Molakalmuru
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Molakalmuru is a panchayat town in Chitradurga district
in the India
n state
of Karnataka
. It is near the border of Karnataka
state with Andhra Pradesh
. It borders the Rayadurg
Taluk of Ananthpur
district of Andhra Pradesh
. Molakalmuru has major villages like Rampura
, Hangal
. It is famous for the unique Molkalmuru sarees which are manufactured here.
, Molakalmuru had a population of 14,131. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Molakalmuru has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Molakalmuru, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
festival is celebrated with great pomp.
Once in three years, Nunkemale Siddeshwara Mela (Jaatre) held in the Molakalmuru town and also every year on the Nunkemalle Hill where the Jattre is held for 3 days which is celebrated by people from the surrounding villages and district. This it has been held from 17th Feb 2008 to 20 Feb 2008. Lord Nunkemale Siddeshwara's procession with all the cultural and the famous bands with folk touch are done during this period. Also dramas (plays) are organized.
Chitradurga district
Chitradurga district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. The city of Chitradurga is the district headquarters. Chitradurga gets its name from Chitrakaldurga, an umbrella-shaped lofty hill found there. Tradition dates Chitradurga District to the period of the...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. It is near the border of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
state with Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. It borders the Rayadurg
Rayadurg
Rayadurg is a taluk headquarters and municipality in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Demographics:...
Taluk of Ananthpur
Anantapur district
Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...
district of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. Molakalmuru has major villages like Rampura
Rampura
Rampura can refer to the following locations in India:* Rampura, Neemuch - a town in Madhya Pradesh* Rampura, Jalaun - a town in Uttar Pradesh* Rampura Phul - a town in Bathinda district of Punjab...
, Hangal
Hangal
Hangal is a town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 75 km away from Hubli-Dharwad.It is on the left bank of the Dharma river, and has ruins of some fortification on the...
. It is famous for the unique Molkalmuru sarees which are manufactured here.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Molakalmuru had a population of 14,131. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Molakalmuru has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Molakalmuru, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Temples
Nunkemale Siddeshwara Temple is one of the famous temple. And also one of the famous temple is Sree Ram Temple in Thilak Extension. In every year the Sri Rama NavamiRama Navami
Ram Navami also known as Sri Ram Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Ram is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu. Years later Lord Rama was married to Sita on the...
festival is celebrated with great pomp.
Once in three years, Nunkemale Siddeshwara Mela (Jaatre) held in the Molakalmuru town and also every year on the Nunkemalle Hill where the Jattre is held for 3 days which is celebrated by people from the surrounding villages and district. This it has been held from 17th Feb 2008 to 20 Feb 2008. Lord Nunkemale Siddeshwara's procession with all the cultural and the famous bands with folk touch are done during this period. Also dramas (plays) are organized.
Places to Visit
- Ashoka Siddapura is an important archeological site where emperor AshokaAshokaAshok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
's edicts were found. Nearby is Ramagiri, a hillock that has mythical associations with the epic RamayanaRamayanaThe Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
. A temple dedicated to Rameshwara built in 926 CE. exists here.
- Brahmagiri village is the ancient site of Ishila, one of emperor AshokaAshokaAshok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
's provincial capitals. His earliest rock edicts in BrahmiBrāhmī scriptBrāhmī is the modern name given to the oldest members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The best-known Brāhmī inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dated to the 3rd century BCE. These are traditionally considered to be early known examples of Brāhmī writing...
script and PrakritPrakritPrakrit is the name for a group of Middle Indic, Indo-Aryan languages, derived from Old Indic dialects. The word itself has a flexible definition, being defined sometimes as, "original, natural, artless, normal, ordinary, usual", or "vernacular", in contrast to the literary and religious...
language (3rd c. BC) containing Kannada words were discovered.
- Rampura village is the ancient site of Rama Pura, In RamayanaRamayanaThe Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
, RamRamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
had offered prayers to ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
in a Hill called Jatangi Rameshwar Hill.
- Shirekola village which has Shree Guru Raghavendra Temple located near Rampura.
- Jakkalavadike village near to Siddapura named after old art works in the region.(Jakkalavadike means "House of world art" in Kannada). There are other facets to the village.