Muguru
Muguru
Mooguru | |
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village | |
  Muguru Location in Karnataka, India  Muguru Muguru (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°08′N 76°57′E / 12.133°N 76.950°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore |
| Talukas | Tirumakudal Narsipur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,727 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | karnataka |
Muguru is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Tirumakudal Narsipur taluk of Mysore district in Karnataka.
There is a famous temple here for goddess Tripurasundari, also called as Thibbadevi.
Also, epic says, there resides the deity's better half, lord Shiva and her sister too. So, two temples, one each for Lord shiva, and another for Thibbadevi's sister also exists in this village.
There will be a famous fair that happens here during the month of January or February, mostly during the festival of Sankranthi. This fair is locally known as "Chiguru odoya jaatre". A large number of visitors come to this village to see this from mysore, bangalore, chamrajanagara and other places too.
During this festival, goddesses from neighboring villages, who according to the priest and villagers, are supposed to be sisters of goddess Thibbadevi are bought in procession to Muguru. Traditionally the sisters of goddess come to visit sri Thibbadevi and then, the procession is taken all around the village before bringing the curtains down for this 3 days long Shri Thibbadevi jaatre.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Muguru had a population of 7727 with 3949 males and 3778 females.[1]
People
The residents of Muguru are Kannadigas. Many experts believe that one of the Smartha Brahmin community in Karnataka called Muguru Karnataka Brahmins derives its name from this village.
See also
References
- ^ a b Village code= 2887500 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-18.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yahoomaps India :". Retrieved 2008-12-18. Muguru, Mysore, Karnataka
External links
- "Mysuru District Information". Mysore.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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