Tumkūr

Worth seeing in and around Tumkūr

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Tumkur University

   Tumkur, officially Tumakuru, is a city and the headquarters of Tumkur district in Karnataka state, India. It is known for the Siddaganga Matha Lingayat monastery.

   2.2 km · state public university in Tumakuru, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Aagam Mandir, Tumkur

   Aagam Mandir is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Tumakuru Karnataka. It is located 65 km from Bangalore, India, by road on Tumkur road.

   3.1 km · śvetāmbara Jain temple in Tumkur, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Sri Siddaganaga Mutt. Sri Siddaganaga Mutt is a main attraction of Tumkur, where around 8000 students are provided education, boarding and lodging free of cost. Devaraayana Durga. Devaraayana Durga is a famous hill station and a religious place about 15 km from the City of Tumkur. Naamadachilume on the route to Devaraayana Durga is a protect forest area which has a deer park. KaidaaLa.

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Things to do

Hiking in the nearby Siddaganga Hills, Ramadevara Betta, Namada Chilume, Devarayana Durga, Siddara Betta, and Basadi Betta.

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Where to eat

Pavithra Idly Hotel. Idly at Kyatsandra is very famous all over Karnataka. Pavitra Idly Hotel offers delicious idlys as does Ravi Darshan Idly Hotel adjacent to Pavithra Idli Hotel. Both hotels are famous for serving hot tatte idlis throughout the day. Ashoka Restaurant, Opposite Private Bus Station. South Indian vegetarian lunchː ₹70. Ganesh Upahar, Inside KSRTC Bus Station. Good ambience.

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Getting to Tumkūr

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Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 67 km · Kannur (CNN), 231 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 243 km

• Bengaluru → Tumkūr

  67 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · ₹455–570
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• Kannur → Tumkūr

  250 km · quickest by road, 6h 6m · ₹2,090–2,610
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• Mangaluru → Tumkūr

  248 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · ₹1,910–2,390
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