Kaggere

Kaggere is the name of three separate villages in southern Karnataka, in the south of India.

Tumkur district

One Kaggere is in Tumkur district.[1] It is located along NH 48, near by Yedeyur, Kaggere is the place where Shri Siddalingeshwara Swamy had performed penance (Thapasya) for 12 years.[2]

Hassan district

Another Kaggere is in Hassan District, Channarayapattana Taluck, this village has famous Shiva's temples "Kalleshwara" and "Gangadareshwara" temples. Kalleshwara temple hanuman temple is treated as one of the Panchalinga in Channarayapattana Taluck. The village has Shasana's, maha sathi kallu (memorial stones) and veergallu (hero stone).

Mysore district

One more Kaggere village is in Mysore district,[3] KR Nagara Taluck.

References
  1. Various Census of India. 1875. p. 340.
  2. Mysore (India : State). Archaeological Department (1913). Annual Report of the Mysore Archaeological Department for the Year 1913. University of Mysore. p. 110.
  3. Gowda, Deve; Gowda, Javare. Village Names of Mysore District: An Analytical Study. 1998: Asian Educational Services. p. 52. ISBN 8120613902. Retrieved 7 September 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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