Country India District Mysore Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 7,727 (2001) Government body Gram panchayat | State Karnataka Talukas Tirumakudal Narsipur Vehicle registration KA Local time Tuesday 11:04 AM ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Muguru is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Tirumakudal Narsipur taluk of Mysore district in Karnataka.
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Map of Muguru, Karnataka
There is a famous temple here for godess Tripurasundari, also called as Thibbadevi.
Also, epic says, there resides the deity's better half, lord Shiva and her sister too. So, two temples, one each for Lord shiva, and another for Thibbadevi's sister also exists in this village.
There will be a famous fair that happens here during the month of January or February, mostly during the festival of Sankranthi. This fair is locally known as "Chiguru odoya jaatre". A large number of visitors come to this village to see this from mysore, bangalore, chamrajanagara and other places too.
During this festival, godessess' from neighboring villages, who according to the priest and villagers, are supposed to be sisters of godess Thibbadevi are bought in procession to Muguru. Traditionally the sisters of godess come to visit sri Thibbadevi and then, the procession is taken all around the village before bringing the curtains down for this 3 days long Shri Thibbadevi jaatre.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Muguru had a population of 7727 with 3949 males and 3778 females.
People
The residents of Muguru are Kannadigas. Many experts believe that one of the Smartha Brahmin community in Karnataka called Muguru Karnataka Brahmins derives its name from this village.