Brahmavar

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Brahmavara
—  town  —
Brahmavara
Brahmavara
Coordinates 13°42′N 74°45′E / 13.70°N 74.75°E / 13.70; 74.75Coordinates: 13°42′N 74°45′E / 13.70°N 74.75°E / 13.70; 74.75
Country India
State Karnataka
District(s) Udupi District
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website www.brahmavara.com

Brahmavar or Brahmavara, "Ajapura" old name of Brahmavara is a main road town on NH 17, located 13 km north of the Udupi in Udupi district in Karnataka state of India. It has been mentioned "Lord Brahma's Vara or Ajapura". It is an ancient cultural centre of the region being adjacent to Barkur, which was the capital town of Tulunadu.

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[edit] Places of worship

(1) Mahalingeshwara temple


(2) Gopinatha temple

(3) Janardhana shrine in the Agrahara

(4) Holy Family Church[4] established on April 1, 1934[4]

(5) Saint Mary's Syrian Church

(6) muduganapathi temple mabukala

(7) Aanjaneya/Shanaishwara temple

(8) Nadoor

[edit] Educational institutions in and around Brahmavar

[edit] Other places of Interest in and around Brahmavar

[edit] History

It is believed that the Mahalinga temple was constructed in the 9th century AD. The wall of the temple is built on the laterite stones. There is an image of Gaja-Gowri, which has been kept in Navaranga, which perhaps belongs to the Hoysala period. It is holding Ankusha and Pasha in the upper hand and Padma (lotus) in right lower, and the left lower hand in the abhaya pose. Handadi near Brahmavar was the settlement of the Hande family, a family of Aryan Brahmins from Northern India. Gopinatha temple is mentioned in an inscription that it is the third temple. The image of the presiding deity is of Hoysala workmanship.

[edit] Population

Majority of the population of Brahmavar is Hindu. Christians and a small Muslim community make up rest of the population. Kannada, Tulu,and Konkani are the main Languages spoken in this city.

[edit] Distance from Brahmavara

  • Udupi - 13 km
  • Manipal - 11 km
  • Kundapura - 25 km
  • Mangalore - 76 km
  • Bangalore - 360 km
  • Mumbai - 980 km
  • Nadoor - 10 km

[edit] Rivers

The town of Brahmavar is sandwiched between the Sita and Suvarna rivers which originate from the Western ghats. They join the Arabian Sea a few kilometers from Brahmavar. The rivers form beautiful backwaters around Brahmavar. Tourists can cruise the backwaters on local country boats.

[edit] Transportation

Brahmavar situated on NH 66(Earlier 17) is directly connected by bus service from Udupi on the Udupi-Kundapur line. Bus service is also available to most places within Udupi district and to Bangalore, Mumbai, Mangalore, Shimoga and other nearby districts.lots of buses are plying from kundapur to udupi and kundapur to mangalore. The bus fare in local bus is 11 rs to udupi and 14 rs in Express bus. Salikeri is very close by. Local means of transport is autos. Tulu is the local language. The nearest railway station for local trains is in Barkur and for long distance trains is in Udupi.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Central Excise and Service Tax Location Code (Areas Under the Range West of Mangalore-II DVN (610201)". Central Excise and Service Tax. http://sermon.nic.in/sermon/servlet/loc_code_repx_location_area?p1=576213. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  2. ^ "STD Codes for cities in Karnataka". Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). http://www.bsnl.co.in/searchcode.php?state=Karnataka&pgno=5. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 
  3. ^ "List of RTOs". AICDA (All India Car Dealers Association). http://www.aicda.com/Rtolst.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  4. ^ a b Holy Family Church, Brahmavar

[edit] External links

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