India /Karnataka /Bijapur /Bijapur Bara Kaman JM Rd, Kanakadas colony, Bijapur, Karnataka. Edit Detail InformationEdit Bara Kaman is the incomplete mausoleum of Ali Adil Shah II in Bijapur, Karnataka. Ali Adil Shah, ruler of the Adil Shahi Dynasty, wanted to build a tomb of exceptional quality. According to the plan, twelve arches were to be […]
India /Karnataka /Shimoga /Balligavi Kedareswara Temple is at Balligavi is a town in Shikaripura taluk Shimoga district. Edit Detail InformationEdit Balligavi was an important city during the 11th – 12th century Western Chalukya rule. The building material used is soapstonehe temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India. […]
India /Karnataka /Uttara Kannada /Murudeshwar Kadavinakatta Dam, V. K. Complex, NH 17, Murudeshwara, Bhatkal, Karnataka, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Kadavinakatta Dam is a reservoir and one of the main sources of water supply for the port town all throughout the year. Kadavinakatta Dam is surrounded by abundant natural beauty. The place is a wonderful destination […]
India /Karnataka /Uttara Kannada /Murudeshwar Bhatkal Light House is situated beside the ruins of a fort in Bhatkal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Bhatkal Light House was constructed in 1891. Head here to experience a breathtaking glimpse of the sea. It was a stone masonry column with a double wick lamp placed inside the lantern. Later a […]
India /Karnataka /Uttara Kannada /Murudeshwar Murudeshwara Fort is located behind Murudeshwara Temple, Murudeshwara, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Murudeshwara Fort is said to have been built by Tippu Sultan of Mysore. Historians believe that the fort was constructed during the period of Vijayanagara kings. HistoryEdit Murudeshwar Fort is near the Murudeshwar Temple and is believed to […]
India /Karnataka /Koppal /Anegundi Pampa Sarovar lake is located in a sheltered valley on the road to Anegundi, from Hospet, about a kilometer from the hilltop Hanuman Temple. Edit Detail InformationEdit Pampa Sarovar lake is located in a valley, hidden among the hills on the road to Anegundi from Hospet. The lake is filled with […]
India /Karnataka /Mysore /Srirangapatna Nimishamba Temple is 2 km. from Srirangapatna. Edit Detail InformationEdit Nimishamba temple was built at the time of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar about 300 to 400 years ago on the bank of the river Cauvery. Sri Nimishamba is considered as the incarnation of Goddess Parvathi, the wife of Lord Shiva. The temple […]
India /Karnataka /Mysore /Srirangapatna Colonel Bailey Dungeon is around 1 km from Ranganatha Swamy Temple. Edit Detail InformationEdit This dungeon lies North of Ranganatha Swamy temple. The Vaulted dungeon measuring 30.5 meters width 12.2 meters height and is built of brick and mortar. The prisoners were chained to the stone slabs fixed on the East, […]
India /Karnataka /Mysore /Srirangapatna Gumbaz, is located at Srirangapatna or Srirangapatnam, The Gumbazis situated at the end of the town. Edit Detail InformationEdit Gumbaz is the Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan (Tiger of Mysore), and his father Hyder Ali and mother Fathima Begam. The importance of Gumbaz lies in its well-shaped large dome with ivory inlaid […]
India /Karnataka /Mysore /Srirangapatna Dariya Daulat Palace or Daria Daulat Bagh (literally ‘Garden of the Wealth’) is a palace situated at Ganjam, 2 kms. east of Srirangapatna, near Mysore in southern India. Edit Detail InformationEdit The Dariya Daulat Palace exhibits a large collection of Tipu Sultan’s memorabilia ranging from his weapons (swords, daggers, knives, shields, […]