Male Mahadeshwara Hills
Seven hills, and a folk epic sung to reach them.
- Where
- Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.9544, 77.1069
Get the Male Mahadeshwara Hills stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Male Mahadeshwara Hills. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Male Mahadeshwara Hills
BR Hills 5.2 km
Where the Western and Eastern Ghats meet.
Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur 13 km
A Vijayanagara temple in Chamarajanagar with a tall gopura over a quiet town.
Maradi Gudda 22 km
A rocky hillock in the middle of Kollegal with a small Mahadeshwara shrine, a park and a green gazebo at the top, looking out over the town's roofs and lakes.
Talakadu 28 km
Temples buried in sand, and a curse that explains it.
Shivanasamudra Falls 38 km
The Kaveri splitting round an island into two falls, and the site of the first hydroelectric station in Asia, from 1902.
Keshava Temple 43 km
The most complete Hoysala temple of the three, finished in 1268 and never damaged, standing on a star shaped plinth.
Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud 50 km
The Dakshina Kashi, where Tipu Sultan sent an emerald necklace after the temple's god cured his elephant.
Mekedatu 50 km
A gorge where the Kaveri narrows enough that a goat is said to have jumped it.
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Questions
Where is Male Mahadeshwara Hills?
Male Mahadeshwara Hills is in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are BR Hills (5.2 km), Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur (13 km), Maradi Gudda (22 km).
How do I get the Male Mahadeshwara Hills stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Male Mahadeshwara Hills and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Male Mahadeshwara Hills before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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