They have ample wildlife, beautiful scenery, and rich history. You can visit the interesting Shimoga Zoo & Safari, Sacred Heart Cathedral Church, and Shivappa Nayaka Palace Museum. Read on and learn about the several things to do in Shimoga, Karnataka. 1. Check out Shimoga Zoo & Safari.
Shimoga also delights visitors with plenty of visiting worthy places such as Shivappa Nayaka's Palace, Gajanur Dam, Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary, Harakere Shiva Statue and Koodli. Travelers can also visit Sakkare Bayalu, an elephant training camp lying 2 km away from Gajanur Dam. Read more about Shimoga
Kavaledurga is ancient hill fort situated near Shimoga in Karnataka that is perched at a height of 1541 metres. Although in ruins right now, the hill fort is still considered to be one of the most scenic and enchanting places in the state.
One can stay at Shimoga and do this as a day trip (along with Aghoreshvara temple at Ikkeri, which is about 15 km from this temple). Or one can choose to stay at one of the several homestay options in the region. We stayed at a …
Several prominent personalities including Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, G S Shivarudrappa, Poornachandra Tejsaswi, P Lankesh, U R Ananthamoorthy and Actor Sudeep were born in Shivamogga. Shikaripura in Shivamooga is the home constituency of the Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yediyurappa.
By Meenakshi Gupta. One of the lesser-explored destinations in Karnataka is Shimoga also officially known as Shivamogga meaning 'Shiva- Mukha' or the 'Face of Lord Shiva'. The district Shimoga is approximately 300 km away from the state capital, Bangalore.
Shivamoga district is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the malnad region or the Sahyadri. Shivamoga city is its administrative centre. Jog Falls is a major tourist attraction. As of 2011 Shimoga district has a population of 1,755,512. There are seven taluks: Bhadravathi, Hosanagara, Sagara ...
Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. Shivamogga, also called Shimoga, city, western Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in an upland region on the Tunga River (a headstream of the Tungabhadra).
The history of Shimoga dates back to at least 2,000 years to 3rd Century AD. Shimoga was established by the Keladi rulers and it is said that it enjoyed a golden rule during the reign of Keladi Shivappa Nayak in 1600 AD. It bears signs of prehistoric life and culture in the Neolithic and Megalithic eras of the Iron age.