Agni Gudda Hill

The closest railway station to this hill is Hassan Junction. From there one can take either a bus or a taxi to reach the place. One can also travel by bus to reach the hill and then trek accordingly. If not bus one can also travel by a taxi. The Mangalore Airport is the closest to the hill. From the airport one can take either a bus or a taxi to reach the hill. The best time to visit the Agni Gudda Hill is from the months of October to March.

There are many places where one can stay near the Agni Gudda Hill. The prices too are affordable. Some of the names of the places are Sunrise Homestay, Raxidi Jungle Homes, Mystique Falls Homestay, Streamedge Homestay, Coffee Heaven Homestay, etc. There are also many places where one can eat food at. Some of the names of the restaurants are  Mythri Restaurant,The Ossoor,Swad Restaurant, Parijata Restaurant, Twist, etc.

Maharaja Park: This is a beautiful place to visit. It is a popular picnic spot as many people visit this place. The park is surrounded by beautiful trees and other plants. There are also spacious walkways to enjoy a walk. The park also has a separate playground for children to play and enjoy.

Bucheshwara Temple: This Is a stunning one. It is located in Korvangla village. This temple was built approximately in the year 1173 AD during the reign of the Hoysalas. It was built by Buchiraja who was a rich officer in order to celebrate the coronation of the Hoysala King Veera Ballala II. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The entrance to this temple is quite small and it is guarded by elephants.When it comes to the outer walls of the temple they have various forms of Lord Vishnu and Shiva on them.The sanctum sanctorum of this temple has a huge Shiva Linga which happens to be made of black stone. The Gajendramoksha sequence on the wall panel here is brilliantly portrayed. At the eastern end of the temple complex one finds a small shrine of Bhairava. One also finds a big inscription stone which is located in the temple compound.

Government Archaeological Museum: This is a very interesting place to visit. This place was established in the year 1977. The purpose behind building this Museum was to store all the excavated things and other artefacts of the past from Hassan and also other parts of Karnataka. Some of the popular things that one can see here are the 400 year old chariot from Sowmyakeshava temple which is Ambuga village, 70 sculptures which have been found from the nearby towns of Belur and Halebidu, A huge collection of rare historical objects and weapons that belonged to the Vijayanagara Kings, another rare collection of copper coins which were from the era of Tipu Sultan, Mysore Maharajas, Portuguese, East India Company and also the Queen Victorian era, etc.

Hasanamba Temple: This is another nice place to visit. This temple was constructed approximately in the 12th century but there is no material which shows who constructed this temple and also why was this temple constructed. The main deity here is Goddess Hasanamba. Hasya actually means smile. It is believed that Goddess Hasanamba smiles and then bestows blessings upon her followers. An interesting thing to note is that this temple opens only for one week in a year for the devotees to visit. One finds an ant hill inside this temple which indicates the presence of God within the place. An unusual thing that one finds here is the image of Ravana from the Ramayana with only nine heads and playing the veena. For what reason this image is found in the temple still remains to be a mystery.

Lakshmi Devi Temple: Is at Doddagaddavalli village was built by the Hoysalas in 1114 AD. It is considered to be one of the earliest known temples built in Hoysala style of architecture.This temple is built using soapstone.The temple was built during the reign of King Vishnuvardhana.The temple is surrounded by beautiful coconut plantations and there is a lake just right next to it. The main shrine of this temple is towards the east side and one finds a tall image of Goddess Lakshmi there. In the temple complex there are four shrines which face each other and share the common hall within the temple. These shrines have both Vaishnava and Shaiva deities in them.

Kappe Chennigaraya Temple: This is a small shrine which is located close to the Chennakesava Temple. This Temple is also known as Frog Temple. There is a popular tale behind this which states that when Jakanachari was sculpting this temple his son came to him and told him that there was a frog in the stone. Jakanachari did not believe his son and said that he would cut his own hand if what his son said was not true. When Jakanachari broke the stone some water and a frog came out of it. Thus keeping up to his promise Jakanachari cut his hand before his son could stop him and this is why this temple came to be known as Frog Temple.