Places to visit in and around Tumkur  

Aralaguppe There is a famous Kalleshwara temple in the Ganga-Nalamba style of the 9th century. Its ceiling has wonderful dancing Shiva sculpture with musical accompanists and eight Dikpalas surrounding him with all their paraphernalia.  There is a Chennakeshava temple of the Hoysala style. The image of vishnu in the garbhagriha is magnificent. There is four Ganga temples at the place.

Madhugiri It is 43 kms from Tumkur and it is famous for its hill fort which is very vast. The ancient name of the place is Maddagiri. It has a temples of Venkataramana and Malleshwara built by Vijayanagara feudatories. There is also a Mallinatha basadi. The fort has majestic gateways called Antaralada Bagilu, Diddibagilu, Mysore Gate etc. 19Kms from here is another hill fort called Midigeshi.

Sira It is 52 Kms from Tumkur. The town called Siriya was founded by Rangappa Nayaka  of Ratnagiri. The Jumma masjid here is a fine monument built in 1896 and the Malik Rihan's tomb is another impressive structure. The Gopalakrishna temple here has no image, and it is said to be housed in Narayana temple. 24 kms from south of Sira there is a place called Seebi, which was called as  Sibburu and there is a Narasimhaswamy temple built in the 18th century by Nallappa an officer under Haider Ali.  The temple is painted with themes of Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Dashavatara themes.

Yediyur  It is 30 kms from Kunigal. It has a samadhi matha of Tontada Siddhalingahwara Yati, a famous Veerashaiva saint who lived during 16th century. Piligrims who visit the place in hunderds daily  are feed free, and there are rest houses.The matha has fine wooden chariot with some interesting sculptures. The place has a Varadarja temple and two Veerashaiva mathas.The matha's building has some old paintings on walls.