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Country
  
India

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Lok Sabha constituency
  
Shimoga

Government body
  
Gram panchayat

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
Karnataka

Vehicle registration
  
KA

Website
  
karnataka.gov.in

Nearest city
  
Shimoga district

Hosahalli

Hosahalli is one of twin-villages Mattur-Hosahalli, on the banks of the Tunga River in Karnataka state, southern India. It lies in an agricultural region where the main crop is the Areca nut. It is known for Sanskrit, Veda, Gamaka (story-telling) and Sangeetha (Carnatic music). From above, the village appears as a "Paa Ni Pee Tha" (a seat with an extended hand). The village is situated a little over 5 km from Shimoga city and around 4 km from Gajanur Tunga Anicut (dam).

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Map of Hosahalli, Karnataka 571114

Temples

The village has several temples or religious sites.

  • Lord Channakeshava temple with an impressive Rajagopuram (royal temple tower) at its entrance.
  • Durgamma temple at one end of the village.
  • Shri Rama mandiram is at the heart of the village where Bhajans (devotional singing) on Saturdays and festive days.
  • Mallikarjuna Swamy (Lord Shiva) temple on the bank of river Tunga
  • Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy (Lord Ganesha) temple
  • Mariyamma temple

    • Institutions

    Gayathri Veda Pathashaala is a residential vedic school which has a library of books about vedas and mythology. Students learn Krishna Yajurveda. Gamaka Kala Parishat (Academy for Gamaka art), Sankethi Sangeetha Sabha, and Geleyara Balaga are other institutions which occasionally conduct programmes in a village social building called Gamaka Bhavana. There is also a branch (shakha) of the volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the village.

    References

    Hosahalli Wikipedia
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