PANCHAMUKHI ANJANEYA STATUE
(approximate distance 6Kms from Royal Kimberly)
This is one of the tallest Hanuman statues in the world! Stands at 161 feet in height. Presenting the amazing Panchamukhi Anjaneya statue at Bidanagere, Kunigal, Karnataka (around 70 Kms from Bangalore).
The temple below the statue was inaugurated recently. Truly an engineering marvel constructed out of concrete. Next to the statue is a large temple complex with a Satya Shaneshwara temple.
HUTRIDURGA UTTARIBETTA TREKKING (approximate distance 19 Kms from Royal Kimberly)
The Uttaribetta trek or Hutri Durga trek not only promises an exhilarating experience of nature at its best, but it also takes one closer to the history of Bangalore. The Hutridurga Fort is indeed a hidden gem near Bangalore. A trip to Hutridurga combines the pleasure of a good weekend trip from Bangalore with the thrill of trekking up the Hutridurga Uttari Betta.
YEDIYUR SHRI SIDDA LINGESHWARA TEMPLE
(approximate distance 25 Kms from Royal Kimberly)
Sri Siddalingeshwara Swamy Shrine, is a very famous Lingayat pilgrimage centre situated in Yedeyuru Village, Kunigal Town of Karnataka State in India. It has the samadhi of Tonda Siddhalinga, a great saint from the late 15th century. Shri Siddalingeshwara swamy performed 12 years of penance at a garden belongs to Vokkaligara Nambiyana (Thota) and hence came to be known as Thontada Siddalingeshwara Swamy. He headed the Murugi Mutha and had a large following of disciples some of who wrote on Lingayat faith and philosophy.
SALUMARADHA TIMAKKANA RASTHE
(approximate distance 25 Kms from Royal Kimberly)
ಸಾಲುಮರದ ತಿಮ್ಮಕ್ಕನವರ ನೆನಪಿನ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ,Saalumarada Thimmakka Memorial Place.
Saalumarada Thimmakka, also known as Aala Marada Thimmakka, is an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka, noted for her work in planting and tending to 385 banyan trees along a forty-five-kilometre stretch of highway between Hulikal and Kudur. She has also planted nearly 8000 other trees.[5] With the support of her husband, she found solace in planting trees.She received no formal education and worked as a casual labourer in a nearby quarry. Her work has been honoured with the National Citizen's Award of India. Her work was recognised by the Government of India and she was conferred with Padma Shri in 2019.
Banyan trees were aplenty near Thimmakka's village. Thimakka and her husband started grafting saplings from these trees. Ten saplings were grafted in the first year and they were planted along a distance of 5 km near the neighbouring village of Kudur. 15 saplings were planted in the second year and 20 in the third year.[11] She used her meager resources for planting these trees.[10] The couple used to carry four pails of water for a distance of four kilometres to water the saplings. They were also protected from grazing cattle by fencing them with thorny shrubs.
MARKONAHALLI DAM
(approximate distance 25.5 Kms from Royal Kimberly)
Markonahalli Dam is built across the river Shimsha in the Kunigal Taluk of Tumkur district. It was built by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the king of Mysore under the guidance of his Diwan, Sir M Visweswaraiah. It was built to irrigate 6,070 hectares of land and has a masonry structure of 139 Mts and a pair of earth dams extending to 1,470 metres on either side.
Shivaganga Betta
(approximate distance 32 Kms from Royal Kimberly)
Shivaganga is a sacred hill with a height of 4,559 feet above the level of the sea. Its outline appears from the east as a bull, from the west as a Ganesha, from the north as a serpent, and from the south as a linga.
visit other places
Kunigal is within 40-50 Kms from some amazing viewpoints, hills and forest to trek, waterfalls to take a dip and ancient temples. Here you can witness mesmerizing sunsets over the plantations and lakes. Other places include Devarayanadurga, Jayamangali Blackbuck Conservation Reserve, Chunchungiri, Ramadevara Betta all within an hour of drive.
