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| name = Magadi |
| name = Magadi |
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| other_name = Mahagadi |
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| nickname = The leopard country |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Ramanagara district]] |
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| governing_body = Town Municipal Council |
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| population_total = 27605 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/631/download/2172/DH_2011_2930_PART_B_DCHB_RAMANAGARA.pdf|access-date= 17 April 2024|title=Census 2011 Handbook}}</ref> |
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| population_total = 30,000 |
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| postal_code = 562120 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/pages/LocatePostOffices.aspx|title=India Post website|access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| registration_plate = KA-42 |
| registration_plate = KA-42 |
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| website = http://www.magaditown.mrc.gov.in |
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'''Magadi''' is a town and [[List of taluks of Karnataka|taluk]] located in [[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]] district, Karnataka, India. |
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'''Magadi''' is a Taluk headquarters located in Ramanagara district. The town is situated at a distance of 51 km from [[Bangalore]]. The founder of Bangalore, the great Kempegowda was a native of Kempapura, Magadi taluk. Magadi, having a rich cultural heritage was the largest boundary (Maha Gadi) marked during the rulers of Vijayanagar empire. The town was earlier known by names Maha Gadi or Mahalakshmi Gadi, later the British regime renamed the town as Magadi. |
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Magadi is also home to a popular Plywood Brand "Raajply" |
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==History== |
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==Effect of urbanisation== |
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As per a legend, Magadi was founded in 1139 by a [[Chola]] king, who, in the course of an expedition, heard that in early times it had been the residence of some saints. Magadi later passed into the hands of [[Hoysala Kingdom|Hoysala]]s, before it became a part of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. The town was expanded in area during the reign of [[Achyuta Deva Raya]], who had appointed Samanta Raya to manage the affairs of the district that Magadi was a part of. Samanta Raya received the town as a [[Jagir|grant]] from the king in return for his fortification of [[Savandurga]], who had it possession from 1543 to 1571, before it was passed on to his son Sampaja Raya. Attempts to plunder the town by Gangappa Nayak, a watchman during Chikka Raya's reign, was thwarted by [[Kempe Gowda I]], who put him to death, before taking over the town. Gowda later retired to Magadi and the town came to associated with his family in the years to come.<ref name="Gaz1875">{{cite book |title=Gazetteer of Bangalore (1875) |date=1875 |page=71–72 |url=https://archive.org/details/BangaloreGazetteer1875 |access-date=26 March 2024}}</ref> |
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In modern literature, the forests around Magadi were the setting of the true story "Old Munisamy and the Panther of Magadi" by the India born British hunter [[Kenneth Anderson (writer)|Kenneth Anderson]]. Since then, the wildlife around Magadi has been greatly reduced by poaching and habitat loss. The rise in real estate activities and illegal quarries operating around Magadi is causing enormous damage to the ecosystem and the town is fast becoming a part of the growing Bangalore district. |
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Epigraphically, the history of Magadi is much earlier as the earliest epigraphical document is from the Kalya village dated paleographically to the 550 CE. It is documented in Akshara Bhandara, a digital compendium of Kannada inscriptions by the Mythic society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಕ್ಷರ ಭಂಡಾರ |url=https://mythicsociety.github.io/AksharaBhandara/#/learn/Shasanagalu |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=mythicsociety.github.io}}</ref> The inscriptions of Magadi are mostly documented in Volume 9 of ''[[Epigraphia Carnatica|Epigraphia carnatica]]'', recently discovered inscriptions are published in journals like Itihasa darpana and the journals of Mythic Society.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology |url=http://archive.org/details/epigraphiacarnat09myso |title=Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore |last2=Rice |first2=B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis) |last3=Narasimhacharya |first3=Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai |date=1894 |publisher=Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=The Mythic Society |url=http://archive.org/details/qjms-vol-113-2-2022-43-undocumented-bengaluru-inscriptions |title=Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions}}</ref> Among the significant inscriptions is the Vaishnava-Jaina conflict resolution inscription documented in the [[Kalya (Kalyana pura)|Kalya]] village, dated to 1368 CE, that records the conflict between the followers of the two religions and the subsequent resolution of it by king [[Bukka Raya II|Bukkaraya II]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology |url=http://archive.org/details/epigraphiacarnat09myso |title=Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore |last2=Rice |first2=B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis) |last3=Narasimhacharya |first3=Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai |date=1894 |publisher=Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref> |
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==Agriculture== |
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The important crops of the taluk are ragi, paddy, groundnut, coconut, arecanut, maize and mulberry. Magadi taluk is considered to be the semiarid region with an average annual rainfall of 795 mm, which is mainly contributed by south-west monsoon. |
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Magadi was captured by the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore army]] in 1728 and the chief carried prisoner to [[Srirangapatna]], where he died, the last of his line. The 1875 Gazetteer of Bangalore noted the population of Magadi to be around 4,000 and that it compirsed 650 houses.<ref name="Gaz1875"/> |
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==Temples== |
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The small town of Magadi is home to historical temples of Shaiva and Vaishnava sects |
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[[Group of temples at Magadi, Karnataka|Sri Ranganathswamy Temple]] is the main temple of Vaishnava sect in the town. |
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There are 5 Shiva temples located around the town making this place as one of the Panchalinga Kshethras. The 5 temples of Lord Shiva are |
