Hasanamba Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Mysuru Airport, about 115 km away, handles regional flights.

• By train

  Trains link Hassan with Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Shimoga and Mangalore.

• By road

  Bengaluru is about 180 km away, roughly 3 hours by road on NH 75. KSRTC runs daily AC Volvo buses from Bengaluru and Mysuru.

Elderly visitors

• Special darshan in 2026 is offered to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, people with health issues, and mothers with children under one year old.
• The district website lists the 2026 special darshan arrangements, so check it before you travel.

Book and check

Official pages only. We do not sell darshan passes or tours.

• Special darshan and 2026 district eventshassan.nic.in

Why devotees come here

Hasanamba Temple in Hassan district, Karnataka, is dedicated to Shakti, worshipped as Amba, the mother. It opens for a day or up to 12 days a year, around Deepavali, so a darshan at that time is considered special.

Hasanamba is a form of Shakti, also called Amba, a name that means mother. Devotees believe she is the Shakti Swarupini, the form of Shakti that is worshipped here. Legend says the seven Matrikas came to Hassan from Varanasi and settled here, and three of them took their place in anthills inside the temple.

Another legend tells of a devotee whose mother-in-law struck her. Shakti turned the daughter-in-law into stone, and that stone stays within the temple grounds. A further tale says four robbers who tried to steal the temple's jewellery were turned to stone.

A local chieftain, Sanjeeva Krishnappa Nayaka, is believed to have built the temple in the 12th century, though the exact date is unknown. The town sits in south-western Karnataka along NH 75. The main tower was newly built in the Dravidian style. An ant-hill inside the premises still represents the presiding deity.

Festivals

• Around the Deepavali openingSri Hassanaamba Jatra Mahotsav

  Hassan's flagship religious festival.

Tips for your visit

• Hassan lies midway between Bengaluru and Mangaluru on NH 75, so it fits a road trip along that route.
• The four robber stones can be seen in the Kallapana gudi.

Questions people ask