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Varadanjeneya Temple

The Important temple in the town is Varadanjeneya Temple. This temple is situated on the hill and as one cannot reach the top in a vehicle we have to trek the hill through the stony steps.Thus it is a place which is peaceful and has immense scenic beauty as it is situated on the hill.

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Murugmulla Dargah

The Murugmulla Dargah of Fakhi Shah Wali about 8 Kms from Chintamani,draws thousands of pilgrims from all over the country.

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Kaiwara

This town is associated with the epic, Mahabharatha. known as Ekchakrapura, this is where the pandavas lived in exile,incognito,Bhima, one of the pandava brothers is said to have killed the asura(demon) bakasura, who was tormenting the people, myth has it that a nearby cave in the hill, contains  the corpse of the demon, which supposedly drips blood during Shivaratri  .  There is a garden complex in complex in kaivara, containing gardens and musical fountains. Also in the gardens are five cottages named after the pandavas and a mini Zoo with herbarium. the temples of Amaranarayana and Bhimeswara as well as the Yogi Narayana ashram are worth a visit

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Kailasagiri

The other attraction of Chintamani is the temple at Kailasagiri. This is a famous cave temple located on the hill. There are three shrines in Kailasagiri dedicated to Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvathi and Lord Ganesha

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Sri lakshmivenkataramana temple,Alambagiri

This is a very old temple dedicated to lord venkateshwara and you can find a beautiful image of venkatarama here. and this temple is renovated recently and has a big raja gopura, and this pillars inside the temple are nicely carved

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