1. Kailasagiri is about seven kms from Chintamani/Kaiwara.
It has a huge man made Cave. There are idols of Ganapathi and Shiva installed inside the cave.
Ambaji Durga Cave temples:
You get a panoramic view of Chintamani.
Inside the monolithic man made caves you can view the idols of Lord Ganesha, Four faced Shiva (Chatur Muka Shiva) and goddess Jagadamba.
Ananta Padmanabha and Chenna Keshava cave temple:
Natural cave temple housing the beautiful idol of Ananta Padmanabha and Chenna Keshava.
To reach this temple you must take a right when coming down from Ambaji Durga hill.
At Kaiwara, the principal attraction is the Swami Narayana Ashram dedicated to saint Narayanappa. Kaiwara Thathayya or Narayanappa (1730-1840 AD) a famous saint who lived here wrote ‘Amaranarayana Shathaka’ and ‘Kaalagnana’.
2. Next to the Ashram there is Amaranarayana Swamy Temple.
3. Bheema-Lingeshwara temple: Opposite to AmarNarayanaswamy temple
Bheema-Bakasura Betta:
Opposite to Bheema-Lingeshwara temple you will find this hill. It is a 30 minute climb to the hill with around 700 stone steps to take you atop. At the top you can find the Lakshmana theertha, hanuman temple and a Chamundeshwari temple.
4. Sri Yogi Narayana Mutt, Kaiwara
5. Vaikuntha, Kaiwara:
Yoganarasimha Swamy temple: About 1 kilometer from Bheema- Lingeshwara temple is a small hill called Vaikunta. Atop this hill you can find Gavi AmarNarayanaswamy temple, Yoganarasimha cave temple and a meditation hall.
6. A small temple of Lord Rama in the forest known as Aranya Rama Temple.
The place has a natural cave in a hillock about two kms from the ashram.
Zoo and Meditation Hall.
7. Tapovan or Kaivara garden: Here you can find five cottages named after Pandava brothers and you can also find a mini zoo (mostly birds).There is also a mini herbarium.
Links:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/6954/in-caves-kaiwara-kailasagiri.html
http://arunthetraveller.blogspot.in/2012/07/kaivara-kailasgiri-kotilingeshwara-day.html
https://bangaloregetaways.wordpress.com/tag/bheema-bakasura/
http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/2638-kaivara-weekend-getaway
http://www.travelingbeats.com/blog/trip-info-kaivara
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