Sathegala 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 ...

, India.Village code= 2926900 Sathegala, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka It is located in the

Kollegal Kollegal is one of the major taluks in the Chamarajanagara District of Karnataka State in the south of India. It is also the largest taluk in Karnataka, Kollegal is well known for its silk industry which attracts traders from all over the stat ...

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 ...

Chamarajanagar district Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is the southernmost district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in 1998. Chamarajanagar town is the headquarters of this district. It is the third leas ...

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Sathegala had a population of 12503, with 6518 males and 5985 females.

Places of interest

Sathyagala attained fame due to the stay of the SriVaishnavite Guru

Vedanta Desikan Vedanta Desikan (1268–1369), also rendered Vedanta Desikar, Swami Vedanta Desikan, and Thoopul Nigamaantha Desikan, was an Indian polymath who wrote philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages, including Sans ...

in the 14th century, when he had to save rare manuscripts like the Sruti-prakasha, a commentary on the Sri Bhashya of

Ramanuja Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmanuja; 1017 CE – 1137 CE; ; ), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents o ...

from the Muslim invaders to Srirangam in 1327. There is a temple for Sri Varadharaja Swamy known as Kote Varadharaja Perumal. Another famous and ancient temple is the Madhyarangam which has Sri Renganatha Swamy as the main Deity. Within one furlong of the handpost junction, there are two dargah on the road to Shivanasamudram waterfalls. The first one has a decorated in the open courtyard with three surrounding building and space for devotees to take rest and have food. The second Dargah is set in a sylvan surroundings some two furlongs from the junction on the opposite side of the street. On the right hand side of the village school, there is a tree worship temple with a big and ancient tree besides it. Bharachukki

Nearby attractions

The Sivanasamudram Falls is on the

Kaveri River The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dist ...

after the river has wound its way through the rocks and

ravine A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion.Deccan Plateau The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bounded by the ...

and drops off to form waterfalls.

Schools

* Sathyagala School, Handpost junction. * Government primary school, Agrahara

Image Gallery

File:School at Sathyagala.jpg, Sathyagala School File:Sathyagala. Gool rashan zameer.jpg, Dargah Gool rashan zameer File:Dargah on Shivanasamudra road.jpg, Dargah near school File:Tree worship at Sathyakala Handpost.jpg, Temple near school File:Madhya Ranga gopuram.jpg, The ancient and famous Madhya Rangam Temple File:Swamy Desikan.jpg, A picture of Swami Vedanta Desikan. He came to Sathyagala during the Mughal Raid in 1327 and stayed here for 12 years.

References

External links

* http://Chamarajanagar.nic.in/ *http://srivaishnavam.com/desika_life_history.htm Villages in Chamarajanagar district {{Chamarajanagar-geo-stub