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Places to Visit in Kollur Mookambika Temple

Mookambika Temple and the Souparnika

Mookambika Temple and the Souparnika

The temple stands in the town with the Souparnika running below it and Kodachadri behind. The sanctum holds a swayambhu linga divided by a golden line taken to represent Shiva and Shakti together, with the image of Mookambika behind it - worshipped as Saraswati in the morning hours and as Lakshmi and Durga at others. Pilgrims bathe in the river before darshan. Visit early; the temple keeps a midday break and the morning worship is when it is at its best. Dress conventions apply and the queue moves efficiently outside festival periods.

Mookambika Temple and the Souparnika

Mookambika Temple and the Souparnika

The temple stands in the town with the Souparnika running below it and Kodachadri behind. The sanctum holds a swayambhu linga divided by a golden line taken to represent Shiva and Shakti together, with the image of Mookambika behind it - worshipped as Saraswati in the morning hours and as Lakshmi and Durga at others. Pilgrims bathe in the river before darshan. Visit early; the temple keeps a midday break and the morning worship is when it is at its best. Dress conventions apply and the queue moves efficiently outside festival periods.

Kodachadri and the Sarvajna Peetha

Kodachadri and the Sarvajna Peetha

The peak above Kollur, at around 1,343 metres in the Mookambika sanctuary, with the small stone Sarvajna Peetha at the summit associated with Adi Shankara and the Chitramoola cave below it. The views west toward the sea on a clear evening are among the best in the Ghats. Access is by a ten-kilometre trek or by local jeep from Nagodi - the track is not passable by ordinary vehicles. Visit between October and February, confirm forest department arrangements in advance, and plan the descent rather than chasing the last of the light.

Maravanthe Beach

Maravanthe Beach

Around thirty kilometres west, Maravanthe is where the highway runs along a narrow strip with the Arabian Sea on one side and the Souparnika river on the other, both visible from the car at once - a genuinely unusual piece of road and one of the more photographed stretches of coast in Karnataka. There is a beach and a temple on the river bank. Visit at sunset. It is an easy half day from Kollur and it is what most pilgrimage groups add when they want something other than a temple.

Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary

Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary

The sanctuary covers the forested hills around Kodachadri - evergreen and semi-evergreen forest holding leopard, gaur, sambar, langur and a good deal of endemic birdlife, and it forms part of one of the more biodiverse stretches of the Western Ghats. Access is regulated by the forest department and is limited by comparison with the better-known reserves. Visit if the natural history interests you and confirm arrangements in advance; for most visitors the sanctuary is experienced as the country you drive through on the way up to Kodachadri.

Murudeshwar

Murudeshwar

Around seventy kilometres north, Murudeshwar holds a very large Shiva statue on a headland with the sea on three sides and a twenty-storey gopura beside it - modern rather than ancient, unapologetically so, and genuinely striking for the setting rather than the antiquity. There is a lift to the top of the gopura and diving and boat trips off the coast. Visit as a day from Kollur. It pairs naturally with Maravanthe on the same coastal run north, and a good number of our Kollur bookings extend to it.

Udupi and the Coast

Udupi and the Coast

Eighty kilometres south, Udupi holds the Krishna temple where the deity is viewed through the nine-holed Kanakana Kindi window and the ashta matha system has run the worship since Madhvacharya. Malpe nearby is the harbour for St Mary Islands with their columnar basalt formations. Visit Udupi as a second day; the Kollur and Udupi pairing is one of the most commonly booked Karnataka temple circuits and the drive down the coast between them is straightforward and pleasant.

