Karnataka Odyssey: A Cultural and Historical Adventure

Pick up from the Airport, Railway Station Transfer to Hotel. On arrival check in hotel later proceed to Sight-seeing Bull Temple, Lalbaug, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vishweshwaraiah Museum, Utility Building etc. overNight stay at hotel followed by warm dinner.

Morning after breakfast check out hotel later drive to Mysore enroute visit Srirangapatna, Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tippu’s Palace, Fort, Gumbaz, Tippu’s Summer Palace. On arrival Mysore check in hotel proceed to Visit Illuminated Brindavan Gardens and Krishnarajasagar Dam in the Evening. Overnight stay at hotel followed by warm dinner.

Pick up from Bangalore at 7.30 AM in the morning and drive to KukkeSubrahmanya, A popular religious destination which is surrounded by lush green forest along with hills. It It is situated on the banks of the kumaradhara River. On arrival at Kukke Subrahmanya, Check in to the hotel after some time, visit to the Temples at Kukke Subrahmanya, first visit Adi Subramanya, great Valmmika(anthill) in the sanctum, then visit main temple of Lord Subrahmanya that is dedicated to the snake God Vasuki and Lord Subrahmanya. The Temple is famous for religious rituals pertaining to snake God, in the you can visit other small shrines like Uma Maheshwara Temple, Samputa Narasimha Temple, Hosaligamma and Kukke Lingas. Then visit Kashikatte Ganapathi Temple, a very ancient and Ganapathi idol installed y sage Narada and kukke Shree Abhaya Mahaganapathi, One of the biggest monolithic statues of Ganapathi. It is 21 feet tall and the architecture of the shrine is in Nepal Style. Return to the hotel and Overnight stay followed by warm dinner at hotel.

Morning after Breakfast Checkout the hotel and drive to Sauthada Ganapathi Kshethra, a place dedicated to Vana Mahaganapathi (without any temple structure)and it is surrounded by scenic beauty. There is no restriction for worshiping god anytime, then proceed to Dharmasthala, the Holy abode for Hindu’s . On arrival at Dharmasthala, visit to the Lord Manjunadhaswamy Temple, the main attraction of Dharmasthala and have a darshan of Lord Manjunadha (Shiva). Then visit to Ratnagiri (statue of bhagawan bahubali or Gommateshwara), Bidinede, (Annappa) Betta, and Sri Rama kshetra on the banks of river Nethravathi, After visiting these temples drive to Kateel Durga parameswari Temple, located on the banks of River Nandini. Get the divine blessings of Goddess Durgaparameshwari Temple and proceed to Udupi, a Temple town and one of important Mukti stalas of Karnataka. On arrival at Udipi, check in to the Hotel. Visit to the world famous Srikrishna Temple and then visit near by Anantheswara temple and Chandramouleshwara Temple. Overnight stay at hotel

Morning after breakfast, check out the hotel and proceed to Saligrama Narasimha Swamy Temple and Anegudde Ganapathi Temple. Then drive to Gokarna. Gokarna located in the Uttara kannada district. Gokarna is one of the important piligrimage centers of Karnataka and also known as siddhi kshetra and one of the seven mukti kshetras of Karnataka. It is equally importance like Kashi and Rameshwaram. The Temple at Gokarna is dedicated to Lord Mahabaleswara (Lord Shiva) and it is believed that the temple houses the original image of Shiva Linga (also called as Atmalinga). Legend says that the holy Linga was given by Lord Shiva to king Ravana to make his Kingdom an invincible fortress. On arrival at Gokarna, check in to the hotel and Overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning after Bath, visit to Mahabaleshwara Temple, a sacred pilgrimage site amongst Indian Places. The Mahabaleshwar temple enshrines the Atma Linga of Lord Shiva. Then proceed to visit Tamra Gowri Temple and Ganapathi Temple at Gokarna and return to the Hotel. After Breakfast, check out the hotel and proceed to Murudeshwara. Murudeshwara beach town lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is also famous for theThe main attraction of this place is world's second - tallest Shiva statue and 20 storied Gopura (237.5 feet) is constructed at the temple. Visit Shiva statue and Lord Murudeshwara Temple, built on the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Arabian Sea. Then drive to Kollur. On arrival at Kollur, check in to the hotel. Evening visit to the Mookambika Temple, one of the important places of pilgrimage in Karnataka. The panchaloha image of the goddess on Shri Chakra is stated to have been consecrated by Shri Adi Shankaracharya. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning after breakfast, check out the hotel and proceed to Sringeri. Enroute, visit Shankaranarayana Temple, considered as one of the seven Mukti places created by Lord Parashurama. This is one of the rare temples where we can see the confluence of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu and they are woshipped in form of Lingas. Then enjoy the beautiful scenery of Agumbe Ghat. Sringeri is located on the banks of river Tunga and it is the site of the first mutt established by Adi Shankaracharya. The main attraction of Sringeri is Sri Sharadamba Temple and Vidya Shankara Temple. The Vidyashankara temple is an architectural marvel. After visiting temples at Sringeri, drive to Horanadu. Horanadu is a place of enchanting natural landscape in Chikmagalur district, ancient temple of the goddess Annapoorneshwari here has been restored and renamed the Adi – Shaktyataka Shree Annapoorneshwari. The main deity of Annapoorneshwari is made of gold. It is said that a person who seeks the blessings of Goddess would never have any scarcity for food in life. Overnight stay at hotel.

Morning after breakfast, check out the hotel and proceed to Bangalore. Enroute visit, Kalaseshwara Temple at Kalasa, the wonderful hoysala architecture at the temples of Belur and Halebid. On arrival at Bangalore, transfer to railway station for onward journey.