Kasivisvesvara temple Lakkundi

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Places to Visit in Lakkundi

Kasivisvesvara Temple

Kasivisvesvara Temple

The finest building at Lakkundi and one of the finest Kalyani Chalukya temples anywhere - a twin shrine with the Kasivisvesvara facing a smaller Surya Narayana temple across a shared court, so the two look at each other. The doorframes and the pierced stone windows carry carving of a density that repays close and slow attention, and the tower is a late Chalukya form worked with real confidence. Visit in the morning when the light reaches the east face. Allow an hour, which is more than most people give it and less than it deserves.

Kasivisvesvara Temple

Kasivisvesvara Temple

The finest building at Lakkundi and one of the finest Kalyani Chalukya temples anywhere - a twin shrine with the Kasivisvesvara facing a smaller Surya Narayana temple across a shared court, so the two look at each other. The doorframes and the pierced stone windows carry carving of a density that repays close and slow attention, and the tower is a late Chalukya form worked with real confidence. Visit in the morning when the light reaches the east face. Allow an hour, which is more than most people give it and less than it deserves.

Brahma Jinalaya

Brahma Jinalaya

The largest Jain temple at Lakkundi, dedicated to Mahavira and built around 1007 by Attimabbe - a woman of the Chalukya court remembered as Danachintamani, the wish-fulfilling jewel of charity, who commissioned temples and had copies of a Kannada Jain epic made and distributed. It is the earlier building here and shows the sandstone manner before the shift, which makes it the useful thing to look at first. Visit before the Kasivisvesvara so the material difference registers. The patron is worth knowing about; there is very little about her on the ground.

Manikesvara and the Musukina Bhavi

Manikesvara and the Musukina Bhavi

The Manikesvara temple stands beside the Musukina Bhavi, a covered stepwell with a shrine set into its descent and pillared galleries around the water - the finest of the Lakkundi kalyanis and the one that best shows what these structures were: not utilities but architecture. In a district this dry the stepwells were the reason the town existed. Visit in the late afternoon when the light drops into the well. Steps are uneven and there are no railings, which is worth knowing with small children or elderly travellers.

The Stepwells and the ASI Museum

The Stepwells and the ASI Museum

Something close to a hundred stepwells survive around Lakkundi in varying condition, from substantial galleried structures to plain tanks, and they are scattered through the village rather than signposted. The Archaeological Survey maintains a small site museum holding sculpture, inscriptions and architectural fragments recovered locally, which is the best available introduction to what you are looking at. Visit the museum first if it is open - hours are limited and it closes on some days - and then walk. A local guide is genuinely useful here in a way it is not at more organised sites.

Gadag and the Trikuteshwara

Gadag and the Trikuteshwara

Twelve kilometres away, Gadag holds the Trikuteshwara temple complex - three linked shrines with a Saraswati temple alongside whose carved pillars are among the most elaborate lathe-turned work in the Chalukya repertoire, deeply undercut and almost impossible to photograph adequately. The town itself is a cotton and handloom centre. Visit the Saraswati shrine specifically; the pillars are the reason to go and most visitors walk past them on the way to the main sanctum. Allow ninety minutes for the complex.

Itagi and Dambal

Itagi and Dambal

Itagi, around forty kilometres east, holds the Mahadeva temple of 1112, which a contemporary inscription calls the emperor among temples - and having stood in front of it the claim is not unreasonable. It is the most accomplished Kalyani Chalukya building surviving, with a pillared hall of exceptional quality and almost no visitors. Dambal, twenty kilometres from Lakkundi, has the Doddabasappa temple with a twenty-four pointed stellate plan that is unlike anything else. Visit both as a full day from Lakkundi. If you see one thing beyond Lakkundi itself, make it Itagi.

Distance

430 Km

One way

Time

8 hrs

Via expressway

Starting from

33380

Plus GST

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About the Bangalore-Lakkundi route

Bangalore

Where Your Journey Starts

Tumakuru

70 Km

Chitradurga

200 Km

Haveri

330 Km

Lakkundi

430 Km

Bangalore

Bangalore

Departure Point


Tumakuru

Tumakuru

Kalpataru Nadu


Chitradurga

Chitradurga

Fort of Seven Rounds


Haveri

Haveri

Confluence Town


Lakkundi

Lakkundi

Town of a Hundred Stepwells


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Bus Packages for the Bangalore to Lakkundi Route

Corporate Package

For Bangalore teams heading north for offsites and annual outings, and for companies with plant or dealer interests around Hubballi, Davangere and Gadag. 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. The same corporate bus rental bangalore vehicle stays with the team across the Lakkundi, Gadag and Hampi legs, with duty slips signed daily and reconciled against the final invoice. Our corporate travels bangalore desk handles multi-coach movements for larger headcounts.

