Siddi Vinayak Temple Shimoga

Shivamogga (Shimoga) is located in the central part of Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the Tunga River and is the administrative headquarters of the district. Siddhi Vinayaka temple and Durga Temple are at Sagar 75 kms to the northwest of Shimoga.



Karanagiri temple is one of the famous historical temple in this world. Siddivinayaka Temple in Shimoga is located in Karanagiri. The temple is popular for hariot, Gopura, amazing art of glass designs, function hall and more. It is in 38 Km distance to Sagar City.



Siddivinayaka Temple Karanagiri
Sh 52, Karanagiri, Shimoga - 577418
Phone Number: 8185256089

How To Reach Shimoga

By Road: From the state capital Bangalore, Shivamogga can be reached on road by car or bus by taking the National Highway, NH-206 via Tumkur, Arsikere, Banavara, Kadur, Birur, Tarikere, and Bhadravathi. KSRTC, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has recently introduced Volvo buses which are a comfortable but expensive way of reaching Shivamogga from Bangalore. Shivamogga is around 274 km on road from Bangalore. By the coastal route, one can reach Shivamogga by bus / car. From Udupi, there are a number of mini-buses which take about four hours. Car journey from Udupi to Shivamogga may be around three hours. This route passes through Agumbe Ghat with sharp hairpin curves, but this road is quite popular among the tourists coming from Mangalore and Udupi. There is one more road from Kundapur, another coastal town, which takes about four and a half hours. From Sringeri (a famous tourist place, also popular among Kerala tourists and devotees), it is a four hours journey by bus. Hubli, another important city of Karnataka state is also connected to Shivamogga by road by a number of buses, and the journey is around six hours. Shivamogga is better connected with roads from all directions and as such, it is an important bus junction. All major and minor towns of Karnataka have bus access to Shimoga and its bus terminus is always busy. It is also a hub which connects Northern Karnataka to Dharmasthala.

By Rail: Shivamogga has a railway station and there are frequent trains that run to Shivamogga from Bangalore and Mysore. However, direct trains to Shivamogga from other parts of India are non-existent or infrequent. Birur Junction which is well connected to most parts of India by rail (especially from Mumbai), is approximately at a distance of 70 km from Shivamogga and can be used as an alternative to reach Shivamogga. Umpteen buses run from Birur to Shivamogga. Currently under construction are railway lines connecting Shivamogga to Honnaver and Goa in the Konkan region (This is the shortest route from Bangalore to Goa). The most popular trains from Shivamogga to Bangalore are the Shivamogga Express (a daily train that leaves at 10 P.M from Shivamogga and reaches Bangalore early morning and a parallel train from Bangalore that starts at 11.40 P.M to Shivamogga) and the Inter City Express Connection train (Hubli - Bangalore) at 8.10 am from Shivamogga.

By Air: An Airport is under construction in Sogane 6 km from Shivamogga city. Airports at Bangalore (275 km), Mangalore (180 km) or Hubli (205 km) can be used as transits to Shivamogga.