Shri Gayatri Tapobhoomi is located in Muttalli, a village in Shiggavi Taluk Tadas, Haveri District, Karnataka State. It is also a grand temple built for Goddess Gayatri. It has the distinction of being the only temple built in South India.
Shri Gayatri Tapobhoomi Temple is about 388 km from Bangalore and 52 km from Haveri and 06 km from Thadas. It is 53 km from Haveri railway station.
A black colored idol of Mother Gayatri Devi is enshrined in the beautiful sanctum sanctorum. Here God is giving darshan to the devotees who are carrying 5 faces of Sukomala and Mandasmitha, holding Abhaya’s hand. Along with Goddess Gayatri, idols of Ganesha, Skanda and Annapurneswari are enshrined here.
