Gadag-Betigeri
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| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Gadag |
| Population | 154,849 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E
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[edit] Introduction
Gadag-Betageri[1] (Kannadaಗದಗ)is a town and a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 154,849 and an area of 54.56 km².
The twin city municipality is situated 80 km from Dharwad.
There is a saying that if you throw a stone in Gadag it would either land at a printing press or on a handloom.
The Tontadarya Matha and Shivanada Matha of the Veerashaiva sect of Hinduism is engaged in many educational and literary activities in and around Gadag.
[edit] History
Gadag is an important centre of Kalyana Chalukya[2] (Kalyani Chalukyas) art as seen at the large Trikuteshwara temple. It was later expanded by Kalyani Chalukyas into a vast complex.
[edit] Gadag style of Architecture
The Gadag style of Architecture [3] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture[4] originated during the period of the Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) king Someswara I, and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During 1050 to 1200 CE) during which about 50 temples were built. some of the examples are The Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag, Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri.
[edit] Gadag inscription
- The Gadag inscription[5] of Vikramaditya VI, records that Taila took the head of Panchala by the terror of the pride of his arm in battle.
- The Gadag inscription[6] reveals that the battle was fought on the bank of the Godavari river and a certain Kesava (son of Madhava), fought in the battle and won Taila’s admiration.
- At the command of Sattiga (Satyasraya) in 1006 A.D., a Lenka Keta fell fighting at the battle of Unukallu, probably against the Cholas. A Gadag inscription[7], dated in Saka 930 (1008 A.D.) of the reign of Satyasraya refers to the siege of the agrahara Kaldugu in the Belvola 300 by Desinga and the destruction of the forces because of the treachery of king Perggade.
- The Gadag inscription[8] of Ballala recounts his victory as And by force, he, the strong one, defeated with cavalry only, and deprived of his sovereignty, the general Brahmana whose army was strengthened by an array of elephants and who acquired 60 tusked elephants with a single tuskless elephant, when, on account of an insult, he was tearing the royal fortune from the family of the Kalachuris.
[edit] Tourism
- Trikuteshwara temple complex
Trikuteshwara temple complex has triple shrines, once housing Shiva, Brahma and Surya. The Saraswathi temple has the finest shining decorative pillars, and the Saraswathi image, and is one of the largest examples of Chalukya art.
Someshwara and Rameshwara temples, built in the Chalukya style, are also present.
- Veeranarayana temple
Gadag has the Veeranarayana temple dating from the Chalukya era. The great Kannada poet Kumara Vyasa composed his famous Mahabharatha (known as Kumaravyasa Bharata or Gadugina Bharata) in this temple.
Gadag also has a mosque dating from the Adilshahi era and a church. Betageri has many artistic hero stones dating from the ninth and tenth centuries.
Visit nearest famous tourist places like Lakkundi, Mahadeva Temple (Itagi), Lakshmeshwar and Dambal.
[edit] Great Personalities of Gadag-Betgeri
Gadag immediately brings to mind the name of Naranappa, popularly known as Kumara Vyasa, the author of Karnataka Bharata Kathamanjari. It is the classic Mahabharata in Kannada. Naranappa was born in the nearby village of Koliwada. He composed his work sitting before Lord Veera Narayana, his chosen deity. The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara [1] are places of religious and historic importance.
The blind singer Ganayogi Panchakshari Gawayi hailed from Gadag. His music school (Veereshwara Punyashrama) [2] is famous.
- Gadag has been an important seat of Hindustani music in North Karnataka, and is home to the Hindustani singer Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
- Cricketer Sunil Joshi was born in Gadag.
- This is also the land of great Freedom Fighters Like Shankarappa Kampli who also founded the Azad Hind Seva Dal and the Kshatriya Maratha samaj near Mulgund Naka.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[9], Gadag-Betageri had a population of 154,849. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gadag-Betageri has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Gadag-Betageri, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Healthcare infrastructure
Advanced diagnostic facilities are now available at Gadag leading to improved patient care.
The Basel Mission started the hospital in Betgeri in 1902. For decades afterwards the hospital provided the only healthcare available. The Hospital is fondly called the “German” hospital by the local people, because of the German doctors who served here. The hospital is today the busiest in the district and serves as a referral centre. It is now run by Indian doctors and continues to provide quality and affordable care to its patients, who are mainly from the poor farming community in the surrounding villages. The Hospital has ICU facilities and is equipped with the latest medical technologies including CT scan. Private sector Gadag Scan Centre has state of art diagnostic facilities like CT scan, ultrasound with colour doppler, endoscopy, radiography and pathology lab with 24 hours emergency service.
[edit] Transport
Gadag is a small junction station on Hubli-Hospet-Guntukal railway line. It connects to Hotgi junction on Pune-Solapur-Wadi railway line. The Hotgi-Gadag railway track was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge in stages and completed in December 2008. Now broad gauge trains from Bangalore via Hospet and from Hubli run through Gadag to Bijapur and Solapur. The famous tourist centre Hampi is served by this railway line.
[edit] Education
List Of Educational Institutions in Gadag
Gadag has been a renowned centre of learning, with many famous high schools, colleges These include:
VDSTC Boys High School Gadag
J.T.College Gadag
V.D.S. J.N.FINE ART COLLEGE, v.d.s.college campus, k.c.rani road, gadag
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 15°25′44″N 75°37′40″E / 15.42889°N 75.62778°E
[edit] References
- ^ "Gadag Betgeri past and present". http://www.gadagbetageri.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=1. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya". http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/History-I/chapter_9.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
- ^ "In search of Indian records of Supernovae". http://www.tifr.res.in/~vahia/SN-search.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Kalyani Chalukyan temples". http://www.templenet.com/Karnataka/kalyani_chalukya.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-12.
- ^ "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya". http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/History-I/chapter_9.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
- ^ "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya". http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/History-I/chapter_9.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
- ^ "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya". http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/History-I/chapter_9.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
- ^ "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya". http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/History-I/chapter_9.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
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