Distance

440 Km

One way

Time

10 hrs

Via expressway

Starting from

35900

Plus GST

About the Bangalore-Kollur Mookambika Temple route

Bangalore

Where Your Journey Starts

Arsikere

175 Km

Shivamogga

320 Km

Hosanagara

400 Km

Kollur

440 Km

Bangalore

Bangalore

Departure Point


Arsikere

Arsikere

Coconut Junction of Karnataka


Shivamogga

Shivamogga

Gateway to the Malnad


Hosanagara

Hosanagara

Taluk of the Sharavathi


Kollur

Kollur

Mookambika Kshetra of the Souparnika


Other Popular Routes from Bangalore

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Urbania Packages for the Bangalore to Kollur Route

Corporate Package

Built for Bangalore companies arranging employee pilgrimage travel, family day trips and community bookings, and for smaller leadership groups combining the temple circuit with a coastal or Chikmagalur stay. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, a named driver for the full multi-day trip, and consolidated monthly billing for registered accounts. A corporate urbania rental bangalore booking covers the team size that falls between a car and a coach — thirteen to seventeen — which is most single-team movements, and on this circuit the vehicle size is functional rather than cosmetic because the Kalasa and Sringeri roads reward it. Our corporate travels bangalore desk manages the arrangement end to end.

Family and Pilgrimage Package

The dominant booking on this route. Extended families travelling for a Vidyarambham, a vow or an annual visit, and samithi groups running the full Dharmasthala, Kukke, Horanadu, Sringeri and Kollur circuit over four to six days. Everything that distinguishes this vehicle is aimed at exactly this group: the aisle height and low step that let elders board without help, the recliners across a nine hour day, the individual AC vents that settle the temperature argument, and rear space for pooja materials, offerings, prasadam and food for the road. The driver waits through darshan and river rites rather than working to a return slot. Where a group includes members who cannot manage steps or ghat travel, we plan the itinerary around that rather than leaving them to sit it out.

Luxury and Executive Package

The 13 seat configuration on the 17 seat body, which turns two rows into legroom. On a circuit of this length — two ghat sections, nine hours each way and several long days of running between temples — the luxury tier is the one we recommend for any group with a significant number of elders, which describes most pilgrimage bookings here. Wider recliners, better sound insulation, a more finished interior and drivers briefed for formal assignments. Our luxury urbania rental bangalore vehicles are held to a higher interior standard. For larger parties at a similar comfort level, our volvo bus rental bangalore tier covers 41 to 50 seater coaches, though those are restricted to the coastal route.

Our Vehicle Range in Bangalore

The Force Urbania is available in 13, 16 and 17 seat configurations, all air conditioned. Around it we run a full range of group vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your headcount changes after booking we can usually move you to another category without restarting the process.

•             Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van, the vehicle this page covers and the best fit for the inland temple circuit

•             Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, the more economical option in a similar seating range, and equally capable on the ghat roads

•             Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC, workable on the circuit with more care on the narrow sections

•             Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches, restricted to the coastal route through Mangalore

•             Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross and Fortuner through Commuter, Corolla Altis and Camry, up to 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 with push-back seats. On this route that shapes the itinerary directly: we plan a daylight run with a hotel halt at Hassan, Chikmagalur, Sringeri or Mangalore rather than driving overnight. The ghat sections on both routes are not stretches we take in darkness.

Billing Details — What Is Included and What Is Extra

We quote in writing before you book and the quote itemises everything, so there are no surprises at trip end. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.

Included in the Quoted Fare

•             Base fare and fuel charges

•             Driver allowance

Not Included — Billed Separately at Actuals

•             Toll charges and parking fees

•             Interstate tax, where an itinerary crosses into another state

•             Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM

•             GST as applicable

•             Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage

The garage-to-garage basis is standard across the organised group transport industry in Bangalore. The meter starts when the vehicle leaves our garage for your pickup point and ends when it returns. We factor this into the written quote, so the number you approve is the number you pay. On the Kollur circuit no interstate tax applies, since the whole route stays within Karnataka — a real saving against a Guruvayur or Tirupati trip of comparable length. The items to watch instead are driver night halt charges for each night the vehicle stays out, and total kilometres, because a Horanadu, Sringeri, Kollur and Udupi itinerary generates a good deal of daily running on top of the point-to-point figure. Share the day-wise plan at enquiry and we quote the whole trip as one number.

