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Agraharam
An ''Agraharam'' (Sanskrit IAST: agrahāram) or ''Agrahara'' (Sanskrit IAST: agrahāra) was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families. Agraharams were also known as Chaturvedimangalams in ancient times. They were also known as ghatoka, and boya. Agraharams were built and maintained by dynasties such as the Pandya, Cholas, Kadambas, Pallavas, Vijayanagara and other Deccan dynasties since ancient times. They were known by different names in different parts of India, like Sāsana in Odisha. The name Agraharam originates from the fact that the agraharams have lines of houses on either side of the road and the temple to the village god at the centre, thus resembling a garland around the temple. According to the traditional Hindu practice of architecture and town-planning, an agraharam is held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaskararajapuram Agraharam
Bhaskararajapuram is a village in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of the Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is named after the 18th century Hindu saint Bhaskara Raya who is believed to have attained ''samadhi'' at this place and is separated from the neighbouring town of Thiruvalangadu, Thanjavur district, Thiruvalangadu by the Cauvery River and the Vikraman River. The syllables that make "Bhaskara" are energetic bijaksharas, people having this name are " embodiments of luck" The Akshara Matruka Maha Mantapam was inmaugurated by K. Mohan Guruji, Life Trustee and president of Pujyasri Bhaskaracharya Memorial Foundation, on 2 August 2009. Notes References * Villages in Thanjavur district {{Thanjavur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Hosadurga
Agrahara (Hosadurga) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 1023400 Agrahara (Hosadurga), Chitradurga, Karnataka It is located in the Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district in Karnataka. See also * Chitradurga * Districts of Karnataka The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretc ... References External links * http://Chitradurga.nic.in/ Villages in Chitradurga district {{Chitradurga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Holalkere
Agrahara (Holalkere) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 998800 Agrahara (Holalkere), Chitradurga, Karnataka It is located in the Holalkere taluk of Chitradurga district in Karnataka. See also * Chitradurga * Districts of Karnataka The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretc ... References External links * http://Chitradurga.nic.in/ Villages in Chitradurga district {{Chitradurga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Chintamani
Agrahara, Chintamani is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 1827000 Agrahara, Chintamani, Chikkaballapur , Karnataka It is located in the Chintamani taluk of Chikkaballapur district in Karnataka. See also * Kolar, Karnataka * Districts of Karnataka The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretc ... References External links * http://Kolar.nic.in/ Villages in Kolar district {{Kolar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Chiknayakanhalli
Agrahara, Chiknayakanhalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 1438800 Agrahara, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur, Karnataka It is located in the Chikkanayakana Halli taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka. See also * Tumkur * List of districts of Karnataka The South India, southern Indian States and union territories of India, state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi division, Belagavi, Bengaluru division, Bengaluru , Kalaburagi divisi ... References External links * Villages in Tumakuru district {{Tumkur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Channarayapatna
Agrahara, Channarayapatna is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 2659000 Agrahara, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Karnataka It is located in the Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. See also * Hassan district * Districts of Karnataka The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretc ... References External links * http://Hassan.nic.in/ Villages in Hassan district {{Hassan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Arsikere
Agrahara, Arsikere is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 2503400 Agrahara, Arsikere, Hassan, Karnataka It is located in the Arsikere taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. See also * Hassan * Districts of Karnataka The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretc ... References External links * http://Hassan.nic.in/ Villages in Hassan district {{Hassan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrahara, Arkalgud
Agrahara (Arkalgud) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 2613600 Agrahara (channarayapatnna), Hassan, Karnataka It is located in the channarayapatnna taluk of Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was part of ''Manjarabad Faujdari'' between 1832-81 (Mysore Commission, Commissioner's Rule of Mysore). In ... in Karnataka. References External links * http://Hassan.nic.in/ Villages in Hassan district {{HassanIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishakhapatnam District
Visakhapatnam (; formerly known as Vizagapatam, and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is between the Eastern Ghats and the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest city on the east coast of India after Chennai, and the fourth largest in South India. It is one of the four smart cities of Andhra Pradesh selected under the Smart Cities Mission and is the headquarters of Visakhapatnam district. Vizag is popularly known as ''shipbuilding capital of India'' due to presence of multiple shipyards such as Hindustan Shipyard, Naval Dockyard and being the central naval command of the east coast. Visakhapatnam's history dates back to the 6th century BCE. The city was ruled by the Andhra Satavahanas, Vengi, the Pallava and Eastern Ganga dynasties. Visakhapatnam was an ancient port city which had trade relations with the Middle East and Rome. Ships in Visakhapatnam we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakasam District
Prakasam district is one of the twelve districts in the coastal Andhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised on 4 April 2022. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the western shore of Bay of Bengal and is bounded by Bapatla district and Palnadu district, Palnadu districts in the north, Nandyal district in the west, Kadapa district, Kadapa and Nellore districts in the south. A part of north west region also borders with Nagarkurnool district of Telangana. It is the List of districts of Andhra Pradesh, largest district in the state with an area of and had a population of 2,288,026 as per 2011 Census of India. Etymology The district was named after Tanguturi Prakasam, also known as Andhra Kesari''', an Indian freedom fighter who served as the first Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh#1953–1956, chief minister of Andhra State, who was born in the village of Vinodarayunipalem. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Godavari District
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajamahendravaram. Geography This district is surrounded by: * North East: Alluri Sitharama Raju district * North West: Eluru district * South: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district * South East: Kakinada district * South West: West Godavari district. History Early kingdoms The district, like the rest of the Deccan, was under the Nandas and Mauryas in its early history. After the fall of the Mauryan Empire, the district was under the Satavahanas until the 3rd century under the famous poet king Haala. Coins found during excavations have revealed the rule of Gautamiputra Satakarni, Vaasisthi-puttra Pulumaavi and Yajna Sri Satakarni. Gupta emperor Samudragupta invaded during the rule of both Pishtapura and Avamukta in the district in 350 AD Samudragupta's invasion was followed by the rule of the Mathara dynasty from 375 to 500. The earliest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
