Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore
Hilltop Shakti shrine of the goddess who slew Mahishasura, the guardian deity of the old Mysore royals.
Mookambika Temple, Kollur
Coastal Karnataka's revered Shakti and knowledge shrine in the Western Ghats, a major pilgrim draw.
Murudeshwar / Gokarna Mahabaleshwar
Atmalinga Shiva temple on the Karnataka coast, one of the most sacred Shiva sites in the south.
Hampi itself is one vast open-air temple town, and the ticket that covers Virupaksha's neighbourhood also opens up the Vitthala Temple with its iconic stone chariot and musical pillars, the monolithic Lakshmi Narasimha and Badavilinga, and the Hemakuta hill shrines just beside Virupaksha. Most pilgrims spend at least a full day threading these ruins on foot and by auto before looking further afield.
For a wider Karnataka pilgrimage, the state's major living shrines lie a long drive south and west. Chamundeshwari on its hill above Mysuru is the guardian goddess of the old Wodeyar kings; Mookambika at Kollur is a revered Shakti and learning shrine tucked into the Western Ghats; and the coastal Atmalinga temple at Gokarna Mahabaleshwar ranks among the holiest Shiva sites in the south. None are day trips from Hampi, so plan them as separate legs of a longer Karnataka circuit rather than side visits.
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