|
Avani
Avani is a small village in Mulabaagilu taluk, Kolara district in Karnataka, India, about ten miles from Kolar Gold Fields. The village is located at 32 km from Kolara, the district centre and 13 km from Mulabaagilu, the Taluk headquarters. It is a popular location for rock climbing. Legend Avani is known for the Sita temple situated on a hill. This temple is one of the few temples dedicated to Sitadevi in India. There is a belief that the sage Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana, was residing here during the period of Ramayana. Sitadevi lived here in his ashram while in exile. Sitadevi gave birth to her twin children Lava-Kusha here. Even today the room where Sita gave birth to her children exists. The war between Sri Rama and his sons Lava and Kusha happened in this village. The Temple is also visited by lot of childless couple, it is believed that , the childless women has to take bath in the lakshmana thirtha, then in the wet clothes she has go to the templ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramalingeshwara Group Of Temples, Avani
The Ramalingeshwara group of temples (also spelt ''Ramalingeshvara'' or ''Ramalingesvara'' and sometimes referred to as ''Rameshvara'' group), situated in Avani, Kolar, Avani town of the Kolar district, Karnataka state, India, is constructed in the ''Dravidian architecture, dravida style''. According to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the temple is an ornate 10th-century Nolamba dynasty construction which was partially renovated later by the Chola dynasty.The Vijayanagara kings was built Main Mandapam and Rajagopuram. The temple is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India as a monument of national importance. History Avani is a place of great antiquity. According to the ASI, an inscription here dated 399 A.D. refers to it. Later inscriptions call it the "Bodhgaya, Gaya of the south". Legend has it that Avani was the abode of the Hindu saint Valmiki (author of the epic Ramayana) and that the Hindu god Rama visited Avani during his return to Ayodhya from Lanka. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
