Dakshina Kannada|Karwar|Travel|Hotel|Info|Pictures, TravelingBeats
Route:
1. Bangalore - Tumkur - Chitradurga - Hubli - Yellapur - Karwar
2. Bangalore-Tumkur (NH4), Tumkur-Honnavar via Arsikere, Shimonga, Talguppa (NH206), Honnavar-Karwar (NH17),
Where to discontinuation:
1. Estuary View Resort
3. Devbagh Beach Resort
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Om Beach Resort
4. Hotel Bhadra
Nh- 17, Near Kali Bridge, Kodibag
Karwar 581303
2. Swaswara Gokarna resort
Average/Budget:
1.
Hotel Navratna predominantly:
Opp. Hotel Ashok
445, Green Street
Near Subhash Circle
Karwar,
4. Geetanjali Theatre,
Karwa
3. Navatara Hotel
Kaikini Road
Karwar
Where to bolt in nutriment:
1. Arshiya Chinese Restaurant
MG Road, Kajubag, Karwar - 581301
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Hotel Super Star
Main Road, Karwar - 581301
2. Sea View Hotel
Near Netaji Circle, Karwar - 581301
4. Rajasthani Bhojanalaya
Laxmi Complex, Civil Court Road,
Karwar - 581301
6. Hotel Udupi
Main Road, Karwar - 581301
5.
Bombat Restaurant
Baitkol, Karwar - 581302
Language viva voce: Kannada, Konkoni, Hindi. However, after 1860 the British birfucated the chambers into two parts North Canara (Uttara kannada) and South canara (Dakshina kannada) chambers. (Understand english to an limit amazingly in urban hunk.)
Tagore Beach
Uttara kannada chambers was in the main of the only Canara chambers. Uttara Kannada has comfortable scoop and was rules before enigmatic rulers like the kadambas followed before Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, Vijayanagar empire, the Marathas and at action into the hands of British.
What to espy:
1. The array of the western ghats and the Arabian deep blue sea makes Uttara kannada chambers a urbane crux. Tagore Beach, Karwar: This got its appellation from Kavi guru Rabindranath Tagore who visited here in the primordial 20th century.
predominantly disparaging It features predominantly a recreational car park, colorful music jet, Planetarium, Toy practise and predominantly an aquarium. Tagore littoral is crescent-shaped in express and all things considered a given of the littoral in the out of sight. River Kali meets Arabian deep blue sea at a given peter off of the littoral.
2. Viewing sunset is an unforgetable judgement here amazingly across the bride on river Kali.
Devbag: Devbag is located 'round 7 Kms from Karwar at the confluence of predominantly River Kali. Only lose one's cool of move is in all respects motor boat from Kodibag jetty. It is a intriguing cast temper fringed with casuarina groves. Here Jungle Lodges & Resorts, owned before the administration of Karnataka provides lone judgement of living in Log huts. One can strain scuba diving and innumerable other liberally sports.
Ensures wonderful concealment not normally seen in tripper spots.
3. The then Maratha prince Shivaji after conquring Sadashivgad on 21st Feb 1665 installed the creator of Shantadurga. Shantadurga sanctuary, Sadashivgad: Sadashivgad is a fort located 'round 6 km from karwar built on a given bank of kali river. The direction from the hill is horrifying.
4. It 'round 4 km from Devbag. Shejjeswar Temple, Shejwad: Here the sanctuary of Shejjeswar or predominantly disparaging predominantly disparaging Siddeswar is said to more than thousand year ageing. Devotees seize the sanctuary in thousands on predominantly disparaging predominantly disparaging Mahashivaratri daytime. The sanctuary is said to be a given of the five temples of Gokarna mythology where predominantly disparaging predominantly disparaging pieces of Atmalinga which Ravan was carrying, fell; the other four being Gokarn, predominantly disparaging predominantly disparaging Murudeswar, Dhareswar and Gunavanteswar. It is located 'round 4 km from karwar.
Kurumgad Island: Kurumgad cast temper is a privy cast temper located 'round 4 km from Karwar.
5. predominantly The holder of the cast temper runs a fall back on called The Great Outdoors. Also, Narasimha sanctuary located atop the hill in the cast temper brings innumerable people here.
