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Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city in India's Karnataka state.

Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad (resulting from a merger in 1961 with its twin city Hubli, 22 kilometers away) covers an area of 200.23 km². Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bangalore, on National Highway 4, the main highway between Bangalore and Pune in Maharashtra. The climate is mildly hot during the summer, wet during the monsoons and pleasant during winter.

The twin cities have a history behind them dating back to the Hoysala period. Dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels is famous for its contributions to Indian culture, most notably to classical music and literature, and prestigious educational institutions, such as the the Karnataka University. The Dharwad pedha - a milk-based sweetmeat - from this town is very popular.

Today, Dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels is well-known as a quiet and pleasant city popular with students and pensioners. It continues to grow, with industries dotting both its northern and southern boundaries. In the years ahead, it promises to be a beehive of commercial activity. The location of the city on the NH4 makes it equidistant from 2 of the most industrialised centers in the country - Bangalore , the capital of Karnataka, and Pune the 2nd most industrialised city in Maharshtra.

You can visit the Tourist Places in dharwad as mentioned below as SAAM Tours & Travels takes to the way.

1) Someshwara Temple is one of the notable landmarks in Dharwad.SAAM Tours & Travels Built in 12th century by Chalukyas, It houses statues of Mahishasuramardini and Chaturbhuja Ganesh {Ganesh/Ganapathi represented with four hands). There is a lot of natural beauty surrounding the temple.The river Shalmala originates near the temple and flows under ground.

2) Unkal Lake in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels is a beautiful water spot where you can have a wonderful view of the sunset. Here you experience cool breeze blowing in the dusk, where people of all ages relax forgetting their worries. It has green garden, recreational facilities for the children, boating.

3) Dattatreya Temple in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels dedicated to Lord Dattatreya, is situated at Gandhi Chowk in Dharwad.Regarded as an incarnation of the Hindu trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. Dattatreya is usually depicted with three heads. Large numbers of devotees throng the temple to obtain the blessings of the Lord.

4) Siddharoodha Math in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels is a prominent religious institution, a centre of Advaita philosophy as preached by Swami Siddharoodha (1837-1929). The latter has a very large number of devotees among all communities, all overKarnataka and also in the neighboring states, Maharashtra and Goa.

5) Bhavanishankar Temple in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels this Chalukyan Temple with the image of Sri Narayana is flanked by the ten incarnations of God.

6) Asar Mahal in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels It was built by Mohammed Ali Shah in about 1646 to serve as a hall of justice. The building was also used to house two hairs from the Prophet's beard. Women are not allowed inside.

7) Nrupatunga Betta in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels, this is a beautiful picnic spot on the Unkal Hill in Hubli. From here you can have a panoramic view of Hubli. The span of the panoramic view extends from Amargol in the North, to the Airport in the West all the way to the Southern parts of Hubli. It is a popular location for morning-walkers and especially in the evenings for the youth of Hubli to spend time. However, the development of real-estate on this hillock is a cause for concern.

8) Hazarat Sayyed Fateh Shah wali Darga in dharwad SAAM Tours & Travels, the most famous Darga situated in Old Hubli, its one of the very old and all the community people are visiting and perform their prayers.

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