Chamundeshwari Temple is a Hindu temple located on the top of Chamundi Hills of Mysuru in the state of Karnataka in India. Chamundeshwari is called by the people of Karnataka as Naada Devi. It is believed that Goddess Durga slayed the demon king Mahishasura on the top of this hill which was ruled by him.The most important festival that is celebrated here is Navaratri. Mysuru Dasara is celebrated as the state festival of Karnataka, called Nada habba (ನಾಡ ಹಬ್ಬಾ) in Kannada. During Navratri, the idol is decorated in 9 different ways to depict the nine different aspects of the goddess known as Navadurgas. On the 7th day of Navaratri that is dedicated to the goddess Kalaratri, valuable jewels donated by Maharajas are brought from the District Treasury of Mysuru and are given to the temple to decorate the idol.  

Murdeshwar is a town in Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka. It is famous for the world's second tallest Shiva statue, the town lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is also famous for the Murudeshwara Temple.The Hindu gods attained immortality and invincibility by worshiping a divine Linga called the Atma-Linga. Murdeshwar Temple was built on the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Arabian Sea. It is dedicated to lord shiva

Kollur Mookambika Temple is located at Kollur,Udupi District in the region of Tulunadu.It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Mother Goddess known as Mookambika Devi. Mookambika is the union of Adipara Shakthi and Parabramha as the Linga has integrated on its left side "Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswathi".The main deity of the temple is a swayambhu (self-born) jyotirlinga with a golden line cutting it into half, in which the left half represents Tridevis, and the right half represents Trimurtis. Along with this, a four-handed panchaloha idol of Goddess Mookambika is also installed. 

Idagunji Ganapati Temple (Near Murudeshwar) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ganesha, It is one of the tourist destination near Sirsi, it is located on the West Coast of India in the Idagunji town in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. The temple's popularity as a religious place is recorded by about 1 million devotees visiting it annually. Lord Ganapati stayed in this place which was known as Kunjaranya. It is said to be a place of penance selected by ancient Rishis.

Sringeri is located in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. Sringeri is home to a number of historic temples. Of these, Sri Sharadamba temple and Sri Vidyashankara temple are the most prominent.Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the first and foremost of the 4 Peethas established by the renowned 8th-century saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya.Visitors can also visit Sri Thorana Ganapathy,Sri Adi Shankaracharya,Sri Shakthi Ganapathy,Sri Kodandaramaswami, Sri Malayala Brahma,Sri Sureshwaracharya,Sri Vageeswari Vidyaranya,Sri Janardhana Swamy, Sri Anjaneya,Sri Garuda,Sri Bala Subrahmanya Swamy Temples. 

Kotilingeshwara is  a temple in the village of Kammasandra in Kolar district, Karnataka, India. The Kammasandra village was earlier known as Dharmasthali. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva. The temple has one of the largest Shivalingams in the world.‘Koti’ in Kannada means a crore and Kotilingeshwara is 1 crore Shivalingas. The temple with the tallest Shivalinga in the world.The premises have smaller temples for other deities, including Goddess Annapoorneshwari, Sri Pancha Ganapati, Sri Rama, Sita Devi, and Sri Lakshmana, Sri Pandurangaswamy, Goddess Karumaari Amma, Sri Venkatramani Swamy, Sri Anjaneya, and Goddess Kannika Parameshwari among others.

Melkote Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple is in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district.It is one of the sacred places in Karnataka.It is built on rocky hills, known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri and Yadushailadeepa, overlooking the Cauvery valley.Melukote is the location of the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, with a collection of crowns and jewels which are brought to the temple for the annual celebration. On the top of the hill is the temple of Yoganarasimha. Many more shrines and ponds are located in the town. Melukote is home to the Academy of Sanskrit Research, which has collected thousands of Vedic and Sanskrit manuscripts.  

Sri Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a famous temple of Lord Ranganatha or Lord Venkatesha, situated on the peak of  Biligiriranga Hills. This hill belongs to the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka state. Sri Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple situated on the 'white cliff' which gives the hill its name.Visitors can visit the Mahalakshmi temple also. The Annual Car festival of the deity held during “Vaishakha “in the month of April, is famous in the region and attracts several pilgrims from other places.

Male Mahadeshwara Betta ( Hills ) is a pilgrim town located in the Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka.The ancient and sacred temple of Sri Male Mahadeshwara is a pilgrim center where Mahadeshwara lived, practiced medicine as Sidda, taught ahimsa to people in and around the seven hills.In addition, the temple has lands at Talabetta, Haleyuru and Indiganatha villages. Amidst dense forest, the temple attracts not only the pilgrims but also nature lovers.

Horanadu Annapoorneswari Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Annapoorneshwari  located at Horanadu, Karnataka.It is situated on the banks of river Bhadra.Annapoorna means complete or perfect food. Sri Annapoorneshwari is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, wife of Lord Shiva.Goddess Annapoorneshwari is holding Shanku, Chakra, Sri Chakra and Devi Gayatri in her four hands. The idol is covered in gold from head to toe, and it is believed that whoever visits Devi Anapoorna, will never go without food in their lives.

