Dharmasthala
Run by Jains, for a Shaivite deity, with Vaishnav priests.
- Where
- Belthangady, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.9601, 75.3784
Get the Dharmasthala stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dharmasthala. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dharmasthala
Charmadi Ghat 10 km
A ghat road of nearly thirty hairpins between Chikkamagaluru and Dakshina Kannada.
Ettina Bhuja 20 km
A peak in the Chikkamagaluru ghats, an easy walk up for the last two kilometres.
Kudremukh National Park 23 km
Shola grassland and rainforest named for a peak shaped like a horse's face, one of the wettest places in the Western Ghats.
Kalasa 31 km
A temple town on the Bhadra at the foot of the Kudremukh range, where the road to Horanadu turns off through coffee.
Annapoorneshwari Temple 35 km
Annapoorneshwari, the goddess who feeds the world, in the hills above the Bhadra river in Chikmagalur district. The temple serves a meal to every pilgrim who arrives, and the goddess stands in gold holding a ladle and a pot of grain.
Manjarabad Fort 41 km
A star shaped fort Tipu Sultan built in 1792, laid out so that no gun had a blind spot.
Kukke Subramanya 42 km
The serpent shrine under Kumara Parvatha.
Sakleshpur 44 km
The old rail line through the ghat, walked when it is safe.
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Questions
Where is Dharmasthala?
Dharmasthala is in Belthangady, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Charmadi Ghat (10 km), Ettina Bhuja (20 km), Kudremukh National Park (23 km).
How do I get the Dharmasthala stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dharmasthala and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dharmasthala before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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