Interesting places around Bangalore

Bangalore is in the middle of Western and Eastern Ghats and has lots of places around which are interesting and will interest youngsters and elders alike. 

There is a beautiful temple called KotiLingeswara, which is around 100 kms from Bangalore. The route has some beautiful rocky mountains on the way and you will really enjoy the scenery and beauty of the landscape. It has got a beautiful Shiva temple where there are close to around 1 crore Shiva lingas. 

All the lingas are beautifully installed around the grounds of the temple. When you visit the temple, you will feel overwhelmed to see so many lingas around you. Also, there is one huge Shiva Linga which is supposed to be the largest in the world. The place is very close to Kolar and Bangarpet. You can get down at Bangarpet railway station and take an auto or taxi from there.

Shravanabelagola is about 158 km from Bangalore and is located in the Hassan district of Karnataka. It is a pilgrimage destination for Jains.

There is a 57 feet statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubal, which is supposed to be the architectural wonder of the world. There are a lot of Jain temples around here. People throng this place to pray to get their wishes fulfilled.

Another interesting place which is around 130 km from Bangalore is Pandavapura, which is believed to be the place where Pandavas stayed during their exile. Pandava’s mother, Kunti liked the hillock a lot and it was one of her favourite haunts and is therefore called Kunti betta.

It is also believed that Bheema killed the monster Bhakasura and has got a large footprint of Bheema and the place is called Bheemanna Pada. These rocks are also called as the French rocks because the French had camped here to help Tipu Sultan’s army for a battle against British.