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Sri Prasanna Someshwara temple.<ref>http://srisomeshwaratemple.com</ref> |
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*[[Sri Prasanna Rameshwara temple]] |
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*[[Sri Kote Rameshwara temple]] |
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*[[Sri Kashi Vishwanatha temple]] |
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*[[Sri Gavi Gangadhareswara temple]] |
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*[[Sri Kalaghattamma devi temple]] |
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Savanadurga, a small village at a distance of 12 km from Magadi has temples devoted to Lord Sri Veerabhadreshwara and Lord Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy. |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/KARNATAKA/RAMANAGAR/Magadi_PINCODE |title=Magadi Pincode |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Magadi is located at {{Coord|12.97|N|77.23|E|}}.<ref> |
Magadi is located at {{Coord|12.97|N|77.23|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Magadi.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Magadi, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|accessdate=23 December 2022}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 925 [[metre]]s (3034 [[foot (length)|feet]]). |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Magadi had a population of 27,605. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Magadi has an average literacy rate of 69%, male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 65%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=712684|title=Magadi town|website=2011 Census Data|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> |
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Magadi had a population of 27,605. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Magadi has an average literacy rate of 69%, male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 65%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=712684|title=Magadi town|website=2011 Census Data|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> |
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== Notable people == |
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* [[Siddalingaiah (poet)|Siddalingaiah]], Kannada poet |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Ajjahalli, Magadi]] |
*[[Ajjahalli, Magadi]] |
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*[[Ajjanahalli, Magadi]] |
*[[Ajjanahalli, Magadi]] |
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*[[Kalya (Kalyana pura)|Kalya Inscriptions]] |
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*[[Magadi, Kenya]] |
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*[[Sankighatta]] |
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*[[Group of temples at Magadi, Karnataka|Monuments at Magadi]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 14:49, 17 April 2024
Magadi
Mahagadi | |
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Town | |
Nickname: The leopard country | |
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°14′E / 12.97°N 77.23°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Ramanagara |
Founded by | Kempegowda |
Government | |
• Body | Town Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Town | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Rural | 794 km2 (307 sq mi) |
Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Town | 27,605 [1] |
• Rural | 176,236 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 562120 [2] |
Vehicle registration | KA-42 |
Website | http://www.magaditown.mrc.gov.in |
Magadi is a town and taluk located in Ramanagara district, Karnataka, India.
History
As per a legend, Magadi was founded in 1139 by a Chola king, who, in the course of an expedition, heard that in early times it had been the residence of some saints. Magadi later passed into the hands of Hoysalas, before it became a part of the Vijayanagara Empire. The town was expanded in area during the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya, who had appointed Samanta Raya to manage the affairs of the district that Magadi was a part of. Samanta Raya received the town as a grant from the king in return for his fortification of Savandurga, who had it possession from 1543 to 1571, before it was passed on to his son Sampaja Raya. Attempts to plunder the town by Gangappa Nayak, a watchman during Chikka Raya's reign, was thwarted by Kempe Gowda I, who put him to death, before taking over the town. Gowda later retired to Magadi and the town came to associated with his family in the years to come.[3]
Epigraphically, the history of Magadi is much earlier as the earliest epigraphical document is from the Kalya village dated paleographically to the 550 CE. It is documented in Akshara Bhandara, a digital compendium of Kannada inscriptions by the Mythic society.[4] The inscriptions of Magadi are mostly documented in Volume 9 of Epigraphia carnatica, recently discovered inscriptions are published in journals like Itihasa darpana and the journals of Mythic Society.[5][6] Among the significant inscriptions is the Vaishnava-Jaina conflict resolution inscription documented in the Kalya village, dated to 1368 CE, that records the conflict between the followers of the two religions and the subsequent resolution of it by king Bukkaraya II.[7]
Magadi was captured by the Mysore army in 1728 and the chief carried prisoner to Srirangapatna, where he died, the last of his line. The 1875 Gazetteer of Bangalore noted the population of Magadi to be around 4,000 and that it compirsed 650 houses.[3]
Geography
Magadi is located at 12°58′N 77°14′E / 12.97°N 77.23°E.[8] It has an average elevation of 925 metres (3034 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Magadi had a population of 27,605. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Magadi has an average literacy rate of 69%, male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 65%.[9]
Notable people
- Siddalingaiah, Kannada poet
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2011 Handbook" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "India Post website". Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of Bangalore (1875). 1875. p. 71–72. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಕ್ಷರ ಭಂಡಾರ". mythicsociety.github.io. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology; Rice, B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis); Narasimhacharya, Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai (1894). Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore. Robarts - University of Toronto. Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press.
- ^ The Mythic Society. Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions.
- ^ Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology; Rice, B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis); Narasimhacharya, Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai (1894). Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore. Robarts - University of Toronto. Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Magadi, India". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Magadi town". 2011 Census Data. Retrieved 20 September 2020.