Tumakuru District
A district of hill shrines between Bengaluru and central Karnataka.
Heritage
Madhugiri Monolithic Fort
Tumakuru
A fort built atop Asia's second-largest monolithic hill, its granite ramparts and seven-gated stepped approach climbing the near-vertical rock that made it a formidable stronghold from Vijayanagara times through Hyder Ali's rule.
Stamp at: Madhugiri Post Office
Heritage
Siddaganga Matha Landmark
Tumakuru
A centuries-old Lingayat matha on Tumakuru's edge, transformed into a vast free residential school and hostel under the long stewardship of Sivakumara Swamiji, popularly revered across generations as one of Karnataka's most respected spiritual and educational institutions.
Stamp at: Tumakuru Post Office