Kodachadri jeep charges, temple entry and seva fees and accommodation are paid directly by the group and are not part of the vehicle quote.

Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if required. Vehicle insurance and full statutory driver and vehicle compliance are maintained across the fleet.

Other Popular Routes from Bangalore

The Kollur run is one of several pilgrimage and Western Ghats corridors we operate on the Urbania. These are the routes booked most often from Bangalore.

•             Bangalore to Dharmasthala and Kukke Subramanya — 300 to 350 km. The southern half of the same temple circuit, very often booked together with Kollur.

•             Bangalore to Horanadu and Sringeri — 320 to 375 km. The inland temples on this route, taken as a shorter circuit in their own right.

•             Bangalore to Udupi and Murudeshwar — 400 to 470 km. The coastal temples, the alternative direction from a Kollur base.

•             Bangalore to Chikmagalur — 245 km, five hours. Coffee country, Mullayanagiri and Baba Budangiri, on the way out.

•             Bangalore to Shivamogga and Jog Falls — 280 to 380 km. Malnad and the Sharavathi, inland from the same belt.

•             Bangalore to Gokarna — 480 km, nine to ten hours. Mahabaleshwar temple and the beaches, north of Murudeshwar.

•             Bangalore to Belur and Halebidu — 220 km, four to five hours. The Hoysala temples, a stop on this route and a destination on their own.

•             Bangalore to Kushalnagar and Coorg — 245 km, six hours. Bylakuppe, Nisargadhama and Dubare.

•             Bangalore to Mysore — 145 km, three hours. Palace, Chamundi Hills and Srirangapatna. Our most frequent one-day booking.

•             Bangalore to Tirupati — 250 km, four to five hours. Our most frequent pilgrimage booking, usually a same-day return.

Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore

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 without changing operators.

The force urbania rent bangalore fleet handles urbania van rental and urbania on rent bangalore enquiries in 13 to 17 seater configuration, and is the vehicle this page is built around. For eight to eighteen passengers at a lower price point, luxury tempo traveller bangalore covers the tt vehicle fleet held to the same outstation standard. Our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday car booking across sedans, SUVs and premium marques.

For larger groups, the mini bus rental in bangalore service handles minibus rental and mini bus booking online enquiries for twelve to twenty-four passengers, while our bus rental in bangalore fleet runs 27 to 50 seater coaches for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking requirements on the coastal route. The volvo bus rental bangalore tier covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire for conferences, weddings and large pilgrimage movements.

On the corporate side, corporate travels bangalore covers corporate cab service bangalore and corporate transport services for companies needing managed travel. Our employee transportation services bangalore division runs office cab service bangalore, staff transportation services and night shift cab service bangalore contracts across tech parks, with employee pick up and drop service and employee shuttle service arrangements built around shift timings.

For education clients, school transportation services covers school bus service bangalore, school bus rental bangalore and student pick up and drop service, including school excursion bus rental bangalore and college trip bus rental for annual tours. Airport requirements are handled by airport transfer bangalore, covering bangalore airport cab, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking with live flight tracking.

Longer journeys fall under outstation cabs bangalore, covering outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking for multi-day itineraries. For celebrations, wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore for guest movement. And for premium seven-seater travel, innova hycross rent bangalore covers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental bookings. Custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles are available on request.

How to Book a Force Urbania for Rent in Bangalore — Step by Step

Booking an Urbania for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.

Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels

•             Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.

•             Share your travel dates.

•             Share your Bangalore pickup location — area or landmark such as Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, KIA airport, a hotel name or a tech park. Multiple pickup addresses are fine on this vehicle.

•             Share your destination and full day-wise itinerary, including whether Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Horanadu, Sringeri, Udupi or Murudeshwar are in the plan.

•             Share your number of passengers.

•             Share your preferred configuration: 13, 16 or 17 seat Urbania. The 13 seat layout trades two rows for legroom.

