places to visit
The Sharana Basaveshwara Temple is a major attraction to both Hindu and Muslim devotees. This temple is dedicated to an eminent Hindu religious teacher and philosopher, Shri Sharana Basaveshwara. Dasoha(Giving is earning) and Karma were his basic and simple principles. Khwaja Bande Nawaz darga is another major attraction to both Hindu and Muslim devotees dedicated to a famous Sufi saint who preached understanding, tolerance and harmony. Thus Gulbarga is known to be a hub of Hindu-Muslim unity.
Gulbarga's old moated fort is in a much deteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside including the Jama Masjid, reputed to have been built by a Moorish architect during the late 14th or early 15th century who imitated the great mosque in Cordoba, Spain. The mosque is unique in India, with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 75 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers. Gulbarga also has a number of imposing tombs of Bahmani kings, a shrine to an important Muslim saint, Sharana Basaveshwara Temple, Sri Sai Baba temple, Sri Ram Mandir and Sri Bhavani Shankar Temple (Sri Sadashiv Maharaj).
Sri Kshetra Ghangapur is a famous pilgrimage center of God Sri Sadguru Dattarya, situated very close to Gulbarga. Thousands of pilgrims visit Gulbarga during the annual festival held at the holy shrine of Khwaja Bande Nawaz Darga to commemorate his death anniversary.
* Sharana Basaveshwara Temple
* Khwaja Bande Nawaz Darga (K.B.N. DARGA)
* Siddhart Budhha Vihar
Apart from the religious attractions, Gulbarga also has entertainment attractions like Shetty's Talkie Town multiplex (a value based division of Fun Cinemas) which has 4 screens in total with all facilities for quality entertainment, located on Aland road in Gulbarga and a private fm radio station.
There is a new upcoming mall "Shradha Mall & Multiplex" promoted by Kalaskar Properties Private Limited ( kalaskargroup.com), located at Darga Road, Jagat, Gulbarga. Earlier a renowned cinema theatre "Tirandaz Talkies" was located at this place. The mall will have 3 movie screens, food court, gaming zone, hypermarket, and the best retail brands to give a wholesome utlity and entertainment experience to the citizens of Gulbarga. The mall is scheduled to be open for business by September 2010
