Devarayasamudra is a

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some 90km outside of

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. It lies between

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and

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on the Old Madras Highway. Devarayanasamudra

Devarayasamudra is the main village in Ashtagrama (eight villages). These eight villages were allotted by the King of Vijayanagara Empire,

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and hence the name Devarayasamudra. The Mysore government invited migrants from

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who were assigned to provide professional services for the government. They were mainly the

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(Brahmanas) from

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who were pioneers in accounts, administration and also in culinary areas. It has many basic facilities including schools and ITI.

References

Villages in Kolar district {{Kolar-geo-stub