Hasanamba Temple festival: KSRTC, KSTDC announce 12 tour packages; private operators fully occupied

The doors of the Hasanamba temple opened from Thursday and devotees will be able to have darshan of the goddess from Friday onwards. | Photo credit: PRAKASH HASSAN

In view of the historic Hasanamba temple festival in Hassan, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) in collaboration with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Hassan district administration has launched around 12 tours.

The temple doors opened on Thursday and devotees will be allowed darshan of the goddess from Friday. A senior official from KSTDC said, “The doors of the temple are opened once a year and this year it is open till November 11. Thousands of tourists visit this temple during this season, including those from other states living in Bengaluru and Mysuru. Hence, our tour packages have been announced not only to promote tourism but to boost the local economy of Hassan.”

Under these packages, KSTDC and KSRTC will operate buses from Bengaluru, Mysuru and local places in Hassan. The official explained, “Currently we have launched two packages from our end on the occasion of Hasanamba temple festival. Our buses will be plying from Bengaluru and Mysuru. The cost of Bengaluru-Hassan-Bengaluru package is ₹ 2,300 per person, including ₹ 1,000 Nadarshan temple ticket price, Hasana temple devotees can visit Hasana temple. Nuggehalli Nageshwara temple and finally Hasanamba temple.”

Bengaluru bus starts at 6 am from Yeshwantpur and returns at 10 pm. Similarly, the KSTDC bus from Mysuru costs ₹2,150 per person including the temple ticket price. Tourists get to visit Hasanamba Temple along with Hoysaleshwara Temple in Halebid and Chennakeshava Temple in Belur before returning to Mysuru.

At the same time, KSRTC has announced 10 bus packages under which Karnataka Sarige, Premium AC and Ashwamedha buses are plying to take tourists to various scenic spots, historical monuments and seven temples (“Sapta Maatrikas”) associated with Hasanamba Temple in Hassan. KSRTC tour fares are different for adults and children in the age group of 5 to 12 years. While the price range for adults starts at ₹500 and goes up to ₹2,500, ticket prices for children start at ₹275 and go up to ₹2,200.

Private tours and trips fully booked

Meanwhile, private tour operators that provide cars, tempo travelers (TT) and buses that can accommodate 30 to 40 people have separate packages during this season.

Pruthvi Gowda, a private tour operator and travel operator said, “Private car, TT and bus prices vary according to the demand and availability of drivers on a particular day. During the Hasanamba temple festival, most travel agencies are fully booked. For example, November 1 and 2 are weekends and public holidays are fully booked. Tuesday and Friday are the two days when we are fully booked.”

Mr. Pruthvi added, “The price of a car that can seat four people is charged somewhere around ₹ 3,500 to ₹ 4,500 per day. This includes diesel money and toll charges. The drivers take people to ten different places, including Hasanamba Temple, Belur, Halebidu, Yagachi Backwater Boating, Shravanabelagary Church, Shravanabellagola Church, Shravanabellagola G Church and more. It takes one whole day, if there are about 10 to 15 people there, then the operators charge ₹ 5,000 to ₹ 8,000 for the whole day.”

Published – 29 Oct 2026 18:56 IST