Its a horrifying disagreeable fraying and a discontinuation at the fall back on could be a lifetime judgement.
7. predominantly It is located 'round 6 km from karwar and gives a panaromic direction of karwar and Arabain deep blue sea. Guddalli Peak: Guddalli eminence is a given of the highest eminence in and 'round Karwar plane more than 1800 ft in the arch deep blue sea aim. Extremely unfriendly full the year, it was a summer fall back on since the British.
Guddehalli raises ornate since miles, an abrup aspect of granite with thickly woody sides and a unalloyed tapering crux. predominantly It is a given of the highest peaks of Haiderghat limit which stretches east and west between Kali river and Belikeri river and joins the Kaiga limit at Kaiga. Trekking here can be a wonderful judgement.
Katyayani Temple, Aversa: Katyayani Temple is located 'round 8 km from Ankola and 25 Km from Karwar.
8. predominantly The ocean shaped sanctuary predominantly is the kith and agnate godess of Kharvis, a fishermen company. The godess is worshipped with eager importance during the nine nights of 'Navarathri' which herald 'Dussera' in October. It is said that the goddes was establish in the deep blue sea. Besides Kharvis the rejoicing is solemnly attended before innumerable dancing-girls and Konkanis. Belekeri Beach:Moving as a help to Mangalore from Karwar on the National Highway, you bolt insane to bolt a deviation after 22 kms and proceed 4 kms to reach Belekeri Beach.
9. You hankering not guilt the bolt away from. The stamping-ground is surrounded before intriguing mountains.
The unbounded blether green rapidly drops before 50' to the littoral providing a wonderful direction of the deep blue sea. Watching sunset in the evening you would not at any at all times like to pavement thumbs down on the crux. Gokarna: Gokarna also known as Dakshina Kashi is mere common with pilgrims as skilfully as tourists.
KUMTA TALUK
1. predominantly Mythology says, Ravana kept the Athmalinga down on the argument against the instructions and could not bolt away it again. Kotitheertha is the clean pond away the sanctuary. Hence the estimate that Gokarn is Lord Shiva's imperishable dwelling-place.
Devotees regularly bolt bath in the pond a while ago they pass into the sanctuary since pooja. Om Beach: Om littoral got it appellation because it resembles the express of OM (a hindu churchgoing symbol).
2. Located 'round 11 km from Gokarna, Om littoral is a dry-clean and easygoing littoral. Adjacent to this littoral are Half Moon littoral and Paradise littoral. Foreign tourists are a everyday here because of the concealment it offers. Kudle littoral is an other littoral to hand which is common with foreigners.
Yana: predominantly Yana is a nature's be thunderstruck.
3. Known since two unbounded scarp formations of a altitude of 90 and 120 meters called Mohini Shikhara and Bhairaveshwara Shikhara. predominantly You can earmarks off your weariness before bathing in the urbane cascades coming down the hill.
Encircled before thickly woody forest, it is a trekker's Avalon. Bhaireshwar sanctuary, and a valley advantaged the scarp configuration are added attractions It is located 'round 28 Km from Kumta and 65 Km from Sirsi.
4. One should standard liberally and viands.
Alvekodi Beach: Almost heart-rending the Kumta municipality, as a help to south is Alvekodi village. The littoral is sincerely unpolluted, unspoilt. One has to sanction in all respects the fields to reach the littoral.
The creamy sand dazzles in the odds. The hillock is a eager disagreeable speckle contribution historic sunset direction. Nearby is the Bhrahma devara gudda, with raddled ageing lighthouse.
5. It appears that the construction of predominantly sanctuary was started before Rudroji Pandit and completed before Sonappa somewhere between 1500 and 1559. Dhareswar: Mahadev sanctuary located here on complete of a hill said to be more than 800 years ageing. The sanctuary is built of up the irritate stone and its walls are ornamented with sculptures.
A oppressive is held every year in the mid of January. Round the sanctuary are 5 clean pools, Rudra kund, Chakra, Shankh, Vasudha and Nagatirth. Dhareswar is located 'round 8 km away from Kumta. St.
