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Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Goravanahalli
The main destination. The goravanahalli mahalakshmi temple sits in the heart of the village and is visited by devotees praying for prosperity, success in business and family wellbeing. Tuesdays and Fridays are considered the most auspicious days, and the queues are longest then. The Lakshadeepotsava during the Karthika month, when the temple is lit with countless lamps, is a special time to visit. Check current goravanahalli temple timings and seva details before you go.
Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Goravanahalli
The main destination. The goravanahalli mahalakshmi temple sits in the heart of the village and is visited by devotees praying for prosperity, success in business and family wellbeing. Tuesdays and Fridays are considered the most auspicious days, and the queues are longest then. The Lakshadeepotsava during the Karthika month, when the temple is lit with countless lamps, is a special time to visit. Check current goravanahalli temple timings and seva details before you go.
Marikamba and Manchala Nagappa Shrines
Within the temple village are smaller shrines to Goddess Marikamba and to Manchala Nagappa, the serpent deity. Many devotees offer prayers at both after visiting Sri Mahalakshmi.
Theetha Reservoir
Close to the temple, the theetha dam holds back the Suvarnamukhi river and forms a calm reservoir surrounded by hills. Many visitors take a short walk along the water after darshan, especially in the evening light. It is fullest after a good monsoon.
Devarayanadurga Temples
About fifteen kilometres away over the hills, devarayanadurga has the Yoga Narasimha Temple near the summit and the Bhoga Narasimha Temple at the base, along with fort ruins and wide views. It is the most popular add-on to a Goravanahalli visit.
Namada Chilume
A small natural spring in the forest near Devarayanadurga, linked by legend to Lord Rama, who is said to have shot an arrow into the rock to bring forth water. The shaded surroundings make it a pleasant stop.
Siddarabetta
Near Koratagere, Siddarabetta is a rocky hill with caves and a Shiva shrine, long associated with sages and herbal plants. The climb through caves and between boulders is short but fun for families with older children.
Siddaganga Matha
At Kyatsandra, on the edge of Tumakuru, this renowned monastery provides free education, food and shelter to thousands of students. The calm campus and hilltop Siddalingeshwara Temple make a meaningful stop.
Madhugiri Fort
About thirty-five kilometres north, Madhugiri's giant monolithic hill is crowned by a historic fort. The climb is steep and suited to fit trekkers who start early, while others can simply admire the rock from the town.
Shivagange
On the way back near Dobbaspet, Shivagange is a sacred hill often called Dakshina Kashi. Its cave temples, the Olakal Theertha spring and the rock-cut steps make it a rewarding stop for devotees and trekkers.
Distance
85 Km
One way
Time
2 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 4893
Plus GST
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹5,235 ₹6,191
+ ₹816 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹5,235 ₹6,191
+ ₹816 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹5,335 ₹6,291
+ ₹816 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹5,235 ₹6,191
+ ₹816 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹4,163 ₹4,893
+ ₹623 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹4,163 ₹4,893
+ ₹623 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹4,163 ₹4,893
+ ₹623 (Taxes & Charges)
Where Your Journey Starts
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Departure Point
Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.
Gateway to Shivagange, the Dakshina Kashi
Dobbaspet is an industrial town and the turning for Shivagange, a hill revered as Dakshina Kashi, whose outline looks like a Nandi, a Shiva linga or a serpent depending on where you stand.
Home of Siddaganga Matha
Kyatsandra is home to Siddaganga Matha, whose free schools and hostels serve thousands of children. The roadside eateries here serve excellent breakfasts.
Kalpataru Nadu, Land of Coconuts
Tumakuru is a fast-growing city known for its coconut groves, educational institutions and industrial areas. The route passes through or skirts the city before turning north-east on the Koratagere road.
Reservoir on the Suvarnamukhi
The road leaves the city and runs through green fields, coconut plantations and low hills. Theetha is the village beside the reservoir on the Suvarnamukhi river, and the water comes into view on this stretch.
Abode of Sri Mahalakshmi
A short drive brings you into Goravanahalli, where stalls sell flowers, coconuts, kumkum, bangles and sarees for offering to the Goddess. Your driver will park close to the temple. Elapsed time from Bangalore: around two hours.
Our most booked option on this route. An early morning pickup, temple darshan and kumkuma archane, annadana at the temple, and an optional stop at the Theetha reservoir or Devarayanadurga, back home by afternoon or evening. Ideal for Friday visits, naming ceremonies and family vows. Groups who want to visit several Lakshmi and Narasimha shrines in one trip can extend it using our outstation vehicle booking service.
Many Bangalore business owners visit Goravanahalli before a new venture, a shop opening or the start of the financial year. This package includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO approval, a named driver and signed duty slips. Our corporate travels bangalore desk handles monthly billing for registered accounts.
The best-condition vehicle in the fleet and a senior chauffeur in formal attire, suited to NRI families, visiting relatives and milestone occasions. Our luxury urbania rental bangalore option can be paired with our wedding car rental bangalore service for families who visit the temple after a wedding.
A full-day devotional circuit covering Goravanahalli Mahalakshmi, Devarayanadurga's Yoga and Bhoga Narasimha temples, and Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru, with the option of adding Shivagange on the way. It suits bhajan mandalis, senior citizen groups and community associations who want to cover several shrines comfortably in a single day.
We run a full range of group vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your group size changes after booking we can usually move you into the right vehicle without restarting the process.
