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词条 Gadag district
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  1. {{anchor|Historical places in Gadag District}}Historical sites

  2. Demographics

  3. Magadi Bird Sanctuary

  4. {{anchor|Famous personalities|Hindustani musician|Others}}Notable People from Gadag District

  5. {{anchor|Freedom movement}}Independence movement

  6. Cooperative movement

  7. {{anchor|Wind power generation}}Wind-power generation

  8. See also

  9. References

  10. External links

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Gadag District is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was formed in 1997, when it was split from Dharwad District. As of 2011, it had a population of 971,952 (of which 35.21 percent was urban). The overall population increased by 13.14 percent from 1991 to 2001. Gadag District borders Bagalkot District on the north, Koppal District on the east, Bellary District on the southeast, Haveri District on the southwest, Dharwad District on the west and Belgaum District on the northwest. It features monuments (primarily Jain and Hindu temples) from the Western Chalukya Empire. It has seven talukas/ tehsils: Gadag, Gajendragad, Ron, Shirhatti, Nargund, Lakshmeshwar and Mundargi. The word Gadag is a palindrome in both the Kannada and the English languages.

{{anchor|Historical places in Gadag District}}Historical sites

//Gadag">Gadag

The town has 11th- and 12th-century monuments. The temple of Veera Narayana and the Trikuteshwara complex are sites of religious and historic importance. One of the two main Jain temples is dedicated to Mahavira.

  • Trikuteshwara temple complex:

The Trikuteshwara temple was built by the early Chalukyas between the sixth and the eighth centuries, exemplifying Chalukya architecture. The temple is dedicated to Saraswati.

  • Veeranarayana Temple:

The temple, believed to have been built during the 11th century, attracts many devotees.

  • Jumma Masjid:

The Jumma Masjid has a capacity of 600. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Gadag was ruled by Muslim kings and the Marathas before being taken over by the East India Company.

//Lakshmeshwara">Lakshmeshwara

Lakshmeshwara is in Shirahatti taluka and is known for its Hindu & Jain temples and mosques. The Someshwara temple complex has a number of temples to Shiva in its fort-like compound.

//Sudi">Sudi

Chalukya monuments include the Jodi Gopura and Mallikarjuna temples and large Ganesha and Nandi statues.

//Lakkundi">Lakkundi

About {{convert|12|km}} from Gadag, Lakkundi was the residence of the Chalukyan kings. It is known for its 101 stepwells (known as kalyani or pushkarni) and its Hindu & Jain temples. A sculpture gallery is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.

//Dambal">Dambal

Dambal is known for its 12th-century Chalukya Doddabasappa Temple.

//Gajendragad">Gajendragad

This is the biggest city after Gadag in Gadag District. Gajendragad is known for its hill fort and Kalakaleshwara temple, Nagavi, the famous Yellammadevi temple and a hill-view choultry under construction. It is just 8 km from Gadag and is a politically rich village.

//Harti (Gadag district)">Harti

Harti has a number of Hindu temples. The Shri Basaveshwara Temple has an annual festival featuring a procession. Other temples, such as the Parvati Parameshwara temple (Uma Maheshwara Temple), have stone carvings from the Chalukya period.

//Kotumachagi">Kotumachagi

About {{convert|22|km}} from Gadag, the agricultural village is also known for its Someswar and Durgadevi temples. Chamarasa, author of the Prabhulingaleele, was born nearby.

//Naregal, Gadag">Naregal

Home to the largest Jain temple built by the Rastrakuta dynasty[1]

//Hombal">Hombal

About {{convert|12|km}} from Gadag, the village is known for old temples.

Belavanniki(ಬೆಳವಣಿಕಿ)

Belavanniki is about 33 km from Gadag. The village is known for the statue of Veerabhadra which is considered to be best sculpture of its kind in recent times. Earlier, the village was part of Belavalanaadu-300 or Belvola-300 therefore from that its name was derived. It is also the Birthplace of well known social activist S. R. Hiremath.

//Ron, Karnataka">Ron

Ron's historic monuments include Anantsayee Gudi, Isvara Gudi, Isvara Temple, Kala Gudi, Lokanatha Temple, Mallikarjuna Gudi, Parsvanath Jain temple and the Somlingesvara temple.

