Nagara

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Nagara is a village in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is at a distance of 17 km from Hosanagara or 84 km from Shimoga. This was called "Bidanoor" earlier during the 16th century, this was the last capital city of Keladi rulers. In 1763, Hyder Ali captured this area. Shivappanaika palace, fort, Devaganga tank, Neelakenteshwara temple and Gudde Venkataramana Swamy temple are worth to visit. The fort is built on a small hill, beside a tank. The fort has a system to circulate water around it for safety. On the hill, within the fort, there are Darbar Hall (KIng's Court), remains of a palace, two tanks called Akka Thangi Kola (Tanks of two sisters), and a cannon. Devaganga tank is a cluster of 7 tanks for bathing.'Nagara 'in Kannada language literally means city.The place is admist green thick forests which is giving away to urbanisation and eventually to deforrestation.
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Coordinates:   13°49'28"N   75°2'3"E

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