devar hipparagi constituency.

India / Karnataka / Sindgi / ravutaraya street, 782
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city name is mentioned in greek epics like written by harodotous.
name suggests that town of gods.
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Coordinates:   16°47'59"N   76°7'52"E

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  • History : This village is located on Gulbarga to Bijapur state highway, all religion people are resideing here, it's name DEVAR HIPPARAGI itself indicates that as its the place of Goddes, so many temples are here and for every year in the month of October we celebrate "jathra of Ravatharaaya" the story behind This is in an ancient days Lord Mallayya has attacked by some opponents so Lord Ravatharaaya Help to Lord Mallayya and defeats the opponents reward to that Lord Ravatharaaya has asked Lord Mallayya's wife to him to marry, Lord Mallayya promised and agreed,inspite Lord Mallayya's wife Goddess Gangamaalamma took one word from him as for her marriage "Eelu kotee" jana (seven crore) people should present for her marriage ceremony, that too he must tie knott of maangallya before beefing of birds , till today seven crore people have not gathered Lord Ravathraaya get back to his temple which is in heart of the village after five days every year, This Lord Mallayya's temple is also located on Gulbarga to Bijapur road just to the bank of one small stream, These five days many people visit and take darshan even they provide oil for Jyothee (divatagee = a rod winded with cloth and pouring oil then it ignites by flame) all religion people gettogether to celebrate this eve, -Vils T Bhaskar
  • Latitude, longitude: 16.7997343N 76.1314344E
  • It is not enough
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