School, College and Family Package

The most common booking on this corridor, and unusually weighted toward study tours — architecture, history and archaeology departments run this circuit regularly, and Lakkundi plus Itagi plus Pattadakal is a better teaching sequence than Hampi alone. For school groups we plan facilities halts deliberately, given how sparse they are at the monuments. Family bookings are typically four to six day loops taking in Hampi and Badami alongside the Chalukyan sites, with the coach staying with the group throughout.

Budget Package

Where the per-head figure decides it. Non-AC 27 to 41 seater coaches, point to point, clean vehicle and a verified driver, with nothing added that a college department or a community association does not need. The bus rate per km in bangalore for the non-AC tier is our lowest, and across a run of this length the saving over forty passengers is considerable. Worth saying plainly, though: on this route in March or later, non-AC is a false economy. The budget tier varies vehicle specification only — maintenance, driver vetting and statutory compliance do not change.

Luxury and Executive Package

Volvo and Benz coaches in executive configuration, with wider push-back seats, better sound insulation and premium interiors. On the longest single-day drive we operate inside Karnataka, seat quality stops being a preference. Suited to senior management travel, milestone family trips and guest movement. Our volvo bus rental bangalore tier covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus requirements on this route, and for smaller premium groups the luxury urbania rental bangalore option in 13 to 17 seater configuration runs the same corridor.

Our Bus Fleet in Bangalore

Coach capacity for this route runs from 27 up to 50 seats, with Volvo and Benz options in the ac bus rental bangalore tier. Every category below is held at the same Bangalore base, so a change in headcount after booking is normally handled by reallocating the vehicle rather than restarting the booking.

•             Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches, AC and non-AC

•             Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, for mid-sized groups on the same corridor

•             Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for smaller parties

•             Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van

•             Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner and Commuter through 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. Every vehicle is seated configuration with push-back seats. Given the length of this route we plan a daytime run with an overnight hotel halt rather than continuous overnight driving.

Billing Details — What Is Included and What Is Extra

We quote in writing before you book and the quote itemises every line, so nothing appears for the first time at trip end. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the 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

Lakkundi lies entirely within Karnataka, so no interstate permit applies unless the itinerary extends into Goa, Maharashtra or Telangana. ASI monument entry fees, where charged, are paid at the gate and are not part of our quote. Garage-to-garage billing is standard across the organised group transport industry in Bangalore: the meter starts when the coach leaves our garage for your pickup and stops when it returns, and it is factored into the written quote, so the figure you approve is the figure you settle.

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

Lakkundi is one of several long-distance corridors we run coaches on. These are the routes groups book most often in this direction.

•             Bangalore to Hampi — 340 km, seven hours. The Vijayanagara capital, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the usual companion to Lakkundi.

•             Bangalore to Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal — 500 km, ten hours. The Badami Chalukya group, and the northern half of the heritage circuit.

•             Bangalore to Gadag — 480 km, ten hours. Trikuteshwara and Veeranarayana, and the base town for Lakkundi.

•             Bangalore to Hubballi and Dharwad — 410 km, eight hours. The commercial centre of North Karnataka and a frequent corporate destination.

•             Bangalore to Chitradurga — 200 km, four hours. The seven-walled fort. Our most booked one-day school excursion in this direction.

•             Bangalore to Bijapur — 570 km, eleven to twelve hours. The Gol Gumbaz and the Adil Shahi monuments.

•             Bangalore to Mysore — 145 km, three hours. Srirangapatna, the Palace and Chamundi Hills. The most booked one-day outing overall.

•             Bangalore to Chikmagalur — 245 km, five hours. Coffee estates, Mullayanagiri and Baba Budangiri.

•             Bangalore to Coorg — 265 km, five to six hours. Abbey Falls, Dubare elephant camp and the estates.

•             Bangalore to Tirupati — 250 km, four to five hours. Our highest-volume 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 a group can start a trip in one city and finish in the other without changing operators.

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

For smaller parties, luxury tempo traveller bangalore covers tt vehicle requirements for eight to eighteen passengers, force urbania rent bangalore handles urbania van rental and luxury urbania rental bangalore bookings, and our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday car booking.

On the corporate side, corporate travels bangalore covers corporate bus service bangalore and corporate transport services, while our employee transportation services bangalore division runs office bus service bangalore, staff transportation services and night shift bus service bangalore contracts across the 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 study tours — a substantial share of the traffic on this particular route. Airport requirements are handled by airport transfer bangalore, covering bangalore airport coach transfers, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking with live flight tracking.

