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ABOUT US
HOSAKOTE PLANNING AUTHORITY

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A town on the left of
the S.Pinakini,situated in 13 degree 4' N.lat.,77 degree 48' E.long.,16
miles E.N.E. of bangalore,on the bangalore kolar road,and 6 miles
north-east of the Whitefield Railway Station.
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At the Amritesvara,for
ten days from Vaishakha suddha 11,there is an assemblage of about
4,000 people.On the full moon day in the same month,Dharma rayan
karaga is attended by about 5,000 people. |
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The Avimukteshvara temple is a large Dravidian structure,said to
have been founded by the abovementioned Timmegowda.In front of
the temple stands a fine dipa-stambha or lamp-pillar somewha t
resembling those at the Harihareshvara temple at Harihar.It is
about 25 feet high with pedestal and is built of 22 circular
discs,the alternate ones jutting out in the four directions so
as to allow lamps being placed on the protuberances which number
44 in all and are carved with floral or geometrical designs on
the upper surface. |
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