•             Tell us if there is a fixed ceremony or booked seva at Kollur, so the departure and overnight halts are planned around it.

•             Tell us if Kodachadri is in the plan, so we can allow the day and advise on arranging jeeps.

•             For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number — the driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.

Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote

•             Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.

•             The quote clearly itemises every charge:

•             Urbania hire rate — per kilometre or flat package

•             Driver allowance — Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per day depending on vehicle class

•             Applicable toll estimates

•             Driver night halt charges for each night of multi-day hire

•             Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM

•             GST

•             Interstate permit only where the itinerary leaves Karnataka. Not applicable on the Kollur circuit.

•             No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.

•             Kodachadri jeep charges, temple entry and seva fees and accommodation are paid directly by the group and are not part of the vehicle quote.

•             For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.

•             If you want to compare two vehicle classes — Urbania against a tempo traveller, for instance — request both quotes at the same time.

Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance

•             Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.

•             A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and holds the specific vehicle on your dates.

•             Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.

•             Advance receipt within 30 minutes.

•             Your confirmation includes:

•             Driver name and mobile number

•             Vehicle registration number

•             Departure time

•             Pickup location confirmation

•             Full billing breakdown — all in writing

•             The Urbania fleet is limited relative to demand, and Kollur fills completely during Navaratri and the Vidyarambham season. For those dates and for the November to February wedding season, book several weeks ahead. A higher advance may apply.

Step 4 — Your Driver Arrives Early

•             Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.

•             For multiple pickup addresses, the driver confirms the sequence with you the previous evening.

•             The vehicle is clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready.

•             For corporate 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, ghat sections and halt coordination, and will advise if conditions make the coastal route the better choice on the day.

•             At each temple the driver parks in the designated area and stays with the vehicle through your darshan.

•             At trip end, balance payment 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, itinerary and travel dates. Written quote in 2 hours.

Payment Methods — Urbania for Rent and Hire in Bangalore

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 sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for both advance and full payment.

•             Net banking — All major Indian banks. Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals.

•             Cash — Balance payable at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.

•             Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients and monthly consolidated invoicing available.

A 20 percent advance confirms your booking. For the luxury tier, for Navaratri and the Vidyarambham season at Kollur, and for the Bangalore wedding season, a higher advance may be required given limited fleet availability.

Cancellation Policy — Urbania Hire in Bangalore

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 cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.

•             48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.

•             24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.

•             12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is 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. The full fare is payable.

•             Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or a substitute vehicle is offered.

Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Urbania Hire

•             Multi-day temple circuits including Kollur, Sringeri, Horanadu, Dharmasthala and Kukke Subramanya — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day hire.

•             Festival dates — Navaratri at Kollur and the Vidyarambham season require a minimum 7-day notice for a full refund, given demand on those dates.

•             Ghat closure — if the Agumbe, Shiradi or Kalasa ghat sections on your itinerary are closed by the authorities due to landslides or monsoon damage and no safe alternative is available, the booking is treated as force majeure with a full refund or a free date change.

•             Weddings — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.

•             Luxury tier — minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, given the limited Bangalore Urbania fleet and wedding season demand.

•             Modifications — date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.

To cancel, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.

Refund Policy — Urbania for Rent in Bangalore

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 to the original payment instrument.

•             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.

Refund Timelines by Payment Method

•             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.

For refunds, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.

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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Kollur Mookambika Temple Urbania

The bangalore to kollur distance is approximately 435 kilometres by the inland temple-circuit route through Hassan, Belur, Chikmagalur, Kalasa, Sringeri and Agumbe, or about 440 kilometres by the coastal route through Sakleshpur, the Shiradi Ghat, Mangalore and Kundapura. Either takes around nine to ten hours, and we recommend splitting it across two days rather than driving it in one push. The inland route is slower per kilometre because of the ghat sections but lets you build Horanadu and Sringeri into the same trip.

