Brahmavara

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?Brahmavara Karnataka • India
Brahmavara Brahmavara
Coordinates: 13°42′N 74°45′E / 13.7, 74.75
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Udupi District
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 576213^[1] • +0820^[2] • KA-20^[3]
Website: www.brahmavara.com

Coordinates: 13°42′N 74°45′E / 13.7, 74.75

Brahmavar or Brahmavara is a main road town located 13 km north of the Udupi district in the Karnataka state of India. It has been mentioned as Brahmaputr, Brahmavuar and Brahmara in the inscription, which means 'a settlement of Brahmins'. It is an ancient cultural centre of the region being adjacent to Barkur, which was the capital town of Tulunadu. Brahmavar must have been a prosperous city in times past^{[citation needed]}.

1 Places of interest
2 History
3 Distance from Brahmavara
4 Rivers
5 Growing City
6 References
7 External links

Places of interest

There are three main temples in Brahmavar (1) the Mahalinga temple (2) Gopinatha temple, (3) Janardhana shrine in the Agrahara. A oldest Holy Family Church^[4]is located in Brahmavara. It was Established in Aptil 01, 1934^[4], and also Saint Mary's Syrian Church is located in Brahmavara. The SMS Collage a Award winning collage also located in Barahmavar.

Nirmala Higher Primary School
Nirmala High School
Holy Family Church
Govt Highschool
SMS College
St Mary's Church
Little Rock Indian School
All India Radio station
Agriculture Research Institute
Sugar factory.
Srikrishna Dairy.. Just 4 km from Brahmavar towards Udupi
Hangyo Ice Cream factory - in Srikrishna Dairy Campus

History

It is believed that the Mahalinga temple was constructed in the 9th century AD. The wall of the temple is built on the laterite stones. There is an image of Gaja-Gowri, which has been kept in Navaranga, which perhaps belongs to the Hoysala period. It is holding Ankusha and Pasha in the upper hand and Padma (lotus) in right lower, and the left lower hand in the abhaya pose. Handadi was the settlement of the Hande family. The Gopinatha temple is mentioned in an inscription that it is the third temple; the image of the presiding deity is of Hoysala workmanship.

Distance from Brahmavara

Udupi - 13 km
Manipal - 11 km
Kundapura - 28 km
Mangalore - 76 km
Bangalore - 360 km
Mumbai - 980 km

Rivers

The town of Brahmavar is sandwiched between the Sita and Suvarna rivers which flow from the western ghats. As they approach the Arabian Sea, they form beautiful backwaters which are best appreciated on a canoe.

Growing City

It has grown as a main hub in the area such as education, business hospitality (tourism).

References

^ "Central Excise and Service Tax Location Code (Areas Under the Range West of Mangalore-II DVN (610201)". Central Excise and Service Tax. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
^ "STD Codes for cities in Karnataka". Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Retrieved on 2008-07-06.
^ "List of RTOs". AICDA (All India Car Dealers Association). Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
^ ^a ^b Holy Family Church, Brahmavar

External links

v • d • e Udupi District Mangalore District Topics

Places	Udupi • Brahmavara •Kundapura •Kalyanpura •Manipal •Karkala •Saligrama_Village •Kemmannu •Anegudde •Baindur •Greater Udupi •Hattiangadi •Hebri •Hemmadi •Hiriadka •Hoovinakere •Kunjarugiri • Katapady •Kaup (village) •Malpe •Vandse •Shiroor • Kollur • Nitte •Padubidri •Pajaka •Palimar •Pangala •Shankaranarayana •Shankarapura •Shirva •Tonse •Uchila •Udyavara •Yennehole •Yermal •

Temples	Udupi · Mookambika · Shringeri · Dharmasthala · Kukke Subramanya · Nellitheertha · Kollur · Kateel · Anegudde · Padutirupathi

Udupi cuisens	Saar or Sambar · Kodel · Spiced rice · Ajethna or Dry Curry · Kosambari or Slad · kheer · Idli · Neer dosa · Akki rotti or Rice Roti(Indian Bread)

Society	Beary · Bunt · Havyaka · Konkani · Kota · Mogaveera · Tuluva ·

Beaches	Kaup (village) · Mukka · Panambur · Ullal · Trasi · Tannirubhavi Beach · Maravanthe · Kudle beach · St Mary's Island, Malpe, UDUPI