6. Francis Xavier Church, Chandavar: Chandavar on a former occasion a enormous suburb, is said to bolt insane been built before a Muslim King Sarpan Malik (apparently Sherif-ul-Mulk predominantly disparaging a General of Bijapur Kingdom). St. The suburb declined during the later in the main of 17th century. Francis Xavier Church is a burly predominantly Roman Catholic Church is held in eager reverence before within an eyelash of hoi polloi of all communities. Francis Xavier is recorded to bolt insane been built in 1678 during the govern of Basappa Nayak of Keladi Nayak concert-hall.
The earliest church of St. The church was destroyed in the peter off of 18th century which is attributed to Tippu Sultan, and was rebuilt in 1801. The ageing church, admitting that an commanding edifice was judged to be beyond predominantly customary repairs, and so a callow church was built in the hunk adjacent to the ageing church. The church was rebuilt a imperfect at all times in 1874.
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A urbane car park with fountains, cascades, caves, colourful trees and plants, rose garden, and a lone vedic garden depicting odds signs, planets, drizzle stars is coming up. Kadra: Kadra is common apropos to the dam on river kali and the powerhouse. Water sports is also being planned in the reservoir.
It is an experienced sanctuary located advantaged forest.
Nearby Kadra a given can also seize Mahamayi sanctuary. it is located 'round 33 km from Karwar. Anashi Wild Life Sanctuary: Anashi pass is in the Sahyadri Range (Western Gahats) 40 Kms north east of Karwar.
8. predominantly From Kadra to Anashi is a 10 Kms of exorbitant ghat department, in all respects compressed forest. Wild liveliness be filled in the hunk.
Motoring in all respects the ghat is an judgement in itself with compressed jungle, calculate of enormous and lesser liberally falls which are fare skilfully to the eyes. predominantly Early mornings you are booked to came across, vixen, lively evil and flocks of peacocks.
Forest linger on bolt insane started Anashi Nature Camp, 3 kms from Anashi in the Wild Life Sanctuary. Quite again you can influence hello to a panther crossing the course.
You can the at all times of one's liveliness the stunner of Nature in Deluxe tents (Rs.400 - 2 beds) or familiar Tents (Rs.
9. 200 - 2 beds) predominantly Kitchen and pikestaff are provided and you can encouragement the viands docile. Channabasaveshwara Temple, Ulavi: Originally a sanctuary of Chalukya denominate, it has been renovated and coloured. A mere honoured Jatra is held on 'Megha Purnima' with eager exhibition. The pyre of the sanctuary is adorned with statues of Shiva Sharanas (Devotees of Lord Shiva). Free lunch and dinner is served to devotees every daytime.
In Kannada Gavi means valley.
Nearby 'round 6 kms from Ulavi a given can rationale a lesser trekking amidst hills and forests to espy some animating caves like Akala Gavi and Panchalingeshwar gavi.
MURDESWAR
1. It is located 'round 16 km from Bhatkal on Honnavar-Bhatkal NH 17.
Mahtobara Temple: predominantly Mahtobara Temple is the tallest Shiva carving in the out of sight with unambiguous reflecting eyes which makes the carving looks buzzing.
2. Legend says that the Apsaras (Heavenly fairies) tempered to to upon here to bathe and modify.
Apsara Konda, Honnavar:Apsara Konda located 'round 8 km from Honnavar, away the confluence of the Sharavathi river and the Sea, is a lesser liberally defeat and a consolidate on a hillock. The crux sincerely exudes glorious stunner. It is an horrifying glom with some enormous caves on the hillock called 'Pandavas caves'. There is a Devi sanctuary and a subsection of Ramachandra mutt.
With a direction of the river, the deep blue sea, crumb islands, de luxe naЛve fields and coconut groves, 'round. Idagunji:15 Kms from Honnavar and 'round 23 kms from Murdeswar is the experienced Idagunji Ganapati Temple.
3. One has to bolt a bolt away from from National Highway and make a spring 'round 7 kms depths to reach this urbane sanctuary.
4. The sanctuary is said to be 'round 800 years ageing, a given of the oldest temples in Uttar Kannada chambers. Basavaraja Durga Island:The Island predominantly of Basavaraja Durga is for all hard-headed purposes glib is located 'round 1 km from Honavar absolute stamping-ground.
The alighting crux is at the south peter off where there is a ruined fort with eight mounted guns. Only lose one's cool of move is motor boat. The fort was built before Great Shivappa Naik of Bednur (1648-1670). Karikannamma Temple:12 Kms from Honnavar predominantly is the Karikannamma Hill.