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz buses for large groups
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for groups that want space at a lower rate
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van, the core vehicle for this page
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater: Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Commuter, Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class, Mercedes-Benz S Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost
Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated configuration, which suits a same-day trip like Goravanahalli perfectly.
We quote in writing before you book, and every charge appears as a separate line. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll charges and parking fees
• Inter state tax, where a trip crosses state borders
• Driver bata extra after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST
Garage-to-garage billing means the meter starts when the Urbania leaves our garage for your pickup point and ends when it returns. On a temple circuit day, all running between Goravanahalli, Devarayanadurga and Tumakuru is included in the total kilometres. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance, so passengers who want personal cover should arrange their own travel insurance. All vehicles carry valid insurance and full statutory compliance.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so you can start a trip in one city and finish in the other with the same operator.
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For larger movements, our bus rental in bangalore fleet handles rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking requirements, while volvo bus rental bangalore covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire for conferences, weddings and big pilgrim groups. The mini bus rental in bangalore service handles minibus rental and mini bus booking online enquiries for groups of twelve to twenty-four. Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet covers urbania van rental, urbania on rent bangalore and force urbania hire for premium small-group travel.
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Booking a Force Urbania for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Share your travel date.
• Share your Bangalore pickup location — area or landmark such as Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, a hotel name or a tech park.
• Share your destination or full itinerary — for example Goravanahalli Mahalakshmi Temple, Theetha reservoir and Devarayanadurga.
• Share the number of passengers and preferred Urbania seating variant.
• For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• Mention the occasion — corporate, wedding or VIP event — so the team allocates the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemises every charge:
◦ Urbania hire rate — per kilometre or flat package
◦ Driver allowance
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Interstate permit where applicable — Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati. Not needed for Goravanahalli
• No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.
• For corporate clients requiring reimbursement, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.
• To compare two seating variants or vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time.
• Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the booking.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes, all in writing:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration number
◦ Departure time and pickup location
◦ Full billing breakdown
• A higher advance may apply on peak dates — wedding season from November to February and New Year — because the Urbania fleet is limited.
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• For KIA airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate.
• The Urbania is clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready.
• For wedding and VIP bookings, the driver arrives in formal attire.
• The driver calls 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments and Bangalore traffic navigation.
• At trip end, the balance is settled after deducting the advance. Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link to your registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks, via payment link on WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals.
• Cash — Balance accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate accounts, with monthly consolidated invoicing available.
Luxury vehicle note: for Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class bookings, a higher advance may be required given limited fleet availability and Bangalore wedding season demand.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
• More than 72 hours before departure — No charge. 100 percent of the advance refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. Advance refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. Advance refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. Advance refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.
• No-show, where the vehicle is deployed and the client is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund; full fare payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or a substitute vehicle is offered.
• Weddings — Minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Luxury cars — Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class need a minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, due to limited fleet and wedding season demand.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali and Bangalore long weekends need a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, traffic disruptions and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
• Modifications — Date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
How to cancel: call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure — Advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — Advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure — Advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.
• Trip shortfall, where actual kilometres are less than the minimum — Proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge — The full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — The full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card — Refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer — Refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — Cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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The bangalore to goravanahalli distance is approximately 85 to 90 kilometres from central Bangalore via Nelamangala and Dobbaspet, and a little more if you travel through Tumakuru. The drive takes 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes. Leaving by 6:00 AM avoids Tumkur Road traffic and gets you to the temple before the peak crowd.
Pricing starts from around Rs 50 per kilometre for a 13 seater Force Urbania and depends on the seating variant, total distance and the hours the vehicle stays with you. The fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage. You receive an itemised written quote within 2 hours.
The temple generally opens early in the morning, closes for an afternoon break and reopens in the evening, with Maha Mangalarathi performed at set times through the day. Because goravanahalli temple timings change on festival days, please confirm them with the temple before you travel. We plan your pickup around the darshan or pooja slot you want.
Tuesdays and Fridays, full moon and new moon days, and the Lakshadeepotsava in Karthika masa draw the largest crowds. If you travel on these days, start earlier and allow extra time for parking and darshan. Weekday mornings other than Tuesday and Friday are the most relaxed.
Yes. The most popular combinations are Devarayanadurga with its Yoga and Bhoga Narasimha temples, Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru, and Shivagange near Dobbaspet. Our Temple Circuit Package covers these comfortably in a single day. If your return is after 9:45 PM, driver bata is added.
No. The entire route from Bangalore to Goravanahalli and the nearby temples stays within Karnataka, so no inter state tax applies. Only toll and parking are paid at actuals.
Our Urbania fleet covers 13 to 17 seater configurations. For a family temple visit, choose one or two seats more than your headcount so elders have extra room. For eight to twelve people a tempo traveller is more economical; above seventeen, a mini bus or bus is the better fit.
Yes. The temple is known for serving a free meal to devotees every day, and there are small eateries in the village and on the highway at Nelamangala and Dobbaspet. Your driver can suggest clean, group-friendly places for breakfast on the way.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the booking. Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure carries no charge and the advance is refunded in 5 to 7 working days. Charges then rise from 10 percent to 75 percent of the fare as departure gets closer, and a no-show is charged in full. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance and does not operate sleeper buses.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com, with your travel date, Bangalore pickup point, group size and the places you want to include. You receive a written quote within 2 hours. Confirm it, pay the 20 percent advance and you get driver details, vehicle registration and the full billing breakdown in writing. Our force urbania hire line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
