Ron is a

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

headquarters in

Gadag district Gadag district is a List of districts in Karnataka, 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 1064570 (of which 35.21 percent was urban). The ov ...

, Karnataka in

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Bhimsen Joshi Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (; ; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from the Indian subcontinent. He is known for the ''kha ...

was born in Ron in his mother’s house. Giraddi Govindraj, R. C. Hiremath (Kannada Scholar), Rajshekhar Bhoosanoormath, B. V. Mallapur (Kannada Scholar) and Alur Venkatrao were born in Ron Taluka.

Tourism in Ron Taluka

* Siddharudha Swami temple - the famous temple/ matha known as ''Siddharudha Matha'' at Ron. On the eve of Ramanavami, the birth anniversary of Shri Siddhaaroodha Swaami is celebrated by pulling the famous carved car of the temple. Annadaana is performed for thousands of devotees on this day. Seven days of Saptaha is conducted at this temple. Itagi bhimambika temple 1

* Itagi Bhimambika temple - The famous temple known as ''Itagi Bheemavva'' at Itagi, is about 13 km away from Kalkaleshwara temple, Gajendragad. Thousands of believers throng everyday to this place to get their wishes fulfilled by this female deity. They tie coconuts and wish for their desires to be fulfilled. There is a historical Shiva temple here. *

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(),- is a panchayat town in the Gadag District of Karnataka, India. At one time it was a key town of the

Kalyani Chalukyas The Western Chalukya Empire ( ) ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. This Kannada dynasty is sometimes called the ''Kalyani Chalukya'' after its regal capital at Kalyani, today's Basavakalyan i ...

during 1000 AD. It is famous for rare stone carved monuments like twin towered temple and large well built of stone and carvings, and few other structural temples. For long time these amazing structures were abandoned, but recently they caught the eye of the Indian Archeological Department. * * Belavanaki () - History of Belavanaki goes back to ancient time. According to the Ron inscription introduces the Ganga subordinate Mahamandalika Butayya as the governor of Gangavadi-96,000, Belvola-300, Puligere-300 provinces in Saka 864 (=A..D. 942) while his Kurtakoti inscription mentions the chief as holding charge of the same provinces in Saka 868 (=A.D. 946) therefore scriptures of Rastrakuta and Chalukyas of Kalyana dynasties shows the existence of this village goes back to ninth and 10th century and it is also ruled by Maratha king Shivaji and Peshwas of 17th and 18th century. This village name may be derived from old name of ‘Belavala-nadu 300’(Deccan Plains) or Belvola-300 means region consist of 300 villages and also mean fertile land. in Belavanaki the statue of Veerabadra is considered to be best sculpture in Karnataka, therefore it has mentioned in Dharwad District Gazetter (English-M R Palande.1959.Kannada-Suryanath Kamath.1995). It is also a birthplace of

S. R. Hiremath S.R.Hiremath (Sangaih Rachayya Hiremath; born 5 November 1944, Belavanaki, Ron, Karnataka), is an Indian environmental and anti-corruption activist based in the state of Karnataka. He is the founder president of ''Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya' ...

social activist and Founder President of ''Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya'', ''National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources'' and ''India Development Service.''

Nearest tourist places

Banashankari Amma Temple Banashankari Devi Temple (or Banashankari temple) is a Hindu temple, Hindu shrine located at Cholachagudda near Badami, in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India. The temple is popularly called 'Shakambhari' 'Banashankari'' or ''Vanashankari' since ...

is a Hindu temple located near

Badami Badami, formerly known as Vātāpi (Sanskrit: from ''āpi'', ‘friend, ally’; ‘having the wind (vāta) as an ally’; Kannada script: ವಾತಾಪಿ), is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district o ...

, in Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India. The temple is dedicated to the Shakambari (also known as Banashankari Amma), an incarnation of the Goddess Parvati. *

(), formerly known as ''Vatapi'', is a panchayat town in the Bagalkot District of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the

Badami Chalukyas The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...

from 540 to 757 AD. It is famous for rock cut and other structural temples. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake. *

Aihole Aihole (ಐಹೊಳೆ), also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century C ...

() is a town in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. Early inscriptions call this town ''Ayyavole'' and ''Aryapura''. Aihole has its own historical significance and is called the ''cradle of Hindu rock architecture''. Many temples and caves of historical importance can be found at Aihole. It is a very popular tourist spot in north Karnataka. *

Pattadakal Pattadakal (Pattadakallu), also called Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka, India. Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalkot district, this UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...

() is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka famous for its group of monuments that are the culmination of earliest experiments in the so-called

vesara Vesara is a hybrid form of Indian temple architecture that combines Dravidian Southern Indian site layouts with shape details characteristic of the Nagara style of North India. This fusion style likely originated in the historic architectur ...

style of

Hindu temple architecture Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many different styles, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the ''Garbhagriha, garbha griha'' or womb-ch ...

. The temples were built in the 8th century CE. The uniqueness of this place derives from the presence of both the

Dravidian architecture Dravidian architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century. In contrast with North Indian temple styl ...

of the South and the Nagara or the Northern (Indo-Aryan) styles of temple architecture. *

Mahakuta The Mahakuta group of temples is located in Mahakuta, a village in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India. It is an important place of worship for Hindus and the location of a well-known Shaiva monastery. The temples are dated to the 6t ...

Group of Temples''

is 16 km away from Badami. It is an archaeological site, also called Mahakoota, with several temples from the Early Chalukya period.

Geography

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