5. Atop the hill which is a destroyed of fool stunner and offers general direction of the surroundings, is the sanctuary of the creator. Sunset direction on the Arabian deep blue sea is a captivating glom. predominantly This creator is worshipped as smashing goddess before smashing people as Durge, Saraswati and Bhairavi.
6. 3 kms from Honnavar - Bangalore National Highway brings you along this cast temper. Higund Island:Higund is a urbane cast temper in River Sharavati barely a while ago it joins the Arabian Sea.
Presently the change is from either Adkar village or Kodani village in all respects land motor boat.
7. The sunset direction from this cast temper is a lifetime judgement. Gerusoppa / Nagara bastikeri: Situated on bank of river Sharavati the ageing municipality of Gerusoppa also called NAGAR BASTIKERI predominantly is comfortable with proper monuments, the Chaturmukha basti being the most notable a given. It has four entrances from four directions beyond compare to garbhagrihas. It is a urbane shape built in Vijayanagar denominate with Chaturasara layout.
There are four images of Tirthankaras, Vrishabha, Ajita, Sambhava and Abhinandan, seated in padmasana.
8. The engravings in this basti of dwarapalas and other mural designs are skilfully executed with distinction. Gerusoppa Valley / Reservoir:Newly constructed Gerusoppa dam has created a lone reservoir in gerusoppa valley.
Boat yacht in the reservoir in all respects the valley is on the anvil. The zephyr captivating direction of the valley can be had from atop a viewing soar constructed before Forest dept, to hand 10 kms from Gerusoppa as a help to Jogfalls.
9. 24 Theerthankara idols are installed there. Haduvalli:16 Kms from Bhatkal on the Bhatkal shimoga SH, Theerthankara Bastil at Haduvalli is a 14th century Jain sanctuary. The crux was manner back when main of the queen consort Channabyra Devi. It is crux of proper and archaeological attentiveness.
There are two hills Chandragiri and Indragiri predominantly which invite the tourists since picturesque beauty
Bhatkal
40 Kms south of Honnavar, Bhatkal was the south most anchorage in Bombay presidency. There are 13 temples / bastis built during the 15th and 16th centuries. But most of them are in raddled state of affairs. Each a given is a amazed by in figure and usefulness visiting. predominantly disparaging The formidable ones are,
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The Ashtadikpalakas are carved on the roof. Adike Narayan Temple predominantly: Small stone sanctuary.
2. predominantly It has an inscribed stone. Kamati Narayan Temple: Built in 1550.
3. It has tamil inscriptions.
Choleshwar Temple: Black basalt sanctuary with urbane carvings built before Cholamandala.
4. The construction is two storyed with action 112 feet and has an 'agrashala' and 'bhogmantap' The dhwaja stamb is an urbane only hunk 21' high-pitched stone column raising from a station of to hand fourteen feet open. Chandrakanteshwar Basti: It is largest and finest Jain Temple in Bhatkal.
Behind the basti is a smaller leader 19' high-pitched called 'yakshabhrahma kambh'. Venkataramana sanctuary: predominantly It is said to be 400 yrs ageing.
5. It is ornamented with sculptures.
Dandeli
Dandeli, surrounded before compressed jungle with River Kali highfalutin in all respects furiously, is a character lover's Avalon.
Other temples are, Shankar Narayan Temple, Khetapai Narayan Temple, Narasimh sanctuary, Parshwanatheswar sanctuary, Raghunath sanctuary, Tirumal sanctuary, Shanteshwar sanctuary, Shambhuling sanctuary, Murgopinath sanctuary, and Chaturmukha basti. Jungle Lodges Resorts has a fine tripper complex called 'Kali Wilderness and Adventure Camp'.
1. This is the on the contrary crux in South India where tourists are offered creamy liberally rafting. Bison river fall back on: The Bison River fall back on on the banks of River Kali away Ganeshgudi is another crux of holiday since the tourists. It also offers river rafting facilities along with JLR at Dandeli.
The fall back on offers facilities to standard the tourists to espy wildlife at Phanasoli, Kavala caves etc.
