Agrahara Belaguli

Agrahara Belaguli A. Belaguli(ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ ಬೆಳಗುಲಿ) Agrahara Belaguli, Belaguli
village
Betteshwara temple present in the village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Talukas	Channarayapatna
Government
• Body	Village Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	573116
Telephone code	08176
Nearest city	Hassan, India
Lok Sabha constituency	Shravanabelagola
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shravanabelagola
Civic agency	Village Panchayat

A. Belaguli(Kannada: ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ ಬೆಳಗುಲಿ, [undefined] Error: {{Transliteration}}: no text (help))is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is an enchanting hamlet 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). But now it has reduced to a meagre 3-4 families.

Attractions

This village gains historic importance due to the presence of a magnificent temple, popular as Keshaveshwara, and now known as Betteshwara. The village also consists of other temples viz.,

• Kattappa temple
• Honnadevi temple
• Someshwara temple.

The two big tanks Honnamanakere(formerly LakshmiSamudra) and Nachanahallikere(formerly KeshavaSamudra)situated at the either ends of the village also have historical importance. The annual cart festival for the Village deity Honnadevi 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.

Notable persons

• B S Jayaprakash, notable journalist at Vijaya Karnataka, the popular Kannada daily.

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See also

• Hassan
• Districts of Karnataka

External links

• [1] A. Belaguli as per Government of India Website