Places to Visit Near Mantralaya

At a distance of 1 Kms from Mantralayam Bus Station, Manchalamma Temple is situated on northern-west corner of Sri Raghavendra Brundavan Temple building, towards the right side of the entrance. this is the most important place to visit in Mantralayam town. This deity is another manifestation of Goddess Parvathi. It is a practice for people to worship at this shrine before proceeding to Sri Raghavendra Brindavan.

At a distance of 20 Kms from Mantralayam, Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple is situated at Panchamukhi in Karnataka, on the other side of River Tungabhadra. Panchamukhi is said to be the place where Raghavendra Swamy has performed meditation for 12 years before settling in Mantralaya. This is an important pilgrimage site for devotees visiting Mantralayam

At a distance of 1 Kms from Mantralayam Bus Station, the Venkateswara Swamy Temple is situated at a distance of 500 meters from Brundavan Temple.
This idol of Venkateswara is believed to have been worshipped by Sri Raghavendra himself during his tenure. Located inside the village of Mantralayam amidst the houses, the temple has a gopura with dwarapalakas, followed by the main shrine which has a large pillared mandapa and the sanctum.

At a distance of 20 Kms from Mantralayam, Bichali, also spelled as Bichchali, is a picturesque place on the banks of river Tungabhadra, and famous for Appannachararya who was the closest disciple of Raghavendra Swamy. Guru Raghavendra performed meditation at Bichale for several years. The place where the meditation was performed was called Japadakatte. It is situated on the banks of River Tungabhadra and prime attraction of Bichali.

It takes 1 hours, 12 minutes to travel from Kallur Mahalaxmi Temple to Mantralayam.
Situated in the Manvi Taluka of the Raichur district of karnataka, Mahalaxmi mandir of Kallur village is one of the finest examples of the existance of power of faith and devotion.The temple is situated amid a thicket of houses, surprisingly the madir itself is a home and the family that resides in that place conducts Mahalaxmi pooja and archana.

The Vedic Pathashala is yet another attraction of the Mantralayam Mutt complex. The pathashala is a prominent center of religious and cultural learning, which imparts knowledge in the Vedas, Puranas, Dwaita philosophy and Indian traditions to Vedic scholars from India as well as abroad, who come here for advanced studies.