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Abalur is a village in the southern state of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. , Census Village code= 863300 Abalur, Haveri, Karnataka It is located in the
Hirekerur Hirekeruru is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name "the village of the big pond" (from the components ''hire'' "ಹಿರೆ", big; ''kere'' "ಕೆರೆ", pond; and ''uru'', village). The name is pron ...
taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
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Haveri district Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri. Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Hav ...
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. 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. 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.


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Haveri Haveri is a city in Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri district. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands and Byadagi red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace ...
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Districts of Karnataka The Indian State of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, and the ...


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Website of Haveri
Villages in Haveri district {{Haveri-geo-stub