Abalur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. Abalur is the birthplace of Sarvajña, considered most prolific poet in Kannada literature and famous for his three-line poems called Thripadigalu.
Abalur has a very famous Basavanna Temple (Nandi) of pre modern times and worshipped by many villages in and around. The place is recognized by Karnataka Tourism. During the months of Feb/Mar the village folks arrange a jathre Mela or festival for the village deity, where people from neighboring villages visit the temple and offer prayers.
It was once known as a famous centre of Jainism.[3] Details collected from Harihara's biography and poet Basava Purana mentions the dispute between Jainas and a proponent of Shaivism named Ekandata Ramaiah at Abalur in the second half of the twelfth century.[4] Following this the Jaina images at Abalur were destroyed. A sculpture depicting the breaking up of the Jina image can be seen at the Someshwara temple at Abalur.[5]
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References
- ^ Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka". Retrieved 18 December 2008.[permanent dead link] , Census Village code= 863300
- ^ "Yahoo! maps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Abalur, Haveri, Karnataka
- ^ "ಮುಖಪುಟ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಗ್ಯಾಸೆಟಿಯರ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ". gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Ishwaran, K. (2019). Speaking of Basava: Lingayat Religion and Culture in South Asia. ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 9780813383897. OCLC 23970843.
- ^ "Chapter 2017 Places of Interest". gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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