Yes, and this is the main reason groups book this vehicle for Kollur. The inland route through Chikmagalur, Kalasa, Sringeri and Agumbe runs on narrow ghat and estate roads with hairpins and plantation traffic — we do not put 45 seater coaches on it, but an Urbania handles it comfortably. That opens up Horanadu and Sringeri, which are on the same pilgrimage circuit and otherwise need a separate trip. In heavy monsoon we may recommend the coastal route instead, and we will tell you before you travel rather than at the ghat.

Yes, and this is how most family and samithi groups book it. A comfortable version runs five to six days: Bangalore to Dharmasthala and Kukke on the first two days, up to Horanadu and Sringeri on the third, Kollur on the fourth with Kodachadri or the coast on the fifth, and the return on the sixth. It can be compressed to four days but the driving gets heavy. The whole circuit stays within Karnataka, so no interstate permit applies. Share your day-wise plan at enquiry and we quote it as one figure.

Urbania fare starts around Rs 35,900. The final figure depends on vehicle class, number of days and total kilometres run. Since billing is garage to garage on actual kilometres and hours, we issue a written itemised quote within 2 hours rather than a verbal estimate.

No, and no private vehicle can — this applies equally to cars, tempo travellers, mini buses and coaches. Access to the summit is by Forest Department-permitted four-wheel-drive jeeps from Kollur or Nagodi, or on foot by the trekking route. Your Urbania parks at Kollur and the group transfers. Each jeep takes a limited number of passengers, so a party of sixteen needs several, and they should be arranged a day ahead in season. Allow most of a day if Kodachadri is in the plan.

Seat count overlaps and both handle the ghat roads. The difference is construction: the Urbania uses a monocoque shell like a modern car, where a tempo traveller has a body mounted on a ladder frame, and across nine hours with two ghat sections that shows up as a quieter cabin, less body roll and much less vibration. The Urbania also has close to standing headroom in the aisle, larger windows and a lower step-in height, all of which matter on a pilgrimage booking with elders in the party. A tempo traveller is the more economical choice and remains a good vehicle; we quote both side by side on request.

We operate 13, 16 and 17 seat configurations, all air conditioned. The 17 seater carries the most people; the 13 seater uses the same body with two rows removed, converting that space into legroom, and it is what most families and groups with elders choose for a circuit of this length. Under eight passengers a car or SUV is more economical. Above seventeen, a 12 to 24 seater mini bus works on the circuit with more care on the narrow sections, and a coach is restricted to the coastal route.

October to February. The weather is comfortable, both routes are clear, and the coastal leg is pleasant rather than humid. Navaratri, usually falling in September or October, is the temple’s peak festival and an extraordinary time to be there, though the town fills completely and everything needs booking weeks ahead. The monsoon between June and September brings the Souparnika and the Ghats alive, and Agumbe in the rain is remarkable, but ghat sections on both routes can be affected by landslides and temporary closures, so we plan around it where you have a choice of dates.

Yes, and this is why groups book it rather than cabs. The same vehicle and driver stay with you for the whole trip, so the two or three hours of darshan at Kollur, and again at Sringeri, Horanadu and Udupi, are absorbed by the booking. Billing is on total kilometres and hours from garage to garage rather than per outing, so the waiting is already inside the quote you approve. There is also room in the vehicle for pooja materials, offerings and prasadam, which matters more on a circuit than on a single-temple trip.

Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure carries no charge and the full advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days. Between 48 and 72 hours the charge is 10 percent of the total fare, between 24 and 48 hours 25 percent, and between 12 and 24 hours 50 percent. Multi-day temple circuits and Navaratri dates need a minimum 7-day notice and luxury tier bookings 5 days for a full refund. If a ghat section on your itinerary is closed by the authorities with no safe alternative, we treat it as force majeure with a full refund or a free date change. On insurance: Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover, and passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if they wish to be covered. All vehicles carry valid insurance and full statutory compliance, and every driver is verified with a commercial licence and ghat route experience, but personal passenger cover is not part of the booking. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com — our force urbania hire and WhatsApp enquiry lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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