kolar

KOLAR (65 kms from bangalore)
KARUDE MALE, (GANAPATHI)
SOMASHEWARA TEMPLE
ANTARGANGE (2KMS) spring from under bulls stomach
MULBAGAL, (anjaneya temple), sitaparvathi temple, sharadha devi temple, valmiki ashram, ramalingashewara temple , antargange temple, virupakshi temple (5kms)

SITAMMA BETTA
Situated in a tiny village called AVANI , 10 kms before Mulbagal, 95 kms from Bangalore. Also known as Avantika Kshetra, valmiki parvata.
Can be assessed by climbing stone steps. At the summit the temple is dedicated to SITA and PARVATHI, A large cave on the hill belonged to
Valmiki. AVANI has a large temple complex known as Ramalingashewara temple, most of them contain lingas and saptamatrikas. Outside the complex to the north is the Sringere
Sharada Matha believed to be established by Adi Sankara 500 years ago.