//Kurtakoti">Kurtakoti

About {{convert|16|km}} from Gadag, the agricultural village is known for the Shri Ugra Narsimha, Dattatreya, Virupakhshalinga and Rama temples. Statues of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita were installed by Brahma Chaitanya. Writer and critic Kirtinath Kurtakoti hailed from the area.

//Nargund">Nargund

Known for its role in the 1857 revolt, its 17th-century fort and the 1980s' Peasant movement during Gundu Rao's Chief Ministership of Karnataka and also as the birthplace of senior leader of Jana Sangh Jagannathrao Joshi.

//Doni Tanda">Doni Tanda

About {{convert|24|km}} from Gadag, and known for wind-power generation

//Beladhadi">Beladhadi

About {{convert|10|km}} from Gadag, and known for its Shri Rama Temple and statues of Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita

//Antur Bentur">Antur Bentur

About {{convert|23|km}} from Gadag, the agricultural village is known for the Shri Jagadguru Budimahaswamigala Sanstan math Antur Bentur – Hosalli. The matha is cared for by both Muslims and Hindus.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census the district has a population of 1,065,235.[2] This ranks it 426th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of {{convert|229|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.[2] Its population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 9.61 percent.[2] The district has a sex ratio of 978 females for every 1000 males[2] and a literacy rate of 75.18 percent.[2]

Magadi Bird Sanctuary

The Magadi Bird Sanctuary,[3] created at the Magadi reservoir, is {{convert|26|km}} from Gadag on the Gadag-Bangalore Road, {{convert|8|km}} from Shirhatti and {{convert|11|km}} from Lakshmeshwar. It is known for migratory species such as the bar-headed goose, which feed on fish and agricultural crops.

{{anchor|Famous personalities|Hindustani musician|Others}}Notable People from Gadag District

  • Poets Kumara Vyasa (born in Koliwada) and Chamarasa are known for their translation of the Mahabharata into Kannada (Karnata Bharatha Kathamanjari) and Prabhulingaleele, respectively.
  • Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi
  • Bhimsen Joshi Hindustani singer
  • Puttaraj Gawai
  • Rajguru Guruswami Kalikeri A noted Writer/Musician,Winner Karnataka State Rajyotsva award,Santha Shishunala Sharif Award, Karnataka Kalashree, etc.[4][5][6]
  • Sunil Joshi (cricketer)
  • Jagannathrao Joshi
  • Chennaveera Kanavi
  • S.R. Hiremath
  • Aluru Venkata Rayaru
  • Nayasena
  • R.S.Mugali
  • Giraddi Govindaraj
  • G.B.Joshi

{{anchor|Freedom movement}}Independence movement

{{main|Unification of Karnataka}}

Huilgol Narayana Rao, Shankar Rao Kampli, Marthandarao Nargundkar and their followers contributed to India's independence struggle.

Cooperative movement

The first cooperative in India was founded over 100 years ago in Kanaginahal,[7] and K. H. Patil aided in its modernisation.

{{anchor|Wind power generation}}Wind-power generation

The district generates wind power[8] at Kappatagudda, Binkadakatti, Beladhadi, Mallasanudra, Mulgund and Gajendragad.

See also

  • Tourism in North Karnataka
  • Gadag
  • Binkadakatti
  • Lakkundi
  • Sudi
  • Lakshmeshwara
  • Gajendragad
  • Dambal Doddabasappa Temple
  • Naregal, Gadag
  • Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)
  • Itagi Bhimambika
  • Nagavi Yellamma Temple
  • Beladhadi Shrirama Temple
  • Shirahatti
  • Magadi
  • Mulagund

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://jainsamaj.org/literature/monuments-071004.htm |title=Jain monuments in North Karnataka |publisher=Dr. A. V. Narasimha Murthy |accessdate=25 November 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823080541/http://jainsamaj.org/literature/monuments-071004.htm |archivedate=23 August 2009 }}
2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri_enews/newsletter/issue11/hotspot/fish/Magadi%20Tank.htm|title=Magadi tank, Biodiversity hotspots of Karnataka|publisher=Dr. A. V. Narasimha Murthy|accessdate=25 November 2008}}
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7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041359720600.htm|title=Co-op. movement took its birth here|publisher=|accessdate=13 April 2009|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=13 April 2009}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://gadag.nic.in/|title=About Gadag|publisher=|accessdate=13 April 2009}}

External links

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