Channapatna Dolls


Channapatna -Dancing dolls

Channapatna , is the "gonmbegaLa ooru" meaning toys town in English. This taluk  comes under the Ramanagaram District about 60kms for Bangalore on the Bangalore-Mysore state highway. The city is famous for its wooden toys and lacquerware. In the native language (kannada), These unique toys are manufactured in tradational or advanced small scale industries. Manufacturing and twisting of raw silk and Coconut is a major product of Channapatna taluk.

Some of the tourist places in and around the city are

• Maloor Aprameya Swamy Temple which also has the world famous Ambegal Krishna whose beauty inspired the famous poet Purandhara Dasa is just 2km away from Channapatna on the Highway towards Mysore.
• Kengal Aanjaneya Swamy Temple is on the way to Channapatna from Bangalore. 5km before Channapatna. It is situated beside the Bangalore to Mysore High-Way.
• Kanva Maharshi Math and Brahmanya Theertha Brundavan is 6km away from Channapatna on the way to Kanva Reservoir.
• Bettada Timmappa is 13km away from Channapatna. It's on the way to Nidasalige city.
• Kanva Reservoir is 13km from Channapatna with automatic siphon system.
• Igloor Barrage is 20km away from the Channapatna City. Igloor Barrage is on the way to Santemogenahalli and Akkooru.
• Bevoor Mutt
• Revana Siddeswara Betta
• Kokkare Bellur bird sanctuary: Spot-billed Pelicans and Painted Storks from different countries fly here and live for few months

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