Madiwala is a locality in southeastern

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, India. It is close to

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, Arekere Mico Layout,

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, Jayanagar, and J. P. Nagar, among other localities. The

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is eight kilometres from Madiwala.

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, a medical college and hospital, is in the locality. The Madiwala Lake in

is one of the largest lakes in Bangalore.

History

Madiwala is one of the oldest localities in

. It has been speculated to have been the centre of Bangalore in the past, based on archaeological documents. The temple of Someshwara contains inscriptions that refer to the

Chola The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern India that was ruled by the Chola dynasty, and comprised overseas dominions, protectorates and spheres of influence ...

kings having presided over the construction of the Temple of Someshwara in Madiwala. Madiwala means washerman in

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

; the locality was named for the community of washermen and washerwomen that once resided in the area.

References

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