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Raghavendra Swamy Mutt
Morning darshan, about two hours with the queue.
Manchalamma Temple
Next to the mutt.
Tungabhadra River Ghat
Holy dip before darshan.
Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple
About 20 km, a short drive.
Distance
490 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 to 10.5 hr
Via Maddur, Sira and Adoni
Starting from
₹ 16000
4 days, 1,200 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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375 km
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490 km
Pickup at your door
Mantralayam is a long pilgrim drive, about 490 km and roughly 10 to 10.5 hours of driving, so the car comes to your door at about half past five, at home, at a hotel by the palace, at the station or at the Mandakalli airport. The first stretch is the NH275 expressway, six lanes and access controlled, which opened in March 2023 and keeps two wheelers off the main carriageway. The driver plans three proper halts on the way. Carry water, a light shawl for the mutt and some cash for offerings.
Coffee halt
Maddur, about 65 km out, is the first halt, fifteen minutes for coffee and the town's own snack, Maddur vada, a crisp flat fritter of rice flour, semolina and onion. It travels well, so buy a packet for later in the day. The expressway bypasses the town now, and the vada shops are reached by the exit. Restrooms here are clean. After Maddur the car leaves the expressway and heads north on the road through Kunigal towards Tumakuru.
Breakfast
Tumkur (Tumakuru), about 145 km out, is the breakfast stop, twenty minutes at a larger hotel by NH48. Thatte idli, the big flat plate idli, is said to have started at Kyathsandra in this district, so it is the dish to try. Siddaganga Matha, about 5 km from the city, feeds thousands of students and pilgrims every day; devotees who wish to visit should add an hour. Here the car joins NH48, the long highway north.
Tea stop
Sira, about 200 km out, is a taluk town on NH48, once the seat of the Mughal Sira Subah in the early 1700s. A ten minute tea halt is enough by car. The Malik Rihan dargah and the ruins of Sira fort stand in town. About 10 km away, Kaggaladu has painted storks nesting from February to August. Hiriyur is about 35 km on, and fill a water bottle here, because the stretch beyond gets drier.
Short halt
Hiriyur, about 235 km out, sits on the Vedavati river, and here the car leaves NH48 for the road to Ballari. The Teru Malleshwara temple of Shiva in town is called Dakshina Kashi by devotees, a five minute darshan if you want it. Vani Vilas Sagar, the dam on the Vedavati, is about 20 km away, too far for today. March and April are the hottest months here, so carry water and keep the AC on. Ballari is about 140 km ahead.
Lunch
Ballari, about 375 km from Mysore, is the lunch halt, thirty minutes. North Karnataka meals with jowar rotti are common here, and plain rice meals are easy too. The driver takes a short rest. This is hot country most of the year, so drink water and keep the car parked in shade. Hosapete and the Tungabhadra dam lie about 60 km west, but our road goes north east towards Adoni, straight and quiet.
Drive on
Adoni, roughly 450 km from Mysore, is a busy cotton market town just inside Andhra Pradesh and the last place of any size before the river. Its fort on the rocky hills was held in turn by Vijayanagara, Bijapur, Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan. Below those hills, at the town's edge, Ramajala lake is visible from the road. The car normally carries straight on; if anyone needs a restroom, this is the place. Mantralayam is around 40 km further.
Arrival
Around 10 to 10.5 hours of driving bring the car to your lodge in Mantralayam, a pilgrim village on the Tungabhadra built round the Brindavana of Raghavendra Swami. Vehicles do not enter the mutt lanes, so you walk the last part, and the driver parks nearby. Before entering, men take off shirt and banian; women wear traditional Indian dress. Prasadam meals are given at midday and again in the evening. Avoid arriving for darshan on a Thursday if queues worry you.
Need a Mysore to Mantralayam cab for darshan of Rayaru? Our Mysore to Mantralayam taxi picks you up from home, a Mysuru hotel or the bus stand and takes the Tumakuru and Ballari road. Book cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Mantralayam and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Mantralayam via Tumakuru, Ballari and Adoni | About 490 km | About 980 km | About 10 to 10.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is roughly 980 km, billed as four days and 1,200 km at our daily minimum. Every one is AC. Driver allowance is ₹400 each day for a sedan, and GST, tolls, parking and permits are charged at actual. A Mysore to Mantralayam one way taxi is on request, at ₹2 more per km than a return. The per km rate already has fuel, driver and AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹24,000 | |
₹14 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | ₹27,600 | |
₹18 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | |
₹20 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Andhra Pradesh permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
4 or fewer: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven people: Innova Crysta. If you are 7 to 12, see the Mysore to Mantralayam tempo traveller.
Elders who want more room: Mysore to Mantralayam Force Urbania. Bigger family: tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Mantralayam is about 490 km from Mysore one way, about 980 km for the round trip. The cab takes the expressway to Maddur, then Tumakuru, NH48 to Sira and Hiriyur, and the road via Ballari and Adoni. By car it takes about 10 to 10.5 hours of driving with halts, so plan three or four days.
Innova Crysta, with room for luggage. All cars on cab rental in Mysore.
If the return runs late at night, the driver gets a night allowance. ₹400 a night is the cab rate.
Yes. It is about 20 km from Mantralayam; add two hours.
Yes. For Mantralayam we quote the drop in writing; one way is ₹2 per km over the return rate.
They are not. On top come the driver bata, tolls, Andhra Pradesh entry tax, parking and GST. For 4 days, 1,200 km the car hire is Dzire ₹16,000 Etios ₹18,400 Innova ₹23,200 and Innova Crysta ₹25,600.
October to February is the most comfortable season, since the road from Hiriyur through Ballari runs through hot, dry country, and March and April are the hottest months. In any season, Thursdays at the mutt are the busiest, with waits of one to two hours. Festival days bring the largest crowds, so book rooms early.
We prefer a day drive. It is about 10 to 10.5 hours of driving, and leaving Mysore at half past five brings you in by evening, with halts at Maddur, Tumakuru and Ballari. A night drive saves little, and the driver needs rest. On the return, leave Mantralayam after morning darshan.
