Harti is a very small town in Gadag district

Gadag District

Gadag District had a population of 971,952 of which 35.21% was urban as of 2001. Population increased 13.14% in the decade 1991-2001. The District is bounded on the north by Bagalkot District, on the east by Koppal District, on the southeast by Bellary District, on the southwest by Haveri...

, Karnataka

Karnataka

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, India

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, with many ancient and modern Hindu

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

 temples.
Harti is well known for Shri Basaveshwara Temple and for its annual festival Jatra that will be held on last Monday of Shravana Masa. It is amazing to watch the procession of Dhyamamma statue on this festival day.

There are ancient temples build in Chalukya regime such as the Parvati Parameshwara Temple } with stone carvings.

Harti has only half a dozen Muslim families and it has a tiny mosque for them. They celebrate Moharram on the last day of every year and most of the Hindus also participate in this Muslim festival, while the Muslims also participate in Hindu Festivals.

Traffic

Gadag is the nearest railway station. The nearest Airport is at Hubli, the next international Airport is at Bangalore.