Longer journeys fall under outstation cabs bangalore, covering outstation bus 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 innova hycross rent bangalore covers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental. Custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles are available on request.

How to Book a Bus for Rent in Bangalore — Step by Step

Booking a bus 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 date.

•             Share your Bangalore pickup location — area, tech park, school or hotel name, such as Electronic City, Whitefield, Manyata, the KIA airport area or MG Road.

•             Share your destination or full day-wise itinerary.

•             Share your total group size.

•             Share your preferred bus tier: Standard, Executive, Luxury, Volvo or Benz.

•             Tell us whether you want the Hubballi route or the Hospet route, or let us recommend one based on whether Hampi is in your itinerary.

•             For school and college study tours, tell us the age group and whether staff accompany, so facilities halts can be planned.

•             For monthly employee commute contract hire, share the route and schedule details.

Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote

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

•             The quote itemises every charge:

•             Bus hire rate — per kilometre or flat local package

•             Driver allowance — Rs 700 to Rs 1,250 per day depending on vehicle

•             Applicable toll estimates

•             Interstate permit costs where an itinerary leaves Karnataka — Goa, Maharashtra or Telangana. Not applicable to Lakkundi.

•             Driver night halt charges for multi-day hire

•             GST

•             No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.

•             For MICE, corporate and institutional clients, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage for PO-based approval.

•             Request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive bus hire at the same time.

Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance

•             Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.

•             A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and guarantees the specific bus on your date.

•             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:

•             Driver name and mobile number

•             Vehicle registration number

•             Departure time

•             Pickup location confirmation

•             Full billing breakdown — all sent to WhatsApp or email in writing

•             The November to February window is when this route books heaviest, and school study tour season concentrates in it. Book well ahead.

•             For large corporate and institutional bookings above Rs 50,000, a higher advance may be required.

Step 4 — Your Driver and Bus Arrive Early

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

•             For large groups from Electronic City, Whitefield or a school campus, the driver coordinates the exact pickup gate in advance.

•             The bus is clean, sanitised, fuelled and GPS-active.

•             The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.

•             During the trip the driver handles all NH exits, toll payments and rest stop coordination.

•             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 group size, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written bus hire quote in 2 hours.

Payment Methods — Bus for Rent and Hire in Bangalore

Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits and final settlement at trip end.

•             UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm and BHIM UPI. The fastest method with instant confirmation. Recommended for advance deposits on bus hire.

•             Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For large corporate hire above Rs 15,000. 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 MICE, corporate and institutional PO approvals.

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

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

A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the specific bus on your date. For peak-season heritage circuit bookings and large institutional bookings, a higher advance may apply. Volvo and Benz coach hire should be confirmed well ahead with advance payment.

Cancellation Policy — Bus Hire in Bangalore

Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy for all bus hire in Bangalore. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation.

•             More than 7 days before departure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.

•             4 to 7 days before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.

•             48 hours to 4 days before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.

•             24 to 48 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.

•             Less than 24 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.

•             No-show, where the bus is deployed and the group 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 an alternate bus is offered.

Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Bus Hire

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

•             Multi-day outstation hire including Lakkundi, Hampi, Badami and Bijapur — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day bus hire from Bangalore.

•             Peak dates — New Year’s Eve, Diwali, Dasara and Bangalore long weekends require a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund.

•             Corporate contracts — monthly corporate commute contract terms govern. Modifications with 48-hour notice are accommodated subject to route availability.

•             Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, road closures and highway disruptions attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.

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.

Refund Policy — Bus 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 7 or more days before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 5 to 7 working days.

•             Cancellation 4 to 7 days before departure — advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.

•             Cancellation 48 hours to 4 days before departure — advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 7 working days.

•             Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.

•             Cancellation by Tejas Travels for operational reasons — 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, 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 Lakkundi Bus

The bangalore to lakkundi distance is approximately 490 kilometres via NH48 to Hubballi and then NH67 east through Gadag, or approximately 430 kilometres via Chitradurga and Hospet. Allow 9.5 to 11 hours depending on which line you take. This is the longest single-day coach run we operate inside Karnataka, and we recommend against a one-day out-and-back. Either leave at 4:30 AM and stay two nights, or break the outbound journey at Chitradurga.

If Hampi is in your itinerary, take the Hospet line — it is sixty kilometres shorter and puts Hampi directly on the way. If Hampi is not in the itinerary, take the Hubballi line: it is longer on paper but four-lane for almost its whole length, with proper facilities and food stops that can seat a full coach, which usually makes it the faster and far more comfortable road for a 45 seater. Tell us your itinerary and we will recommend one.

