Kunthi Betta:

At the foot of Kunti Betta, are buildings of Shankarananda Bharathi Vidyapeetha School, a hostel, a Kalyana mantapa, Dakshinamurthy and Mallikarjuna temples. Bas-relief’s of Nandi and Ganapathi are found in front of the Geethamandira. There are steps to climb the temple from this place. The Kunti hill is not a centralized lone hill but a complex of 1024 Mandya District Gazetteer many peaks spread over an area of several miles. The peaks are locally named as Kunti Betta, Bheemana Betta (Onake Betta), Bakasura Betta as these peaks attach themselves with the legends of Kunti, Bheema and Bakasura. The names such as Hirode, Harohalli and Chikkade are referred in these legends. On the Kunti Betta are a Shiva temple, a tank referred as Kunti Kola with clear water, Bheemana Bandi, Bheemana Pada, etc., The meditation park of Shankarananda Swamy is at the side of the hill. On the hill are beautiful natural spots such as a natural slide stone of 50-60 feet length, Serpents head, a boulder visible as the mouth of a demon etc.,