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Abalur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. Abalur is the birthplace of Sarvajña, considered most prolific poet in Kannada literature and famous for his three-line poems called Thripadigalu.
Abalur has a very famous Basavanna Temple (Nandi) of pre modern times and worshipped by many villages in and around. The place is recognized by Karnataka Tourism. During the months of Feb/Mar the village folks arrange a jathre Mela or festival for the village deity, where people from neighboring villages visit the temple and offer prayers.
It was once known as a famous centre of Jainism.[3] Details collected from Harihara's biography and poet Basava Purana mentions the dispute between Jainas and a proponent of Shaivism named Ekandata Ramaiah at Abalur in the second half of the twelfth century.[4] Following this the Jaina images at Abalur were destroyed. A sculpture depicting the breaking up of the Jina image can be seen at the Someshwara temple at Abalur.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka.Template:Dead link , Census Village code= 863300
- ↑ Yahoo! maps India. Abalur, Haveri, Karnataka
- ↑ ಮುಖಪುಟ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಗ್ಯಾಸೆಟಿಯರ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ. gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ SPEAKING OF BASAVA : lingayat religion and culture in south asia.{{#if:K.|, K.}. ROUTLEDGE(2019). ISBN 978-0-367-28855-6
- ↑ {{{title}}}. gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-19.