Famous Temples in Karnataka

Temples are most popular tourism attractions and destination in Karnataka. Millions of devotees visit oftenly to Karnataka’s temples and shrines to pay homage. Karnataka consists of 34000 temples Totally. There are Couple of Lord Shiva’s temples, thus hus Karntaka is been the most devotional place for devotees. The most Famous 5 temples in Karnataka are as follows:

Mookambika Temple

Mookambika temple is located in Kollur Karnataka 147 km from Mangalore by the banks of the river Souparnika. This temple is mainly depicted to Goddess Parvathi. During Navrathri season the temple is enlightened with festival site.. This Temple is well known for it’s ambience all over world.

Markandeshwara temple

Markandeshwara temple is basically associated with Lord Shiva. It is located at Kallur ,a small town, 13km from Raichur. It is a beautiful historical temple carved with pillars and offers antique appearance surrounded by granite walls.

Badami Cave Temple

Badami is located in Badami in Bagalkot district in Karnataka. It is carved out of rocks, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture. It is surrounded by Agastya lake. It consists of four cave temples includes religious pics describing India. Annual temple festival celebrated in Banashkari in the month of January, February is worth splendid to visit.

Namdroling nyingmapa monastery

This temple is dedicated to the teachings of Wisdom and Compassion of the Buddha and the Palyul Lineage of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. Located amidst the sandal groves a few hours from Bangalore and Mysore, in Karnataka state, South India, Namdroling was established by His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche shortly after he came to India from Tibet.

Omkareshwara Temple

Omkareshwara Temple in Coorg is a Shiva temple built by King Lingarajendra II in the year 1820. It is one of the most popular temples in Coorg, Karntaka.

Padi Igguthappa Temple

Padi Igguthappa Temple is a famous temple in Coorg. The temple is located in Virajpet town in Kodagu region of Karnataka. The temple is filled with divinity and surrounded by serenity on all sides, which is revered and respected by almost all the natives of the place.

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