2. About 150 feet advantaged the valley a predominantly Shiva Linga is existing. Kavala Caves: Kavala caves or Siddan valley is situated at a footage of 27 Kms from Joida and 3200 feet in the arch the deep blue sea aim. A lesser tide of liberally falls on the Shiva Linga, which gives the feel that an 'abhishekha' is performed to Lord Shiva.
3. Shivarathri daytime is when devotees upon in thousands. Sintheri Rocks: 20 Kms from Joida predominantly, at Sintheri Temple, River Kaseri flows with eager run a while ago joining River Kali.
From Dandeli predominantly village Gund is 3 kms. Currents of liberally bolt insane formed urbane scarp caves and bolt insane created lesser cascades in the valley attracting a eager calculate of tourists. At Gund a given has to reduce intervene down some 133 steps to reach Sintheri scarp which is 400 feet in altitude and 600 feet in broadness.
4. Water flows 'round this sand stone full the year. Dood Sagar Falls / Castle Rock: Castle Rock is dado village of the chambers beyond which is Goa.
The hunk is also a "trekker's paradise", in every judgement. 10 Kms from Castle scarp in the mid of compressed forest, along the iron horse catch, the Doodh Sagar falls gives a fare skilfully to the tourists eyes. %0 km before practise from Madgaon in goa and Belgaum.
Ykes Point, Ambikanagar: Sykes Point, named after British Collector Sykes, is a breathtaking speckle where a given can beg unhindered direction of the Kali River flowing in all respects the valley underneath.
5. Nagajhari Power concert-hall situated at the can of this eminence can also be seen.
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20 km from Dandeli and 105 km from Belgaum. Sri predominantly Mallikarjuna Temple:It is learnt that this sanctuary was built latest to the fort. A stone document says that Kadamba King Jayakeshi donated some lands to this sanctuary in 1144. It has a 'navarang mantap' in office and predominantly Kadamba denominate dome.
7. The fort was later occupied before Sangolli Rayanna, a made-up lesser prince, who fought with the British.
Haliyal, Shivaji Fort:This experienced fort said to be built before Chatrapati Shivaji is urbane figure of Indian scoop which gives us a glimpse of the warring techniques of those times.
8. Thousands of devotees from all as overage Karnataka and states of Maharashtra and Goa seize this sanctuary Everyday
Sirsi
1. Sri Tulaja Bhavani Temple, Haliyal: This urbane sanctuary was established on 16th March 1996, before Sri Tulaja Bhavani Education and Dharmadatti sureness, Haliyal, The 4 feet up the irritate stone graven figure of Godess Bhavani was carved in Sivar municipality, Kolar chambers.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi: Sirsi is a taluk control quarters, and being on slopes of Western Ghats, is mere smashing in bear up against from the coastal taluks of Uttara Kannada dist. The existing carving of 'Devi' was installed in 1669. The sanctuary Marikamba here is a given of the most common places of churchgoing importance. The sanctuary itself is more than 300 years ageing. The Marikamba jatra which is held on a former occasion in every two years, is a given of the largest jatras in the state of affairs. predominantly The 'Devi' is worshipped as 'Amba" the ma.
125 Kms from Karwar via Katgal (Road SH).155 Kms via Yellapur (Better course NH + SH); 66 Kms from Kumta, 115 kms from Hubli
2. Madhukeswar Temple and Madhumathi (Parvati) Temple are acme of Kadamba ability. Banavasi: 24 kms from Sirsi, Banavasi is a proper village. The large Nandis of the sanctuary are honoured. Another attraction is a stone bunk carved from a singles stone and innumerable statues of sculptural stunner.
The honey coloured Madhukeswar linga shines kindle in darkness. There is also a lesser museum.
Sonda: 20 Kms from Sirsi as a help to yellapur is Sonda village which was the main of Sondhe Kings. The river Varada flowing in as a help to of the sanctuary adds to the Ambience. During Arasappa Nayaka II innumerable maths wer established here.
Swarnavalli math is a ass of beliefs vedic scriptures
1. Among them Vadiraj math, Akalank math, Swarnavalli math are honoured. Sahasra Linga: Sahasralinga is situated amidst predominantly river Shalmala away Bhairumbe village.Shivalingas 'round thousand are believed to bolt insane been built before King of Swady to encouragement children. It is also believed that there was a college ability here in experienced times. There are also basavas and other artistic forms carved on the rocks of the river.
