain ground ( Bayaluseemae ) and tropical forests ( Malenadu ). It is around 52 k.m. from Shimoga and 50 k.m. from Ranebennur This is B. S. Yeddyurappa's costituency. Shikaripura is also famous for the temple of Lord Huchuraya Swamy also called as Brantesha, Hanuman, Anjenaya, Vayuputra, etc., Every year on the day of Davanada Hunnime the Brahma rathotsava...
Hosanagara
Hosanagara is a panchayat town in Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is nested in western ghats of India. Recently World Cattle Conference with main emphasis on cow was held in month of April 2007 here. The different uses of cow ( not the meat ) were exhibited. ...
Sagara
Sagara is a town located in the district of Shimoga of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located within the Western Ghats range, it is known for its proximity to Jog Falls and to the historical places of Ikkeri and Keladi. Varadamoola, the origin of the river Varada, is also near Sagara. Sagara derives its name from Sadashiva Sagara, which is a lake. Sadashiva Nayaka, ruler of Keladi dynasty built a lake in between Keladi and Ikkeri. The lake Sadashiva Sagara is now called "Ganapathi Kere" (Ganapathi...
Soraba
Soraba is a panchayat town in Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Sorab derives its name from its earlier name Surabhipura meaning Town of Surabhi. Surabhi was the holy cow which used to milk on a stone statue of the god Sri Ranganatha. A temple is built on the same place where the holy cow used to milk and it is now Sorab's famous Sri Ranganatha temple. Story says that the temple was built by a local Gowda(Landlord) from Halesoraba on the bay of river Dandavathi. We still...
Shimoga travel guide
Shimoga is located on the north western cost of Karnataka. It shares boundary with Uttara Kannada in the north, Udupi in the south and south west and Chikmagalur in the south, Davangere in the east and Haveri in the north and north-east.
District Headquarter: Shimoga
Distance: 274 km from Bangalore, 180 km from Mangalore and 205 km from Hubli
Journey time: Around 6 hours from Bangalore by bus or train.
How to reach there: On can reach there by bus, train or private vehicle. There are numerous buses...
Gajanur dam
Gajanur is a village 12 km from Shivamogga in the Shivamogga District of Karnataka, India. The Tunga River flows through the village. Gajanur is well known for the dam built across the river. 1KM from Gajanur there is place called "Sakkarebaylu" which is an elephant training camp run by the government of India. located on the banks of the Tunga river.It is 15 KM from "Mandagadde" bird life century. There is a JNV, Gajanur (JVNG) boarding school near Gajanur. JNVG is funded by the Indian Ministry...
Birth Place of river Sharavathi
The Sharavathi is a river flowing through Karnataka state, India. The river originates at Ambuthirtha in Thirthahalli taluk, flows north-west through the Western Ghats forming the Jog Falls before joining the Arabian Sea at Honavar.
The hydroelectric power plants, Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Power Station and the Sharavati Valley Project, are built on this river. These form a significant portion of the electricity supply for the state of Karnataka in India.
The Sharavathi river basin is rich...
Sanskrit speaking village of shimoga
Scholars all: A new generation grows up speaking Sanskrit.
A first-timer would love to classify Mathur, about 10 km from Shimoga in Karnataka, as yet another “sleepy village with lush green fields’. But, there is more to this village than stately arecanut farms, winding roads and friendly people. For more than 25 years now, the village...
History of shimoga
History:
Shimoga has a natural history of about 2000 years. People lived here even before the pre-historic period. This fact is evident from the occurrence of the Neolithic (c.1700-800BC) and from the Iron Age Megalithic (c.900BC, 1st century AD) as well as the Early Historical (c.3rd century BC-2nd century AD) cultural remains traced in 1996 in Guddemaradi, about 2 kms. from Shimoga City.
The earliest reference to the name of this town, i.e., Shimoga is found in an inscription of 1079 AD from...
Tourist places near shimoga
Shimoga
shimoga is locally called as shiva- mogga. The name shimoga is derived from the term shiva-mukha, literally meaning "Face of Shiva". Shimoga District is a part of naturally rich Malnad region of Karnataka. Shimoga is a true picture of nature's bounts- landscopes dotted with waterfalls, swaying palms and lush paddy fields make picturesque locales, shimoga is 273 Kms southwest of Bangalore.
Make your Tour to Shimoga Memorable by visiting these famous tourist near shimoga.
Tyarekoppa Lion...
Yellamavasye Jatre
Thirthahalli Taluk in Shimoga District of Karnataka is the home of many temples and Mutts of different faiths. Thirthahalli town houses an ancient and famous temple whose presiding deity is Lord Rameshwara. This temple is built of stone and stands on a high place on the bank of the river Tunga which flows majestically through this town. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple has the “Mood Linga ,” which is said to have been installed by Sage Parashurama. Outside the sanctum...
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