Tourist Places

BUDDHA VIHAR

The Buddha Vihar is located 6 kms from district headquarters on Sedam Road near Gulbarga University. Spread over 18 acres, it has a main building, a meditation centre at the cellar and a Lord Buddha chaitya (temple in Pali) on the ground floor. The dome of Buddavihar which is built on traditional Buddhist architecture is 70 ft in height and 59 ft in diameter. The main dome is tiled with marble for a grand look. The dome has an ornamental spire made of panchaloha with a kalasha on top of it also made of panchaloha. Buddha Vihara is surrounded by four 48ft tall Ashoka pillars in the four corners in honour of King Ashoka the Great.

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Gulbarga Fort : The fort was originally built by Raja Gulchand, a feudatory of the Warangal Kakatiyas. It was subsequently substantially fortified in West Asian and European military architectural style by Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah, the ruler of the Bahmani dynasty; particular mention is made of the citadel that was added in the centre of the fort. The fort has an area of 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) and periphery length of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). It is well fortified with double fortification. A 30 feet (9.1 m) wide moat surrounds the fort. The fort is a monumental structure highly fortified with 15 towers mounted with 26 guns; each gun located inside the fort is 8 metres (26 ft) long and is still well preserved.It is said that the Bahmani Sultanate claimed lineage of the Sasanians and the motifs on their buildings, particularly the crowns of the arches that they built depicted an emblem of the crescent and occasionally a disk that was closely reminiscent of the crowns of the Sassanian emperors. 

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Shree Sharana Basaveshwar Temple : Shree Sharana Basaveshwara Temple is a shrine. The temple is dedicated to an eminent Hindu religious teacher and philosopher, Shri Sharana Basaveshwara,a Lingayat saint of the 18th century known for his Dasoha (Giving is earning) and Kayaka — an advancement of the Karma doctrine “You have the right to perform the work assigned to you. You have no rights to ‘demand’ the fruits of your labor” philoshophy. The temple houses the Samadhi of Sharana Basaveshwara at the center called the garbha gudi. It has a lake adjacent to it which attracts many devotees and tourists. The lake is currently undergoing renovation and Rs. 1 Crore has been allocated for its development.A chariot festival, Jatra, is held every year in honor of Sharana Basaveshwara; it attracts huge crowds.This temple has a history of 400 years.

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Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah : Syed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gesu Daraz (July 13, 1321 -November 1, 1422), was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups. The 14th Century Sufi saint was a disciple of Hazarath Khwaja Pir Naseeruddin Mahmood also popularly known as Chirag of Delhi. Khwaja Bande Nawaz played an important role in preaching Islam in India during the 14th Century. Khwaja, who had his formal education in Islamic and Koranic studies, Arabic grammar, prophetic traditions, theology, law and jurisprudence, philosophy, and Sufism under the watchful eye of Chirag of Delhi. The Sufi saint settled down in Gulbarga on the invitation of Bahamani King Firuz Shaha Bahamani. For the next 22 years, till his death at the age of 105 years, Khwaja made Gulbarga his home and spread the message of universal brotherhood from here.

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Deval Ganagapur : Shree kshetra Ganagapura is holy place of Dattatreya. The place is associated with Sri Narasimha Saraswati Swami, the second incarnation of Dattatreya. It is located in the Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka. The Main Mutt in Ganagapur where Shree Guru used to Stay is known as Nirgun Math. This Nirguna Math is adorned with the Nirguna Padukas. There is a Holy Tree of Ashwattha in the Temple (Nirgun Math). The water of the rivers Bhima and Amaraja, especially at the spot of their confluence, are considered extremely holy. “Bhima-Amarja Sangam at Gangapur is very sacred. The Aswatha Tree at Gangapur is as powerful as tha KalpaVriksha. Near the Aswatha Tree is Narasimha Teertha, and northwards to it are the PapaVinasini Teertha, Varanasi Teertha, Rudrapada Teertha, Chakra Teertha, Koti Teertha, manmadha Teertha etc. There is the Kalleshwara temple there.

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Chandrampalli Dam : The Chandrampalli Dam is constructed across river Bhima. The dam is located in Chandrampalli village of Chincholi taluk. The dam was constructed in the year 1973 and has 6 spillway gates each having a size of 9.14m x 5.64m. The release gates are located at the southern end of the dam. At full reservoir level (FRL) the dam has capacity to store water up to 493.16 ft. The maximum water level (MWL) of the dam is 496.21 meters. The dam has a height of 28.65 meters above foundation and the length of the dam is 926.54 meters.

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Other Tourist Places: 

Upploan Hills : Around 10 km from Gulbarga. It is highly suitable place for to visit in and around Gulbarga City.

Kesaratagi Garden: Kesaratagi Garden in the city will delight anyone looking for a breather and some open space with beautiful stretches of lawns and well-manicured gardens with lovely swings to tempt the little ones.

Appa Lake Garden, Haft Gumbad, ESI Hospital, Sai Mandir, Ram Madir are some other places which are in the vicinity of Gulbarga city.

Sannati, Kadaganhalli , Jama Masjid, Hazarat Ladale Mashak Aland, Amarza reservoir, Kalaburagi Science Center etc