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Agrahara Belaguli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2]
It is situated about 25 km from Channarayapattana in Hassan district. The prefix Agrahara indicates that the village housed a large number of Brahmin Scholar families who were said to have been performing the Shatkarmas (adhyayana-adhyaapana, yajana-yaajana, daana-pratigrahaNa).Template:Citation needed But now it has reduced to a meagre 3-4 families.Template:Citation needed
Attractions
This village has a temple, popular as Keshaveshwara, and now known as Basavanna. The village also consists of other temples including:
- Katteppa (Ganapati) temple
- Honnamma devi temple
- Someshwara temple
The two big tanks Honnammanakere (formerly Lakshmi Samudra) and Hosakere (formerly KeshavaSamudra) situated at the either ends of the village also have historical importance. The annual cart festival for the Village deity Honnammadevi takes place every year during the spring.
Occupation
The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture along with cattle rearing. Coconut farms are widely spread. The main crops grown here are Coconut, Ragi, Maize and Paddy. Copra available here are of very high quality, since it lies in the Tiptur belt.
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka. Retrieved 2008-12-18.Template:Dead link , Census Village code= 2675700
- ↑ Yahoo! maps India :. Retrieved 2009-04-17. A. Belaguli, Hassan, Karnataka
External links
- [1] A. Belaguli as per Government of India Website