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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hosahalli<br />
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| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = Tunga.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = River Tunga during the monsoon<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India<br />
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| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]<br />
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| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 577 202<br />
| registration_plate =KA <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Shimoga]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Shimoga<br />
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]<br />
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'''Hosahali''' is one of twin-villages [[Mattur]]-Hosahali, on the banks of the [[Tunga River]] in [[Karnataka]] state, southern India. It lies in an agricultural region where the main crop is the [[Areca nut]]. It is known for [[Sanskrit]], [[Veda]], [[Gamaka (storytelling)|Gamaka]] (story-telling) and [[Sangeeta (music)|Sangeetha]] ([[Carnatic music]]). From above, the village appears as a "Paa Ni Pee Tha" (a seat with an extended hand). {{clarify|date=April 2012}} The village is situated a little over 5&nbsp;km from Shimoga city and around 4&nbsp;km from [[Gajanur Tunga Anicut]] (dam). <ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2015-05-02|title=It is the season of mangoes, jackfruit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/it-is-the-season-of-mangoes-jackfruit/article7163866.ece|access-date=2020-09-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Govind|first=Ranjani|date=2017-07-10|title=More mango ripening chambers to be set up in Karnataka|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/more-mango-ripening-chambers-to-be-set-up-in-karnataka/article19249002.ece|access-date=2020-09-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Temples==<br />
The village has several temples or religious sites.<br />
* Lord [[Chennakeshava|Channakeshava]] temple with an impressive [[Rajagopuram]] (royal temple tower) at its entrance.<br />
* Durgamaa temple at one end of the village.<br />
* Shri Rama mandiram is at the heart of the village where [[Bhajan]]s (devotional singing) on Saturdays and festive days.<br />
* Mallikarjuna Swamy ([[Lord Shiva]]) temple on the bank of river [[Tunga River|Tunga]]<br />
* Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy ([[Ganesha|Lord Ganesha]]) temple<br />
*[[Mariyamma Temple|Mariyamma temple]]<br />
* Shastri temple<br />
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==Institutions==<br />
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Gayathri Veda Pathashaala is a residential [[vedic]] school which has a library of books about vedas and mythology. Students learn [[Yajurveda|Krishna Yajurveda]]. Gamaka Kala Parishat (Academy for Gamaka art), Sankethi Sangeetha Sabha, and Geleyara Balaga are other institutions which occasionally conduct programmes in a village social building activity called Gamaka Bhavana. There is also a branch ([[shakha]]) of the volunteer organisation [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] in the village.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Sanskrit areas of India]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Shimoga district]]<br />
[[Category:Sanskrit revival]]<br />
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