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Brochure to showcase tourist spots in Belgaum released

Staff Correspondent

Attractions include Belgaum Fort and Fort Lake in Belgaum city, and Gokak Falls

TOURIST SPOTS: Boating at the Kotekeri Lake in Belgaum is a major attraction for visitors to the city. — Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.

BELGAUM: The district administration has released a four-page tourism brochure, which showcases various historical, archaeological, religious and spiritual areas of interest. The release of this brochure is to promote tourist spots that have remained neglected in the district.

The brochure profiles various attractions that provide a glimpse of their importance and beauty. Some major tourist attractions in the district are the Belgaum Fort and Fort Lake in Belgaum city, Gokak Falls in Gokak, Jamboti Falls in Khanapur taluk and Renuka Devi temple in Yellamma Hills of Saundatti taluk.

Gokak Falls is a celebrated tourist spot nestled in the red-rocky valleys 60 km from Belgaum city and 6 km from Gokak town. The falls has its origin in the Ghataprabha and visitors can hear the dull roar of the falls much before reaching the spot.

June to September is the best season to visit the falls.

The Yellamma Temple in Saundatti is the seat of Goddess Renuka Devi (also known as the Yellamma Temple).

About 75 Kms from Belgaum, it can be reached from all the other places by road. Kamal Basti is one of the two bastis situated within the walls of the fort, was built in the late Chalukyan style in 1204 with the Neminatha idol in black stone. The masterpiece here is the "Mukhamantapa" with a well-executed lotus on the ceiling. Outside the Kamala Basti is another ruined Jain temple. The Belgaum Fort is the ancient architectural pre-Muslim monument is one of the best and shining examples of communal harmony with both mosques and temples co-exist in perfect harmony, though not much of the original structure remains.

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