Connectivity: 17 Kms from Sirsi as a help to Yellapur(Road SH).
2. One has to bolt a deviation after 15 kms as a help to Bhairumbe village. Shivaganga Falls: 39 Kms from Sirsi, a given has to combination remove off compressed forest to reach this speckle. The river valley presents a captivating direction. The Shalmala river predominantly falls in to a ardent valley from a altitude of 74 meter creating an intriguing liberally falls. A crumb again from the falls is predominantly an cast temper locally called Ganeshpal because of a lesser Ganesh carving in the isla
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Situated on the bank is extraordinary Durgadevi Temple. Kawadikere, Yellapur: Kawadikere is a urbane 60 acre burly lake surrounded before de luxe naЛve hills. The sanctuary recently underwent a renovation with urbane statues of goddesses and angels. it is located 'round 20 km from Yellapur.
The sanctuary is skilfully frequented before devotees and tourists. Read more to hand yellapur. Jenukallu Gudda: Situated at a footage of 20 kms from Yellapur, it offers abash captivating direction of valley covered with virgin forests and majestically flowing River Bedti.
4. The direction crux is atop a gauzy scarp of 450 mtrs high-pitched. Satodi Falls: 30 Kms from Yellapur, at village Kattige, rivulet Dabbisal jumps in two stages from a altitude of 32 meters forming a urbane brad liberally defeat. People normally seize this speckle at the at all times of odds kindle which transforms the undamaged valley to a fairy place
5. predominantly Surrounded before naЛve compressed forest the waterfall attracts a burly calculate of tourists. Unchalli falls: The rivulet that originates at Shankarathirtha in Sirsi and Manjaguni rivulet band up with together to elevate the Aghanashini river.
The limit of backwaters of Kodasalli dam can be viewed from here and is an additional attraction
6. Near Unchalli this river jumps from a altitude of 116 meters creating a urbane liberally defeat. It is common aggregate the locals as Keppa Jog (deafening) since the defeat exudes a roll like deafening alarms while falling. G.D.Lushington predominantly, Collector of Canara pre-eminent discovered this liberally defeat and tempered to to seize this speckle innumerable a at all times and away this falls is also called Lushington Waterfall.
7. The defeat is in the mid of a compressed forest. Burude Jog: 30 Kms from Siddapur a lesser rivulet called Ilimane at pre-eminent falls to a probingly of 60 meters and a crumb again it jumps again to a probingly of 48 meters creating two urbane liberally falls.
8. 22 Kms from Siddapur the Jog falls is at the dado of Uttara Kannda chambers and Shimoga districts. Jog Falls: River Sharavati captivating distillate at Ambutirtha in Tirthahalli tq, flows as a help to western course causing the out of sight honoured liberally defeat at Jog.
River Sharavati plunges here to a probingly of 252 meters in ardent defile and has created 117 meter ardent skilfully extremists. 22 Kms from Siddapur (Road SH).100 Kms from Shimoga (NH). The four streams are called Raja, Roarer, Rocket and Rani. Buses leaf from realistically all chambers headquarters
9. predominantly Migratory birds from Central Asia, Northern Africa and European countries bear on easygoing Attiveri a congenial crux to elevated manners from October to March. Attiveri Bird Sanctuary: 19 Kms from Mundgod a given has to bolt a deviation on Mundgod - Hublic course to reach Attiveri.
Painted Storks are unambiguous attraction. 250 Kms from Dabolim Airport Goa. Sun kindle direction is an absurd gratuity.50 Kms from Hubli.
10. The construction of New Monastic University construction started on June 1998 and was inaugurated on 19 Dec 2001. Doeguling Tibetan Settlement: The Gaden Jangtse Monastic University since Advanced Budhist Learning & Practice which had pavement away antiquated Tibet, was rebuilt on the Indian refuse at Doeguling Tibetan Settlement, Mundgod.
This exhibitionist construction is the biggest cloister in Asia. Besides this there are statues of Green Tara (10'), Maitrieya Buddha (15'), Manjushri Buddha (15') and Chenrezig carving. Inside the invocation convention hall is a 21' large statute of Lord Buddha.