Abalur

Abalur, Abalooru
Abaluru
village
Statue of Sarvajna
Statue of Sarvajna
Abalur, Abalooru is located in Karnataka
Abalur, Abalooru
Abalur, Abalooru
Location in Karnataka, India
Abalur, Abalooru is located in India
Abalur, Abalooru
Abalur, Abalooru
Abalur, Abalooru (India)
Coordinates: 14°31′05″N 75°24′22″E / 14.518°N 75.40608°E / 14.518; 75.40608
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictHaveri
TalukasHirekerur
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityHirekerur
Lok Sabha constituencyHaveri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHirekerur
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat
Inside of Lord Basaveshwara(Nandi) Temple

Abalur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. Abalur is the birthplace of Sarvajña, considered most prolific poet in Kannada literature and famous for his three-line poems called Thripadigalu.

Abalur has a very famous Basavanna Temple (Nandi) of pre modern times and worshipped by many villages in and around. The place is recognized by Karnataka Tourism. During the months of Feb/Mar the village folks arrange a jathre Mela or festival for the village deity, where people from neighboring villages visit the temple and offer prayers.

It was once known as a famous centre of Jainism.[3] Details collected from Harihara's biography and poet Basava Purana mentions the dispute between Jainas and a proponent of Shaivism named Ekandata Ramaiah at Abalur in the second half of the twelfth century.[4] Following this the Jaina images at Abalur were destroyed. A sculpture depicting the breaking up of the Jina image can be seen at the Someshwara temple at Abalur.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka". Retrieved 18 December 2008. , Census Village code= 863300
  2. ^ "Yahoo! maps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Abalur, Haveri, Karnataka
  3. ^ "ಮುಖಪುಟ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಗ್ಯಾಸೆಟಿಯರ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ". gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ Ishwaran, K. (2019). Speaking of Basava: Lingayat Religion and Culture in South Asia. ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 9780813383897. OCLC 23970843.
  5. ^ "Chapter 2017 Places of Interest". gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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