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Dharmasthala

Karnataka

A Karnataka pilgrim town around the Manjunatha Temple.

Photo: Vedamurthy J · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
Oct–Mar
Our full guide to Dharmasthala is being written. It's on the South India list as Worth a Detour.

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Karnataka
About 24 miles away

Coffee estates and the Western Ghats railway line, a weekend from Bengaluru.

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Sringeri

Karnataka
About 34 miles away

The first monastery of Adi Shankara, on the Tunga River in the Western Ghats.

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Belur

Karnataka
About 36 miles away

The UNESCO Hoysala temples, carved in soapstone with astonishing detail.

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