No, and this is worth knowing before you arrive. The monuments are spread through the old village along lanes a 45 seater cannot enter. The coach parks near the Kashivishveshwara complex and the group walks between sites, which is manageable — most are close together — but plan a walking visit of two to three hours rather than a drive-between-stops itinerary. For groups with limited mobility, tell us at booking and we will plan the sequence differently.

Not at Lakkundi. The village has no tourist accommodation and very little food. Gadag, twelve kilometres away, is the nearest town with hotels and restaurants; Hubballi, seventy kilometres on, is the better base for a group of forty-five. We plan lunch and a facilities halt at Gadag immediately before the Lakkundi visit, because the ASI monuments themselves have limited or no toilets, shade or drinking water.

November to February, without much argument. This is the dry Deccan plateau and April and May regularly exceed 40 degrees with almost no shade among the ruins — genuinely difficult for a school group or older passengers. If you must travel in the hot months, start at Lakkundi early and be back on the coach by eleven, and book AC.

Bus fares around Rs 33,380. 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.

A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking and guarantees the specific bus on your travel date. It must be paid digitally by UPI, bank transfer or card, and a receipt is issued within 30 minutes. The balance is settled at trip end. The November to February window books heaviest on this route because school and college study tours concentrate in it, so book early.

No. The route stays within Karnataka from end to end, so no permit or border tax applies. A permit becomes relevant only if you extend the itinerary into Goa, Maharashtra or Telangana — all of which are within reach from Gadag — in which case we arrange the documentation before departure and bill it at actuals.

Yes, and most groups should. Hampi is around a hundred kilometres east and Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal roughly the same distance north, which puts the Badami Chalukyas, the Kalyana Chalukyas and the Vijayanagara empire inside one four to six day loop. Itagi, eighty kilometres east of Lakkundi, is the single best addition if you only have room for one more. The same coach and driver stay with the group throughout, billed on total kilometres and hours with a per-day minimum plus driver allowance and night halt charges.

Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services — all vehicles are seated configuration with push-back seats, and on a route of this length we plan a daytime run with an overnight hotel halt. We also do not provide passenger insurance cover; 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 route experience. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your travel date, Bangalore pickup location, group size and day-wise itinerary. A written itemised quote follows within 2 hours; confirm it, pay the 20 percent advance, and you receive driver details, vehicle registration and the full billing breakdown in writing. Our bangalore bus booking and WhatsApp enquiry lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Bangalore to Mysore BusBangalore to Coorg BusBangalore to Ooty BusBangalore to Pondicherry BusBangalore to Chennai BusBangalore to Tirupati BusBangalore to Goa BusBangalore to Chikmagalur BusBangalore to Mangalore BusBangalore to Hassan BusBangalore to Hampi BusBangalore to Udupi BusBangalore to Gokarna BusBangalore to Karwar BusBangalore to Murudeshwar BusBangalore to Belur BusBangalore to Halebidu BusBangalore to Wayanad BusBangalore to Shirdi BusBangalore to Badami BusBangalore to Sakleshpur BusBangalore to Kodaikanal BusBangalore to Srirangapatna BusBangalore to Kabini BusBangalore to Bandipur BusBangalore to Nagarhole BusBangalore to BR Hills BusBangalore to Alleppey BusBangalore to Vellore BusBangalore to Hyderabad BusBangalore to Shravanabelagola BusBangalore to Chamarajanagar BusBangalore to Kollegal BusBangalore to Kannur BusBangalore to Kochi BusBangalore to Yercaud BusBangalore to Coimbatore BusBangalore to Coonoor BusBangalore to Srisailam BusBangalore to Anantapur BusBangalore to Yelagiri BusBangalore to Madurai BusBangalore to Kanyakumari BusBangalore to Kumbakonam BusBangalore to Thekkady BusBangalore to Munnar BusBangalore to Idukki BusBangalore to Mannargudi BusBangalore to Sringeri BusBangalore to Horanadu BusBangalore to Dharmasthala BusBangalore to Moodabidri BusBangalore to Karkala BusBangalore to Venur BusBangalore to Humcha BusBangalore to Varanga BusBangalore to Lakkundi BusBangalore to Kollur Mookambika Temple BusBangalore to Dandeli BusBangalore to Kukke Subrahmanya BusBangalore to Virajpet BusBangalore to Kushalnagar BusBangalore to Nanjanagudu BusBangalore to Puttaparthi BusBangalore to Kurnool BusBangalore to Hogenakkal BusBangalore to Shivamogga BusBangalore to Jog Falls BusBangalore to Nandi Hills Bus
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