Ranganathaswamy temple, also rendered the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, in Srirangapatna, in the Mandya district of Karnataka state,is dedicated to the Hindu god Ranganatha (a manifestation of the god Vishnu). It is one of the five important pilgrimage sites of Sri Vaishnavism along the river Kaveri for devotees of Ranganatha. These five sacred sites are together known as Pancharanga Kshetrams in South India. Since Srirangapatna is the first temple starting from upstream, the deity is known as Adi Ranga (lit; "first Ranga").The town of Srirangapatna, which derives its name from the temple, is located on an island in the river Kaveri. 

Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills, is a hill  located in the Gundlupet Taluk, Chamarajanagar district of the state of Karnataka,at a height of 1450m and is extensively wooded.Dense fog predominates and covers the hills round the year and thus gets the prefix Himavad and the temple of Venugopalaswamy (Lord Krishna) gives the full name of Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta.The temple is dedicated to Gopalaswamy, which is one of the names of the Hindu God Krishna

Talakaveri or Talacauvery is the place that is generally considered to be the source of the river Kaveri and a holy place for many Hindus. It is located on Brahmagiri hills near Bhagamandala in Kodagu district, Karnataka State. The temple here is dedicated to Goddess Kaveramma. Other deities worshiped here are Lord Agasthiswara, which denotes the link between Kaveri and Sage Agastya.The link between Kaveri and Lord Ganesha extends to Srirangam, in Lord Ganesha's role in setting up the Ranganatha temple

Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is a Hindu temple located in the village Subramanya, of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.In this temple Kartikeya is worshiped as Subramanya, lord of all serpents. The epics relate that the divine serpent Vasuki and other serpents found refuge under Subramanya when threatened by the Garuda. Pilgrims going to the temple have to cross the Kumaradhara River and take a holy dip in the river before entering the temple for their darshan holy viewing of the Lord.The poojas and other daily rituals in the temple are performed as per Madhvacharya's Tantra Sara Sangraha.

Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple is an 800-year-old Hindu religious institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka.The deities of the temple are Hindu god Shiva, who is referred to as Manjunatha. Besides the chief deity, other idols like Dharma Daevas and Shakti are also worshiped in the temple. It is also the abode of Lord Dharma’s four Guardian Spirits, Kanyakumari, Kalarkayi, Kalarahu, and Kumaraswamy.Laksha Deepotsava or the Festival of Lights, and the Pattanajae Jatre are some of the major festivals celebrated in the temple. 

Udupi Sri Krishna Temple is a well-known historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna and Dvaita Matha located in the city of Udupi in Karnataka.Surrounding the Shri Krishna Temple are several temples namely the Udupi Anantheshwara Temple which is over a thousand years old. Devotees always have darshan of Lord Krishna through the inner window, known as the Navagruha Kindi & the outer window known as the Kanakana Kindi, which is decorated by an arch named after the great saint Kanakadasa. A statue has also been erected. A similar window covers the immediate front of the Vigraha and is called Navagraha Kindi. It is often mistaken to be the Kanakuna Kindi.

Shravanabelagola is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas (pilgrimage destinations) in Jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural activity. Mahamastakabhisheka is an important Jain festival held once every 12 years. It is an integral part of the ancient and composite Jain tradition.The statue is then bathed and anointed with libations such as milk, sugarcane juice, and saffron paste, and sprinkled with powders of sandalwood, turmeric, and vermilion. Offerings are made of petals, gold and silver coins, and precious stones

Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna is a 4th-century CE Hindu temple located in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka which is built in the classical Dravidian architectural style.The temple deifies the Pranalinga also called Atmalinga or Shiva Linga .The temple is one of the seven sacred Mukti Kshetras or Muktistala in Karnataka. It is a place where many Hindus of Karnataka perform obsequies (death rites) for their departed. The six other Mukti Kshetras in Karnataka are at Udupi, Kollur, Subrahmanya, Kumbasi, Koteshvara and Sankaranarayana. 

Kalaseshwara Temple or Kalasa Temple is located in Kalasa town in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. The Kalasa temple has many other small temples and sacred water bodies that add value to its serenity. It is also known for the sacred Pancha Theertha and Duggapan Katte. Duggapan Katte is a viewpoint of the Kalasa. Pancha Theertha has 5 holy water bodies  in the temple area namely Vasishtha, Naga, Koti, Rudra and Amba representing Sage Vasishtha, Naga dosha, Koti Deva, Vishnu and Goddess Parvati.

Saundatti Yellamma Temple or Renuka Temple  is a temple of Goddess (Devi) Renuka and a pilgrimage destination located in Saundatti in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated on a hilltop known earlier as Siddhachal Parvat and now known as "Yellamma Gudda'', named after the temple. The temple houses multiple shrines dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Lord Mallikarjun, Parshuram, Eknath, Siddeshwar in its premises. The deity in the temple is the goddess Yellamma or Ellama or Renuka, revered as a fertility goddess.