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Avala Betta is home to a small but beautiful temple of Lakshmi Narasimha and a cave temple dedicated to a seer called Avala Kondaraya. There is a small shrine dedicated to Hanuman.

The stream and the pond is vested with a lot of religious significance. During Shravana, a special jatre is organised every Saturday during which devotees from nearby villages and Chickaballapur come to fulfill their vows.

Muddenahalli, a town located at a distance of 7 km from Chikballapur, is the birthplace of a visionary engineer deemed as the architect of Karnataka’s progress, Sir M. Visvesvaraya. A property belonging to his family at Muddenahalli has been converted into a museum, showcasing a huge collection of his written work and photographs.

Jaramadagu Falls is a seasonal waterfall situated in the midst of greenery. The waterfall is located in the forest area of Ketenahalli in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka. Approximately 12km from the chikkaballapur city .we have to go through kethenahalli and just 1 km from that village we hav to walk in that route, as vehicles can’t go. The 2 tiered waterfall drops down from a height of 90 feet amidst five mountains namely, Brahmagiri, Divyagiri, Nandagiri, Skandagiri and Vishnugiri.
Jaramadagu Falls cascading down the rocks makes a deafening roar during the monsoon season. The sound of water breaks the silence of an otherwise quite forest and can be heard from afar.
During the monsoon season the waterfall is surrounded by a lovely mist that enhances the beauty of the falls.

This town is associated with the epic, Mahabharatha. Known as Ekchakrapura, this is where the Pandavas lived in exile, incognito. Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers is said to have killed the asura (demon) Bakasura, who was tormenting the people. Myth has it that a nearby cave in the hill, contains the corpse of the demon, which supposedly drips blood during Shivaratri. The temples of Amaranarayana and Bhimeshwara as well as the Yogi Narayana ashram are worth a visit.

Gummanayaka Fort: This fort is situated at around 16 kms east of Bagepalli, and was founded around 1350 by a feudatory chieftain Gummanayaka who ruled the region for several years. It is noted for its fortified circular rock, which rises 150 feet above the surrounding hilly tract.