Tamboor is in Kalghatgi

Kalghatgi

Kalghatgi is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka.- Kalaghatagi :.Gram devi jatra is famous in kalaghatagi.Benni family is one of the oldest family in kalaghatagi.Bhogenagarakoppa is a village of Kalaghatagi...

 Taluk, Dharwad District

Dharwad District

Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. Dharwad is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka....

 in North Karnataka

North Karnataka

North Karnataka is an arid plateau from elevation in the Karnataka state of southwest India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is about 8 km from Kalghatagi.

Tamboor is a town about 11 km from Kalghatgi (via Devikoppa) NH 63, 3km from main road in Karnataka state, India.

Tamboor name came to village due to the huge availabilty of copper in earlier years. "Tamra nagar" converted to tamroor and tamboor.

Tamboor is located at Western Ghats

Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...

. Thick forests here hold tigers, chital, elephant, sarang, cobra, and other wildlife. Transport: better to travel in one's own vehicle. Three daily buses and tempose traveling via Devikoppa from Kalghatgi, Hubli, Dharwad and Yellapur. Nearest places: Kalghatgi

Kalghatgi

Kalghatgi is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka.- Kalaghatagi :.Gram devi jatra is famous in kalaghatagi.Benni family is one of the oldest family in kalaghatagi.Bhogenagarakoppa is a village of Kalaghatagi...

, Dharwad

Dharwad

Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...

, Hubli and Yellapur. Other local areas of interest include Tamboor Lake, Satoo Shahid Durga, Kali River

Kali River (Karnataka)

The Kali River or Kalinadi is a river flowing through Karwar, Uttara Kannada district Karnataka state in India. The river takes its birth in Diggi, a small village in Uttar Kannada district...

, Anashi Reserve Forest, Supa Dam

Supa Dam

Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi or Kali river in state of Karnataka in India. The dam is situated in Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. The power house at the foot of the dam has two electricity generators of fifty megawatt each. The electricity generated is supplied to different parts of...

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Basavanna temple

Tamboor is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. The Temple of Basavanna, one of the most revered saints of the Lingayat faith lies here. In the 12th century, Chalukya's and Ganga's been ruled here.. The Tamboor jathre or congregations attracts pilgrims from all over Karnataka as one of the major community or `panchamsali lingayaths' are large number devoted here visiting regularly.

Tamboor(Tambur) Basavanna temple is situated 11 km from Kalghatgi

Kalghatgi

Kalghatgi is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka.- Kalaghatagi :.Gram devi jatra is famous in kalaghatagi.Benni family is one of the oldest family in kalaghatagi.Bhogenagarakoppa is a village of Kalaghatagi...

, at the end of Devikoppa Forest.