Bellary

‘Ballare’ is mentioned as one of the places captured by Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana.

Ballari district is elongated from south-west to north-east and is situated on the eastern side, almost in the centre of Karnataka state. The district is bounded on the north by Raichur district, on the west by Vijayanagara district, on the south by Chitradurga district and on the east by Ananthapur and Kurnool districts of Andrapradesh. Area: 4252 sq km ,Population :14,00,970

Places

• Ballari Fort

• Kumaraswamy Temple Sandur

• Daroji Bear Sanctuary Ballari

• Kanaka Durgamma Temple