Important places of Interest from ChikMangalure
Belur
Belur has the stupendous Chenna Kesava Temple of roughly the same time period and built along the same lines as the Hoysalveswara temple in Halebid.
Halebid
Halebid is one of Karnataka's open secrets. Capital of the Hoysala empire which flourished in the 12th and the 13th centuries, Halebid (old city) is the most apt of several names that are tagged on to this little town in Karnataka.
Sravanbelogala
The most important, indeed world famous - edifice is the giant monolithic statue of Gomateswara, curved out of granite in 981 AD. Sixty feet is striking enough, but the setting adds its own drama.
Bhadra wild life reserve
Popularly know as Muthodi wildlife sanctuary, after the village on its periphery, it is a great place to sight the ferocious tiger, observe the Indian bison, hear the strange calls of the striped hyena, & see the rare flying lizards glide amidst the huge trees.
Sringeri
Sringeri where the founder of Advaitha philosophy - Adi-Shankar, discovered a cobra sheltering a frog from the torrential rains, has its spiritual center on the bank of the Tunga Bhadra river in the ever green forests of Chikamaglur.
Kemmanagudi
This is a compact one - charms, views, waterfalls, garden , all in a days work make it one of most fun filled holiday destination.
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