Sampige
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Sampige is a village in Dandinashura hobali (Tumkur
district - turvekere]-[talukKarnataka
- India
). Sampige village has a beautiful Srinivasa Swamy Temple which is renowned as "Sampige Srinivasa". Every Year there is a Car festival where thousands of people get together and celebrate. There are lot of kannada
films which are picturized in this location for the temple premises.
Sampige is also the Kannada name of a tree. Sampige or Champak trees are tall, have a dense foliage,and bear highly aromatic yellow or orange flowers. They belong to the family of Magnoliaceae, and the Latin name is Michelia champaca
. They flower mainly from March to June. The village Sampige has borrowed its name from this tree, Sampige meaning Land of Champak Flowers, Champakapuri in ancient times.
Tumkur
Tumkur is one of the busiest industrial towns located in the state of Karnataka. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a Corporation city. It is situated at a distance of 70 kilometers north west of the city of Bangalore along National Highway 4...
district - turvekere]-[talukKarnataka
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...
- 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...
). Sampige village has a beautiful Srinivasa Swamy Temple which is renowned as "Sampige Srinivasa". Every Year there is a Car festival where thousands of people get together and celebrate. There are lot of kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
films which are picturized in this location for the temple premises.
Sampige is also the Kannada name of a tree. Sampige or Champak trees are tall, have a dense foliage,and bear highly aromatic yellow or orange flowers. They belong to the family of Magnoliaceae, and the Latin name is Michelia champaca
Michelia champaca
Magnolia champaca is a large evergreen tree, native to the Indomalaya ecozone . It is best known for its strongly fragrant yellow or white flowers. It is, however, primarily cultivated for its timber, and is also used in urban landscaping...
. They flower mainly from March to June. The village Sampige has borrowed its name from this tree, Sampige meaning Land of Champak Flowers, Champakapuri in ancient times.